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Job training program aims to get older Americans into workforce

Participants must be at least 55 years old to enroll in the Senior Community Service Employment Program.

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State health officials monitoring new COVID-19 vaccine as cases and hospitalizations drop

State health officials monitoring new COVID-19 vaccine as cases and hospitalizations drop Reno-Gazette-Journal 1/29/2021 Teachers struggle to get vaccinated for COVID with chaotic rollout UP NEXT Health officials in Nevada are monitoring the progress of a new vaccine from Johnson & Johnson as already-approved vaccines continue to be administered. Johnson & Johnson announced on Thursday that its single-shot vaccine has moved into phase three of clinical trials. While there is no word on how the new vaccine could impact the current vaccine timeline in Nevada, state public health official Candice McDaniel said they are paying close attention to its development.  © Jason Bean/Reno Gazette Journal

Should I wear a mask after getting a COVID-19 vaccine? Yes.

Liz Szabo Kaiser Health News As an emergency physician, Dr. Eugenia South was in the first group of people to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. She received her second dose last week – even before President-elect Joe Biden. Yet South said she’s in no rush to throw away her face mask. “I honestly don’t think I’ll ever go without a mask at work again,” said South, faculty director of the Urban Health Lab at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. “I don’t think I’ll ever feel safe doing that.” And although vaccines are highly effective, South plans to continue wearing her mask outside the hospital as well.

Gov. Larry Hogan proposes Md. pass its own relief, stimulus checks

USA TODAY NETWORK Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan wants state lawmakers to pass a $1 billion COVID-19 economic relief bill that includes stimulus payments for about 400,000 eligible residents of the state. The Republican said Monday that the bill, if passed, would provide a total of $267 million in stimulus money to individuals and families who qualified for the Earned Income Tax Credit in 2019 and 2020. Families would receive $750 and individuals would receive $450 under the "RELIEF Act," which Hogan will ask legislators to pass when they convene for the first time in 2021 on Wednesday. "I cannot imagine anything that could possibly be more important for the legislature to pass," Hogan said.

Stimulus checks: Mitch McConnell blocks immediate action on $2K checks

The fate of President Donald Trump's call for an increase in pandemic stimulus checks to $2,000 was in doubt Tuesday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked Democrats' initial attempt to approve higher payments.  All eyes are on McConnell and whether he will allow a bill increasing the one-time payments from $600 to $2,000. The Kentucky Republican did not indicate whether any measure would be brought to the Senate floor.  Instead, the GOP leader outlined three priorities the president demanded Congress examine, linking the increased stimulus payments with Trump's calls to repeal Section 230 that allows big tech companies legal immunity and an examination of election integrity after Trump's baseless claims of voter fraud after his defeat. 

COVID: Dr. Anthony Fauci celebrates 80th birthday on Christmas Eve

Dr. Anthony Fauci will be celebrating his 80th birthday on Thursday, Christmas Eve. However, similar to his Thanksgiving celebrations, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert will be spending his birthday and the holidays reconnecting with family over Zoom. Fauci has three adult daughters who all live in different parts of the country. “The Christmas holiday is a special holiday for us because Christmas Eve is my birthday. And Christmas Day is Christmas Day. And they are not going to come home … that’s painful,” he told The Washington Post. “But that’s just one of the things you’re going to have to accept as we go through this unprecedented challenging time.”

COVID vaccine: Some Americans aren't in a rush. Experts say don't wait

“Historically with a vaccine, the terrible (serious adverse events) that we’re always worried about actually present themselves in a matter of weeks,” Djavaherian, an ER doctor who leads the pandemic response at Carbon Health, a national primary and urgent care provider. “We’re not seeing that type of spike ... in the weeks we see people taking the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.” Experts say Americans should feel confident in the vaccines now based on the data. The U.S Food and Drug Administration released a 53-page evaluation that confirmed the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is highly effective and safe. Another 54-page FDA evaluation also confirmed Moderna’s vaccine is safe and effective. It is likely to be authorized Friday by the FDA.

Nevada's second shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to be much smaller than expected, state says

Nevada's second shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to be much smaller than expected, state says Reno-Gazette-Journal 12/18/2020 Chelcey Adami, Reno Gazette Journal Nevada will receive 42 percent less than expected in its second allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine, state officials announced late Thursday.  Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak called the move "disruptive and baffling." Earlier this week, Nevada received 25,350 doses of the Pfizer vaccine as part of its first shipment. Of those, 17,550 doses were available for the state to distribute to counties for acute care hospitals, and 7,800 were set aside for staff and residents of long-term care facilities, according to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services.