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With the help of a few old friends, the box office rekindled some of its old might over the weekend. Godzilla vs. Kong scored easily the best opening of the pandemic with an estimated $48.5 million since opening Wednesday, even as it was simultaneously streaming at home.
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With a massive infusion of federal aid coming their way, schools across the U.S. are weighing how to use the windfall to ease the harm of the pandemic and to tackle problems that existed long before the coronavirus.
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Christianity s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with the faithful spaced apart in pews and singing choruses of Hallelujah through face coverings on a second Easter Sunday marked by pandemic precautions.
Lawmakers Want to Make All Vets, Some Caregivers Eligible for VA COVID-19 Vaccines
U.S. Army Spc. Carlos Hernandez, a combat medic specialist with 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, administers a vaccine against COVD-19 to Kenneth Grindley, a 95-year-old World War II Army veteran, on California State University, Los Angeles, Feb. 19, 2021. (Simone Lara/U.S. Army National Guard)
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When Vietnam veteran Donald Snyder heard his local Department of Veterans Affairs hospital was offering coronavirus vaccines to vets 65 and older, he immediately called to make an appointment. But Snyder, who does not get health care through the VA because he does not meet its eligibility criteria, was turned down.
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Veteran caregivers fulfill Lincoln’s ‘borne the battle’ charge, says SecVA
Speaking at an Elizabeth Dole Foundation event, McDonough said he will fight for both Veterans and families.
“A key priority of the president’s guidance is to keep faith with families and caregivers,” he said.
Caregivers have seen increasing support through VA. However, more needs to be done.
“We now have a caregiver support program that offers a full menu of services for those caring for Veterans,” he said. He then cited items such as home care and telehealth, with those appointments increasing more than 1,000% during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Measure would allow VA to give coronavirus vaccine to any veteran and most caregivers February 24 Air Force Lt. Col. Roy Loque, 17th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron commander, readies a COVID-19 vaccination at the Mathis Fitness Center on Goodfellow Air Force Base in Texas on Jan. 20, 2021. (Senior Airman Abbey Rieves/Air Force) Any veteran or their caregiver would be eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine at Veterans Affairs medical centers under a new bipartisan proposal unveiled Wednesday. But the plan doesn’t guarantee enough vaccines will be available at VA facilities for every veteran in America, which may limit its effectiveness.