This is now a pandemic of the unvaccinated : COVID cases surge in 43 states amid rise in Indian Delta variant as CDC says number of new infections has doubled nationally in the past three weeks
Health experts warn that the worrying increase in cases is linked to the Delta variant, which accounts for as many 97 percent of infections in some states
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show that the Delta variant, also known as B.1.617.2, makes up 51.7 percent of new infections
In the United States, 59 percent of adults are fully vaccinated while 68 percent have at least one shot
Dr. Chris Pernell, a fellow at the American College of Preventative Medicine, called it a pandemic of the unvaccinated in an interview on Tuesday
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Jul 12, 2021
Karen Jo Young wrote a letter to her local newspaper criticizing executives at the hospital where she worked as an activities coordinator, arguing that their actions led to staffing shortages and other patient safety problems.
Hours after her letter was published in September 2017, officials at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth, Maine, fired her, citing a policy that no employee may give information to the news media without the direct involvement of the media office.
But a federal appellate court recently said Young’s firing violated the law and ordered that she be reinstated. The court’s decision could mean that hospitals and other employers will need to revise their policies barring workers from talking to the news media and posting on social media.