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Everyone 6 months or older in Massachusetts child care, pre-school, kindergarten, K-12, colleges and universities was required to get their vaccine by the end of February after the state extended the deadline in December. Some parents had protested the new mandate. … [Read more...] about Massachusetts Drops Flu Vaccine Requirement For Students

Baker said he wants to reduce the burden on health care workers who will be trying to separate the flu from coronavirus cases. Massachusetts is the first state to require the flu shot for K-12 and college students, according to CNN. Only a few other states have flu vaccine requirements for daycare and preschool children under 5 years old. … [Read more...] about Flu Vaccine Requirement For Massachusetts Students ‘An Important Part’ Of Fighting Coronavirus, Baker Says

Keep Oakland Housed was boosted by $1.5 million in private donations and about $5 million in federal Cares Act funding. Donors include the San Francisco Foundation, Kaiser Permanente and Crankstart, a charity run by a Silicon Valley venture capitalist. … [Read more...] about Oakland homeless prevention program keeps 5,000 households from losing homes

Biden said states that use their National Guard to help distribute the vaccine would be reimbursed by the federal government. He also called for expanding the pool of health workers who can administer the vaccine to include retired health professionals and military medical personnel. … [Read more...] about Biden Will Seek to Increase Federal Support to Speed Up Vaccine Rollout

“Initially, the plan was everyone that got a vaccine, we’d save a second dose for them, to make sure we would have the proper schedule,” explained Dr. John Swartzberg of UC Berkeley School of Public Health. “So a lot of vaccine was held in reserve.” … [Read more...] about COVID Vaccine: Supply Constraints Thwart Rapid Rollout Across Bay Area