All individuals 16 and older who live or work in Alaska are now eligible to receive the vaccine, Governor Mike Dunleavy said Tuesday evening, making it the first state to allow all of its residents access to the vaccine.
Covid-19: Biden Administration Opens Nursing Home Doors
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April 5, 2021, 5:01 p.m. ETApril 5, 2021, 5:01 p.m. ET
Under new guidance, guests can visit residents indoors even without vaccinations. Texas opens up, no masks required, and Maryland will drop most restrictions starting on Friday. A chunk of Hollywood is in Australia, sidestepping the pandemic.
Here’s what you need to know:
A resident at the Good Shepherd nursing home in Wheeling, W.Va., in February. New guidelines from the Biden administration have loosened restrictions on visits to nursing home residents.Credit.Amr Alfiky/The New York Times
The Biden administration on Wednesday published revised guidelines for nursing home visits during the pandemic, allowing guests the freedom to go inside to see residents regardless of whether the visitors or the residents have been vaccinated.
Alaska on Tuesday became the first state in the nation to make COVID-19 vaccinations available to anyone over the age of 16 who lives or works in the state
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