February 4, 2021 6:12 AM By Alex Ruoff and Brandon Lee
A group of lawmakers are trying to inject the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with new funds to launch a sweeping virus surveillance program to better track all new variants of Covid-19, an apparatus experts say the U.S. is sorely lacking.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) will introduce legislation later today to send the CDC $2 billion to conduct a nationwide sequence-based surveillance program and scale up efforts to track new Covid-19 variants. The money would go to support the CDCâs Advanced Molecular Detection Initiative and boost collaboration among public health groups. Reps. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) and Scott Peters (D-Calif.) will introduce a House companion today.
Ghana Banks Extend Relief Measures as Virus Resurgence Risks Recovery
Moses Mozart Dzawu, Bloomberg News Vehicles travel along a road in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2020. Ghana is missing out on a rally of African bonds as investors fret about an expansion in spending and borrowing ahead of elections in December. , Bloomberg
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Ghana banks are extending relief measures to cushion clients from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic as a resurgence in the number of infections threatens an economic recovery.
Lenders are retaining measures such as reduced borrowing costs, restructured credit facilities and repayment holidays to customers into 2021 to âensure that the wheels of the economy continue grinding,â John Awuah, chief executive officer of the Ghana Association of Bankers, said by phone Thursday. New deadlines will be decided with the central bank after most programs ended at the end of Decembe
Despite being in office less than two weeks, President Joe Biden has already taken action to tackle the multiple crises facing the U.S., using the power of his pen with numerous executive orders. It s no secret families across the country are facing hardships and boosting the economy for all people is critical to combating the multiple crises. [President Biden] has been really focused on how it is that we can meet this moment. What is actually going on in the economy, and what do we need to do to fix it? says Heather Boushey, member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. So, when you start there and say, OK, well, what s happening right now is that there s lots of people that can t go to work. What is it that people in those communities need? The foundation of thinking is about how you address the economic challenges for those folks who are out of work.
As critical race theory spreads across the country, California recently has approved a new ethnic studies curriculum for K-12 students that are chock full of it. But at least one state is standing up against this poison. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sharply condemned this push to teach kids to hate our country and to hate each other based on race. So, could a 2024 presidential run be in his future? And, if he does run, will he win over Trump voters? ,e.captions.style.display= none ,n.insertBefore(e.captions,n.firstChild),e.captionsText=e.captions.querySelector( . +r.options.classPrefix+ captions-text ),e.captionsButton=i.default.createElement( div ),e.captionsButton.className=r.options.classPrefix+ button +r.options.classPrefix+ captions-button ,e.captionsButton.innerHTML=
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By now, it’s well-documented that prolonged remote learning is having adverse effects on America’s schoolchildren, whether they be serious educational setbacks, increased mental and emotional health concerns, or tragically, a rise in suicide attempts and suicide-caused deaths among young people.
Then there are students America isn’t hearing so much about, like Liam Jones.
Liam is 11 years old, has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, and is non-verbal. Despite his significant special needs, however, Liam received a quality education in a general education classroom with a team of nurses and educators, and lots of friends.
That all came to a screeching halt when Gov. Kate Brown, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), and the Department of Health shut down in-person instruction. For many months, Liam’s education consisted of sitting him in front of a computer screen, with none of the team support he previously had access to and still required under his Individual Educati