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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Breaking with other Southern GOP governors, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey extended her state’s mask order for another month Thursday but said the requirement will end for good in April.

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Four states have rolled back mask mandates....what it could mean for all of us.

Thu, 2021-03-04 10:15 — mike kraft

Four states have rolled back mask mandates. More could be on the way. Here's what it could mean for all of us. Texas and Mississippi joined more than a dozen other states that don't have mask mandates in place. But businesses and local leaders are ignoring the eased rules. Christal Hayes USA TODAY

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Study shows usefullness of Hotel-Based COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Strategy for Homeless Persons with COVID infections

Wed, 2021-03-03 19:10 — mike kraft

Hotel-Based COVID-19 Quarantine Strategy for Persons Experiencing Homelessness This cohort study assesses the safety of a hotel-based isolation and quarantine care system and its association with hospital inpatient capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMANetworkOpen

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Southern states top list of worst states for kids during the pandemic -- Save the Children report

Wed, 2021-03-03 12:51 — mike kraft

Southern states top list of worst states for kids during the pandemic, Save the Children finds Save the Children looks at the growing number of kids facing hunger and other hardships one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Audrey McNamara CBSNews

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Political Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic amid various uncertainities

Wed, 2021-03-03 12:38 — mike kraft

Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden doesn’t just have to manage the coronavirus pandemic — he also has to manage people’s expectations for how soon the country will come out of it. And on... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden doesn’t just have to manage the coronavirus pandemic — he also has to manage people’s expectations for how soon the country will come out of it.

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Nursing home residents' health affected by high staff turnover.

Tue, 2021-03-02 18:48 — mike kraft

Extraordinarily high turnover among staffs at nursing homes likely contributed to the shocking number of deaths at the facilities during the pandemic, the authors of a new study suggested.

The study, which was published Monday in Health Affairs, a health policy journal, represents a comprehensive look at the turnover rates in 15,645 nursing homes across the country, accounting for nearly all of the facilities certified by the federal government. The researchers found the average annual rate was 128 percent, with some facilities experiencing turnover that exceeded 300 percent.

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