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Greg Bowser: Cancer Alley moniker in Louisiana is unwarranted Greg Bowser, Special to The Times The Shreveport Times Replay Video UP NEXT A number of publications in the state ran a piece recently using a quote from President Biden that made an off-handed reference to “Cancer Alley” in Louisiana. Where the president got the information or how he decided it was worth mentioning in his speech is something I do not know. But what I can say, unequivocally, is that the notion of...

5 Things Michigan: MDHHS budget priorities, 15-point health proposal, Vaccine disparities DJ Wilson | Mar 4, 2021 Share this: Next week, we hold our Convening Panel meeting ahead of our 2021 Michigan State of Reform Health Policy Conference. This is the group that kicks off our agenda setting process ahead of this year’s event. We’ll release the list of participants after our meeting to show you everyone contributing to this year’s virtual gathering. If you’re interested in ...

email article Now that Johnson & Johnson has joined Pfizer and Moderna in having a COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S., the question on many peoples minds is: who gets which vaccine? Much of the discussion has focused on the differing vaccine efficacy numbers for the three products: those given for the J&J vaccine are in the 70% range, versus more than 90% for Pfizers and Modernas. But the Biden administration and independent public health specialists insist that those figures arent s...

A Quiet Return to Government for an Obama-Era Labor Official Seth Harris, who co-authored an early blueprint of what Uber and Lyft would adopt in California’s Prop 22, is back in the White House in a labor policy position. Former Deputy Secretary of Labor Seth Harris speaking in June 2018 The Biden administration likes to send press releases about new hires. I have been emailed information about the new head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, members of...

Heres a comprehensive list of every executive order President Biden has signed so far Since taking office on January 20, President Joe Biden has signed a slew of executive orders addressing the economy, civil rights, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and more. Biden has also taken steps to overturn key Trump initiatives, which his advisors have said will "reverse the gravest damages" done to the country by the Trump Administration. Heres a comprehensive list of every executive order P...

White House to Send Masks to Communities Hit Hard by Pandemic HHS Office of Minority Health Holds First Meeting of COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to Take Action in Texas after Public Health Emergency FDA Approves Johnson & Johnson Vaccine for Emergency Use FDA Releases Guidance for Modifying COVID-19 Vaccines Courts Oral Arguments Unlikely to be Heard on Public Charge Rule Reports GAO Testimony Before Senate Budget Committee, Low-Income Workers: Mil...

Merck will help produce Johnson & Johnsons COVID-19 vaccine to boost supplies of the one-shot immunization.

The Daily Yonder Rural Vaccination Rates Vary, and Data Is Hard to Come By In two-thirds of the states where we can track vaccinations by county, rural areas are doing relatively well. One reason may be that a greater percentage of the rural population is eligible for the first rounds of vaccination. Share this: In these six states, the rate of first vaccinations per 100,000 residents for rural areas is higher than the national rate of 14,600 per 100,000. Data is available for only 24...

PLATTSBURGH — About 20% of eligible adults in the seven-county North Country region have received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Wouter Riets

White House officials also provided an update on the distribution of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson vaccine, saying company officials have said that supply will be limited “for the next couple of weeks.”