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President Biden says the US plans to share 80 million COVID vaccine doses with the world
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Canceling the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics would cost Japan $1.7 billion, but proceeding with the games and then declaring another coronavirus state of emergency would be even more costly, Japan s Kyodo News Service reported Tuesday.
The Japanese government, the International Olympic Committee and athletes around the world are hoping the games can take place. The U.S. consistently fields one of the largest and most successful teams. But the U.S. on Monday advised its citizens not to visit Japan due to the COVID-19 crisis, raising its travel alert to the highest level of 4.
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The pandemic, affordable IUDs and increasing costs of living have more California adults opting for contraceptives over starting a new family. As a result, California is expected to see 50,000 fewer births in 2021, according to the Los Angeles Times.
IUDs – intrauterine devices – continue to grow as a popular form of contraception, especially after the Affordable Care Act made the option free for most patients. The long-last contraceptive that prevents pregnancy for up to 12 years attracted women because it was a one-time procedure that is more accessible than some birth controls that are restricted by politics and some insurances. Job losses and other pandemic related issues made many people rethink family plans.
Half of U.S. states have fully vaccinated at least 50% of adults, CDC says
Nelson Oliveira
May 24, 2021, 8:07 AM
Five months after a New York City nurse became the first person in America to get a coronavirus shot, at least 25 states are now reporting that more than half of their adult population has been fully vaccinated a major milestone in the fight against COVID-19.
Data published Sunday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that Washington, D.C. has also fully vaccinated at least 50% of people 18 or older and that Maine’s 62.9% rate of fully vaccinated adults is the highest in the country. Connecticut and Vermont are right behind Maine in the vaccination race, with 62.8% and 62.7%, respectively.
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A Wisconsin priest who criticized his diocese for not conducting in-person Mass during the pandemic has been asked by his bishop to resign from his post at St. James the Less Catholic Church in La Crosse.
The Rev. James Altman, who has characterized Democrats as godless, said he will appeal the request from Bishop William Callahan. The bishop told Altman he was divisive and ineffective, Altman said.