Oklahoma officials looking to refine pandemic death reporting By: Paul Monies Oklahoma Watch March 2, 2021
Blue bars show daily deaths. The red line is the sum of deaths over the last seven days, divided by 7. Averages are used to reduce reporting differences.
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Oklahoma public health officials are hoping to close a widening gap when it comes to recording deaths related to COVID-19.
The late-2020 surge in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths left many of the state’s tracking systems behind as providers responsible for updating reports concentrated on providing patient care ahead of filling out reports. It was further exacerbated as epidemiologists and other public health officials got behind in fatality case investigations, which is the total the state has been publishing for COVID-19 deaths.
Biden moves to get all teachers a vaccine shot by the end of March
Laura Meckler, The Washington Post
March 2, 2021
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WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he would use federal authority to offer coronavirus vaccinations to K-12 teachers and child care workers, with the aim of getting at least the first shot administered to all educators by the end of March.
The goal is to remove one of the major barriers to reopening schools - an urgent step for parents and children alike - but one that has been enormously controversial and complicated. Teachers, who have resisted going back in many communities, have said that they would be much more willing to return to school buildings if they are vaccinated first.
Virus variant in Brazil infected many who had already recovered from Covid
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Virus variant in Brazil infected many who had already recovered from CovidBy Carl Zimmer, New York Times
Last Updated: Mar 03, 2021, 10:22 AM IST
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B.1.1.7, first identified in Britain, has demonstrated the power to spread far and fast. In South Africa, a mutant called B.1.351 can dodge human antibodies, blunting the effectiveness of some vaccines.
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Experiments suggest that P.1, Brazil variant, could weaken the protective effect of a Chinese vaccine now in use in Brazil.
In just a matter of weeks, two variants of the coronavirus have become so familiar that you can hear their inscrutable alphanumeric names regularly uttered on television news.
Massachusetts Reopens, But Too Early?
Many coronavirus restrictions were lifted on Monday in Massachusetts by Gov. Charlie Baker due to falling COVID cases and hospitalizations, but many experts feel the move is too hasty and could lead to a resurgence in the virus. March 3, 2021, 8am PST | Irvin Dawid Share
Indoor dining capacity limits were lifted on March 1 as the Bay State advanced in its coronavirus reopening plan. With public health metrics continuing to trend in a positive direction, including drops in average daily COVID cases and hospitalizations, and vaccination rates continuing to increase, the Baker-Polito Administration is taking steps to continue to reopen the Commonwealth’s economy, states their announcement on Feb. 25.
Some want Stamford high schools fully in person. Others say it isn t safe enough yet.
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Students enter the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE) in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Students enter the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE) in Stamford on Tuesday.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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STAMFORD Stamford elementary school students return to five-day-a-week in-person teaching next week, followed a week later by middle school students, but as of Monday, there was no plan in place to get high school students back full-time.
That left Lisa Butler disappointed.