Mayor, activists disagree on shelter space for Asheville homeless citizen-times.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from citizen-times.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Asheville to dismantle homeless camps, despite CDC recommendations
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) The city of Asheville is breaking with CDC guidance on homeless camps to prioritize public safety for people with and without homes. Assistant city manager Cathy Ball has maintained since January that the city would continue to align public health precautions outlined by the CDC unless tent cities posed significant safety concerns.
She said encampments in Martin Luther King Jr. Park and Aston Park have met that threshold and are deemed too unsafe to continue. Records from the Asheville Police Department show officers responded to 10 calls at the Martin Luther King Jr. Park and 14 calls for service at Aston Park since March 1.
Bridgeport, Stratford suspend use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine after CDC, FDA recommend pause
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A vial of the new Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination clinic held for teachers and school staff in Trumbull, Conn. March 4, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
Officials in Bridgeport and Stratford have announced they will not be using the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while its connection to possible blood clots is investigated.
The announcements come after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for an immediate pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine amid reports of six cases of individuals developing rare but severe blood clots.
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