The Dalai Lama , the highest spiritual leader in Tibet, received his COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday and encouraged others to get it when they have the chance. “In order to prevent some serious problems, this injection is very, very helpful,” the Dalai Lama said, according to The Associated Press . Medical staff watched him for 30 minutes after the Dalai Lama got the Covishield vaccine in a hospital in India. ADVERTISEMENT India just opened its vaccinations to the elderly after they focused on vaccinating health-care workers in January and February. Many high-profile leaders in various countries have received the shot in order to instill public confidence in the vaccine so more people will be willing to get vaccinated. Other leaders who have received the coronavirus vaccine include President Biden Joe Biden Senate holds longest vote in history as Democrats scramble to save relief bill Ex-Trump appointee arrested in Capitol riot complains he won't be able to sleep in jail Biden helps broker Senate deal on unemployment benefits MORE , former President Trump Donald Trump Trump announces new tranche of endorsements DeSantis, Pence tied in 2024 Republican poll Lawmakers demand changes after National Guard troops at Capitol sickened from tainted food MORE , Queen Elizabeth and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau Biden strikes optimistic tone in meeting with Mexican president White House: US will help Mexico after Americans vaccinated The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Trump teases on 2024 run MORE , among others. India has seen more than 11 million reported cases of the coronavirus and over 150,000 related deaths as the world's second-largest country seeks to vaccinate its more than 1 billion people. Countries are trying to get their populations vaccinated as quickly as possible in an effort to quickly reopen their ...
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Capitol Siege: Bay Area Rep. Zoe Lofgren Releases Massive Social Media Report On GOP Colleagues Who Voted To Overturn Election
SAN JOSE (CBS SF / CNN) — Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) has quietly posted a nearly 2,000-page report documenting social media posts by her Republican colleagues who voted against certifying results of the presidential election on January 6. The information compiled isn’t secret, but the report is another sign of the deep distrust that has settled into the US Capitol in the weeks since the insurrection. The report chronicles the social media activity of members on public forums immediately before the November election and right after the January 6 riot. The report has been online for a week . READ MORE: Here's What You Can Expect From The $1.9 Trillion Senate Stimulus Package CNN reported earlier Thursday that federal investigators are examining records of communications between members of Congress and the pro-Trump mob that attacked the Capitol, as the investigation moves closer to exploring whether lawmakers wittingly or unwittingly helped the insurrectionists. In a preamble to the report, Lofgren — the chair of the House Administration Committee — wrote that she had asked her staff to pull the relevant social media posts and compile them in an effort to gather facts. “Any appropriate disciplinary action is a matter not only of the Constitution and law, but also of fact,” the California Democrat wrote. “Many of former President Trump’s false statements were made in very public settings. Had Members made similar public statements in the weeks and months before the January 6th attack? Statements which are readily available in the public arena may be part of any consideration of Congress’ constitutional prerogatives and responsibilities.” Lofgren continued, “Accordingly, I asked my staff to take a quick look at public social media posts of Members who voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election.” READ MORE: COVID-19 Vaccine Shortage Forces Sutter Health To Reschedule Appointments Tensions have risen within the Capitol since the January ...
US refugee agency sees record number of migrants in February
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), the federal agency responsible for housing young migrants who enter the U.S., saw a record number of undocumented migrant children crossing the border in February. The office saw more than 7,000 undocumented children cross the border last month, CBS News reports . The outlet reported the trend appears to be continuing, with more than 1,500 minors already crossing the border in March. "It is obviously very, very concerning," a senior White House official told CBS. "People are being exploited and told lies and coming in the absence of understanding that they are undertaking this dangerous trip and that the border is closed." ADVERTISEMENT Previously, the record high for February crossings was set in 2019 when almost 5,900 undocumented children were processed by the agency, ORR told CBS. The Hill has reached out to ORR for comment. The Biden administration has been under scrutiny for reopening a migrant facility in Texas last month to house unaccompanied minors amid a surge in border crossings. "I think they have a real problem on their hands," a shelter official who helps house undocumented children told CBS News. "They're frankly going to be overwhelmed with these numbers." Due to the influx of undocumented children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the refugee agency can add the number of beds they were allowed to have before the pandemic. The number of beds in a facility was slashed at the start of the pandemic due to health concerns, but the CDC says they have no choice but to lift the restriction. "The only available options for housing (unaccompanied children) are prolonged stays at CBP facilities operating significantly above COVID-adjusted capacities, or placement in ORR facilities operating at capacity above the current COVID-19-adjusted thresholds," an agency memo said, referring to Customs and Border Protection facilities, according to CBS. ...
AP: Covid Uptick in EU Driven by Virus Variants ‘Racing Through’ Communities
MILAN (AP) — The virus swept through a nursery school and an adjacent elementary school in the Milan suburb of Bollate with amazing speed. In a matter of just days, 45 children and 14 staff members had tested positive. Genetic analysis confirmed what officials already suspected: The highly contagious virus variant first identified in England was racing through the community, a densely packed city of nearly 40,000 with a chemical plant and Pirelli bicycle tire factory a 15-minute drive from the heart of Milan. “This is the demonstration that the virus has a sort of intelligence, even if it is a single-cell organism. We can put up all the barriers in the world and imagine that they work, but in the end, it adapts and penetrates them,” lamented Bollate Mayor Francesco Vassallo. Bollate was the first city in Lombardy, the northern region that has been the epicentre in each of Italy’s three surges, to be sealed off from neighbours because of mutant versions that the World Health Organization says are now powering another uptick in infections across Europe. The variants also include versions first identified in South Africa and Brazil. Europe recorded 1 million new COVID-19 cases last week, an increase of 9 per cent from the previous week and a reversal that ended a six-week decline, WHO said Thursday. “The spread of the variants is driving the increase, but not only,” said Dr Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, citing “also the opening of society, when it is not done in a safe and a controlled manner.” Aussie Govt: Desperate EU ‘Tearing Up Rule Book’ by Blocking Vaccine Shipment https://t.co/zso9WNBcEg — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) March 5, 2021 The so-called UK variant is spreading significantly in 27 European countries monitored by WHO and is dominant in at least 10 by the agency’s count: Britain, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Israel, Spain, and Portugal. It is up to 50 per cent more transmissible ...
It’s time to eliminate bureaucratic barriers to health care access
Americans are good at breaking down seemingly insurmountable barriers. We’ve broken down barriers to travel with airplanes, self-driving cars and space exploration. We’ve eliminated barriers to communication with the smartphone and the internet. Where we struggle is with eliminating bureaucratic barriers — which we create ourselves. These self-created barriers are typically considered necessary to protect public health and safety. More often, however, they serve as a way to protect existing organizations, infrastructure and personnel from competition. Dismantling bureaucratic barriers has significant value, though, and we shouldn’t be afraid to eliminate barriers that do more to prevent competition than protect public health. COVID-19 has revealed many bureaucratic barriers we’ve accepted as normal but shouldn’t, and some of those are in our nation’s health care system, making it harder for people to get the care they need. ADVERTISEMENT Traditionally, conversations about health care access focus on insurance. Increasing access, however, is a twofold problem. One side of the coin is certainly insurance reform, which is challenging and often divisive. On the other side is improving patient access to various primary care and behavioral health providers. As an early response to addressing the COVID-19 emergency, nearly all states, in some way, temporarily suspended bureaucratic barriers to telehealth , as well as state licensure requirements. Suspending these obstacles increased both in-person and remote access to much-needed medical professionals. Since it is safe to suspend licensing and telehealth barriers during an emergency, states should codify the practice and make it permanent. Patients would benefit from increased access to new providers and virtual visits. The education, training, scope of practice and licensing requirements for health professionals across the country are largely standardized, making it safe for states to recognize ...
