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Achieving the needed level of herd immunity will be crucial in 2021 if Nebraska is to succeed in ending the virus threat. Nebraska would grievously undercut that effort if the state denied vaccinations to noncitizens, who are as vulnerable to COVID as anyone else. Limiting vaccinations would put all Nebraska communities at risk, given how 2020 demonstrated the virus’s ability to spread to communities large and small. It’s encouraging that the Ricketts administration has clarified this situation, saying there will be no citizenship checks as vaccinations proceed. That is sound policy for N...

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama is requiring that students who will live on campus for the spring 2021 semester must be tested for coronavirus, officials said. The tests must happen within seven days of their arrival, no later than Jan. 19. The spring semester will begin Jan. 13. The university will offer free testing, or students can choose to get tested before returning to Tuscaloosa. Test results are expected to be provided within 24 hours to three days. The spring reentry testing is only required for those living on campus, including i...

3 months ago in Local Photo: WNAX Chief Medical Officer Dr Gary Anthone says the variant makes the virus easier to catch… Anthone says the mutations doesn’t cause more serious reactions.. Anthone says people still need to take all the virus precautions… Anthone says with the variant being detected in Colorado, it’s only a matter of time before it’s found in Nebraska. Tags: Recent Headlines

KLKN-TV Pfizer vaccine to work against new strains A new study shows that the Pfizer vaccine is likely to protect against new strains as well January 8, 2021 4:40 am In a study that hasn’t been peer-reviewed yet, researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch and Pfizer have concluded that the vaccine seems to work against one of the mutations that makes the variants distinct. The researchers used a mutation found in the U.K. and South Africa strains to create a version of the virus. They tested it against blood from 20 people who had received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine. They ...

LINCOLN – During a briefing at the State Capitol this morning, Governor Pete Ricketts and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services delivered a briefing on the new strain of coronavirus recently discovered in the United Kingdom (UK). Gov. Ricketts: New U.K. Virus Strain In recent weeks, you’ve probably been reading and hearing about a [...]