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Nearly a year after California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the nation s first statewide shutdown because of the coronavirus, masks remain mandated, indoor dining and other activities are significantly limited, and Disneyland remains closed.
By contrast, Florida has no statewide restrictions. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has prohibited municipalities from fining people who refuse to wear masks. And Disney World has been open since July.
Despite their differing approaches, California and Florida have experienced almost identical outcomes in COVID-19 case rates.
How have two states that took such divergent tacks arrived at similar points?
. California and Florida both have a COVID-19 case rate of around 8,900 per 100,000 residents since the pandemic began, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And both rank in the middle among states for COVID-19 death rates Florida was 27th as of Friday; California was 28th.
Celebrity mothers who have children in their mid-to-late 40s mislead women into assuming fertility lasts well into the fifth decade, according to an IVF expert.
Rather than conceiving naturally, famous older mothers may have had to rely on donated eggs from younger women, said Professor Adam Balen, a former chairman of the British Fertility Society.
He said women in their late 30s and 40s came to him every day, saying: ‘I’m just amazed – I didn’t realise my fertility was so poor.’
Women who wanted two children should ‘seriously’ think of leaving it no later than 28 to start trying, Prof Balen added.
As Britain’s Covid vaccinations gather pace, questions loom large over jabs for pregnant women
The dragging of feet is thought to be down to the lack of trial data rather than a suggestion of risk to the mother or the baby
13 March 2021 • 5:00pm
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation is expected to make a recommendation soon
The UK vaccine rollout is going at such a speed that a head-scratcher that the Government has been putting off is almost upon them. That is the question of whether pregnant women and those considering having a baby should be offered the jab.