Nurses union asks CDC to recommend mask-wearing for everyone again
With COVID-19 cases on the rise across the country, National Nurses United says everyone should wear a mask, vaccinated or not. Author: Kevin Reece Updated: 5:16 PM CDT July 15, 2021
DALLAS As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in North Texas, and in most states across the country, the largest union of nurses in the U.S. is asking the CDC to recommend everyone wear masks again, whether they are vaccinated or not. It doesn t give us any pleasure to say, I told you so. It just doesn t, said Jean Ross, RN and president of National Nurses United. The union represents more than 170,000 front line workers across the country.
Rare Case Of Monkeypox Confirmed In Texas
KEY POINTS
It is caused by an infection with the monkeypox virus
Health officials said there is very little risk to the general public
Health authorities have confirmed a single case of monkeypox in a patient in Dallas County. It is believed to be the first case of monkeypox infection in a Texas resident.
In a statement Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
confirmed a case of human monkeypox in a U.S. resident who recently traveled from Nigeria.
The individual is a Dallas County resident who arrived at Love Field Airport on July 9, the Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS)
Updated on July 17, 2021 at 6:46 pm
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Dallas’ mega-site for COVID-19 vaccinations at Fair Park closed Saturday after six months of operations.
The site closed at 5 p.m. Saturday and was expected to administer roughly 500,000 vaccinations in totality since first opening, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said. The site, like others, faced complications with demand during its initial months.
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“We had our vaccine diverted from us. We had a host of problems, but we worked through all of those problems. Every day, we got a little better,” Judge Jenkins said Saturday. “It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish. It’s getting up every day and committing yourself to getting a little better, making that experience for our residents a little better. Every woman and man who worked here did that.”
First Posted: Jul 16, 2021 11:15 PM EDT
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A passenger with human monkeypox, who recently traveled to Nigeria, has entered the U.S. through the Atlanta airport, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed.
The passenger left Lagos, Nigeria on July 8 and arrived in Atlanta on July 9, the CDC said Friday, July 16. The traveler went to Dallas after a layover at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta, WSB-TV reported. The passenger exited the Dallas Love Field Airport also on July 9.
The traveler is now in a Dallas hospital. It is the first case of human monkeypox in the U.S. in nearly two decades.
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