New Mexico updates public health order following CDC changes
2 years, 4 months ago

New Mexico updates public health order following CDC changes

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s emergency public health order was streamlined Friday, with state health officials saying the changes were in order given the evolution of the virus, the changing nature of the pandemic and new recommendations adopted by the federal government. The move comes after the nation’s top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines and dropped the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase said it’s clear by the CDC’s adoption of less restrictive measures that the U.S. — New Mexico included — is in a different place than two years ago. Among the changes for New Mexico, state officials say the Health Department will no longer require weekly testing for healthcare workers whose vaccine status is not up to date.

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New Mexico official orders insurance companies to expand timely access to behavioral health services
1 year, 3 months ago

New Mexico official orders insurance companies to expand timely access to behavioral health services

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s top insurance regulator on Tuesday ordered health insurance companies to expand timely access to behavioral health services in response to the governor recently declaring a public health emergency over gun violence in the state’s largest metropolitan area. Superintendent of Insurance Alice Kane’s emergency order mandates that major medical health insurers cover out-of-network behavioral health …

There’s no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway
1 year, 3 months ago

There’s no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. “No COVID-19 public health restrictions or mask requirements are being considered by the Murphy administration,” said Christi Peace, spokesperson for New Jersey Gov. Kathy Hochul was asked during a news conference Wednesday about whether she would consider mask or vaccine mandates: “We are in a place where we’re seeing low …

Judge blocks suspension of right to carry firearms in public, siding against New Mexico governor
1 year, 3 months ago

Judge blocks suspension of right to carry firearms in public, siding against New Mexico governor

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal judge has blocked part of a public health order that suspended the right to carry guns in public across New Mexico’s largest metro area, with criticism mounting and political divides widening over the Democratic governor’s action. Even top Democrats — including New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez — have suggested that the governor’s time would …

California to alter COVID rules in healthcare settings: Masks and vaccinations not required
1 year, 10 months ago

California to alter COVID rules in healthcare settings: Masks and vaccinations not required

LA Times  

Jazmin Escamilla takes blood samples Dec. 19 in the ambulance bay outside the emergency department at MLK Community Hospital in Los Angeles. With the COVID-19 state of emergency a thing of the past, California health officials on Friday unveiled plans to relax guidance on masking in high-risk settings and to end vaccination requirements for healthcare workers. California L.A. County’s COVID-19 …

How will life change once the COVID-19 emergency ends?
1 year, 11 months ago

How will life change once the COVID-19 emergency ends?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency three years ago changed the lives of millions of Americans by offering increased health care coverage, beefed-up food assistance and universal access to coronavirus vaccines and tests. Here’s a look at what will stay and what will go once the emergency order is lifted: COVID-19 TESTS, TREATMENTS AND VACCINES The …

New Mexico issues public health order amid RSV case surge
2 years, 1 month ago

New Mexico issues public health order amid RSV case surge

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico health officials are mandating hospitals revert to a “hub-and-spoke” model to ensure patients get the care they need amid an alarming rise in respiratory infections among children. The New Mexico Department of Health announced the public health emergency order Thursday as hospitals continue to be stretched thin by pediatric cases of respiratory syncytial virus, …

New Mexico urges flu, COVID immunization for children
2 years, 1 month ago

New Mexico urges flu, COVID immunization for children

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — State health officials are encouraging the immunization of children against flu and COVID-19 without making changes to its list of other vaccines required for school entry in the fall of 2023. The New Mexico Department of Health announced Wednesday its school immunization requirements for the next school year. Health Department Secretary David Scrase says the agency …

California ends coronavirus testing requirements for certain unvaccinated workers
2 years, 3 months ago

California ends coronavirus testing requirements for certain unvaccinated workers

LA Times  

California has rescinded coronavirus testing requirements for unvaccinated workers at schools, healthcare facilities and other congregate settings, the latest rule to be rolled back as the state enters what officials say is a new phase of the pandemic. “We’ve entered a phase of the pandemic where the majority of people in these workplace settings are vaccinated, and our youngest Californians …

CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID
2 years, 4 months ago

CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The nation’s top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. The CDC also dropped a “test-to-stay” recommendation, which said students exposed to COVID-19 could regularly test — instead of quarantining at home — to keep attending school. “After two …

New Mexico governor withstands lawsuits over pandemic orders
2 years, 6 months ago

New Mexico governor withstands lawsuits over pandemic orders

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico residents who say they endured constitutional rights violations, depression and anxiety under aggressive public health restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak have abandoned a lawsuit against Democratic Gov. New Mexico imposed some of the most aggressive public health restrictions in the U.S. during the pandemic — mandating face masks, halting in-person activity at nonessential businesses …

US extends Covid vaccine requirements for non-citizens at land borders
2 years, 8 months ago

US extends Covid vaccine requirements for non-citizens at land borders

Hindustan Times  

The Joe Biden administration said Thursday it is extending a requirement that non-US citizens crossing land or ferry terminals at the US-Mexico and US-Canada borders must be vaccinated against Covid-19 and provide a before boarding flights to the US. The requirements were first adopted in November as part of reopening the United States to land crossings by foreign tourists after …

US extends COVID vaccine requirement at land borders
2 years, 8 months ago

US extends COVID vaccine requirement at land borders

Al Jazeera  

The requirement, which applies to non US citizens and residents, was first put in place in November last year. The administration of US President Joe Biden has extended a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for non-US citizens crossing land or ferry terminals at the United States’s borders with Mexico and Canada. In a statement on Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security said …

Editorial: It’s been two years of COVID. It’s time for a full accounting of our response
2 years, 9 months ago

Editorial: It’s been two years of COVID. It’s time for a full accounting of our response

LA Times  

There’s no great way to mark the exact moment when the pandemic began in the U.S. Was it when the first domestic case of COVID-19 was confirmed? At this time, as health officials consider whether the disease is moving toward an endemic stage, it’s appropriate to look back at the state and federal response. Not as an exercise in blame …

COVID: California sets deadline for health worker boosters
3 years ago

COVID: California sets deadline for health worker boosters

India TV News  

Highlights California’s roughly 2.5 mn health care workers have until Feb 1 to get COVID vaccine booster shot California was 1st state to require health care workers to be vaccinated, that took effect in Sept California now joins New Mexico as 2nd state to require booster shot for its health care workers California’s roughly 2.5 million health care workers have …

California sets Feb. 1 deadline for health worker boosters
3 years ago

California sets Feb. 1 deadline for health worker boosters

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s roughly 2.5 million health care workers have until Feb. 1 to get a coronavirus vaccine booster shot or risk losing their jobs, Gov. Now, California joins New Mexico as at least the second state to require a booster shot for its health care workers. Barbara Ferrer, the county’s public health director, said officials are not considering …

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccination mandate for California prisons
3 years, 1 month ago

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccination mandate for California prisons

LA Times  

A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked an order that all California prison workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or have a religious or medical exemption. The judge who issued the vaccination mandate followed the recommendation of a court-appointed receiver who was chosen to manage the state prison healthcare system after a federal judge in 2005 found that California …

US outlines plans for vaccinating children against COVID-19
3 years, 2 months ago

US outlines plans for vaccinating children against COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

The White House initiative comes as New York City became the latest jurisdiction to mandate vaccines for employees. Biden has also announced plans to use an array of executive orders and rule-changes to require workers at hospitals that receive federal reimbursements and federal contractors to receive the jab, as well as a change to Occupational Safety and Health Administration policy …

US to soon reopen borders for fully vaccinated, non-essential travelers
3 years, 2 months ago

US to soon reopen borders for fully vaccinated, non-essential travelers

India TV News  

The US will reopen its land borders to non-essential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. The new rules, to be announced Wednesday, will allow fully vaccinated foreign nationals to enter the US regardless of the reason for travel starting …

US to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated
3 years, 2 months ago

US to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. The new rules, to be announced Wednesday, will allow fully vaccinated foreign nationals to enter the U.S. regardless of the reason for …

New York’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers leads to suspension of hundreds of holdouts
3 years, 3 months ago

New York’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers leads to suspension of hundreds of holdouts

CNN  

New York CNN — Hundreds of unvaccinated health care workers across New York were suspended Tuesday and could soon lose their jobs entirely as the state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers went into effect overnight. “This new information shows that holding firm on the vaccine mandate for health care workers is simply the right thing to do to …

New York prepares for healthcare disruptions as covid-19 vaccine mandate takes effect
3 years, 3 months ago

New York prepares for healthcare disruptions as covid-19 vaccine mandate takes effect

Live Mint  

New York state’s healthcare system is bracing for staff shortages this week as a vaccine mandate takes effect at midnight on Monday, presenting the largest test case so far of how similar requirements will play out across the country. “We’re anticipating a problem," said Michael Balboni, executive director of the Greater New York Health Care Facilities Association, which represents nursing …

New York May Use The National Guard To Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers
3 years, 3 months ago

New York May Use The National Guard To Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers

NPR  

New York May Use The National Guard To Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers Enlarge this image toggle caption Cindy Ord/Getty Images Cindy Ord/Getty Images New York state officials are bracing for staffing shortages when the state's health care worker vaccination mandate takes effect on Monday, and could be looking to the National Guard — as well as medical professionals from …

US to send 8.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico
3 years, 4 months ago

US to send 8.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The United States will send Mexico 8.5 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine as the delta variant drives the country’s third wave of infections, Mexican officials said Tuesday. “With this velocity that we are seeing, the risk of saturation of the hospitals is very high.” Mexico has received 91.2 million doses of five different vaccines, about 73 …

US to send more COVID-19 vaccines to Mexico amid Delta surge
3 years, 5 months ago

US to send more COVID-19 vaccines to Mexico amid Delta surge

Al Jazeera  

The announcement comes as both the US and Mexico grapple with rising infections and slow vaccination rates. The United States will send up to an additional 8.5 million coronavirus vaccine doses to Mexico, as both countries continue to grapple with a spike in infections fuelled by the highly contagious Delta variant. Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, meanwhile, said the US would …

California to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for health workers
3 years, 5 months ago

California to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for health workers

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will require all of its roughly 2.2 million health care workers and long term care workers to be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30 as the nation’s most populous state is losing ground in the battle against new infections of a more dangerous coronavirus variant. Most of the state’s new infections are caused by the delta variant, …

Aggressive measures to battle California’s new coronavirus surge: Will they work?
3 years, 5 months ago

Aggressive measures to battle California’s new coronavirus surge: Will they work?

LA Times  

Pedro Antonio Tobar Mendoza gets a COVID-19 vaccination from Jonica Portillo, a registered nurse, at the Pico Union Project on Friday in Los Angeles. That strain, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer warned over the weekend, is “one of the most aggressive and infectious respiratory diseases known, and currently makes up over 80% of sequenced cases in L.A. …

California’s new vaccination proof requirement: What you need to know
3 years, 5 months ago

California’s new vaccination proof requirement: What you need to know

LA Times  

With COVID-19 surging in California, state officials are taking another big step aimed at slowing the spread. Those who work for the state of California, or in public or private healthcare settings, soon will be required to show proof they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19. For state workers, the new policy will go into effect starting Aug. 2, with testing “phased …

US says order coming this week on border asylum restrictions
3 years, 5 months ago

US says order coming this week on border asylum restrictions

Associated Press  

FORT WORTH, Texas — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue an order this week about how migrant children are treated under a public health order that has prevented people from seeking asylum at the nation’s borders, a Justice Department attorney said Tuesday. Stoltz did not offer additional details on the changes during a hearing on a …

Mexico’s health workers slam president for withholding vaccine
3 years, 8 months ago

Mexico’s health workers slam president for withholding vaccine

Al Jazeera  

A staggering 233,152 Mexican health workers have caught COVID-19, and 3,699 have died from it, according to government data, giving Mexico the highest death count for health workers in the world. World Health Organization guidelines say in a recent report that protecting health workers “protects the availability of a critical essential service.” It’s also, the WHO says, about paying it …

COVID-19 cases rise as states ease restrictions; CDC director warns of "impending doom"
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 cases rise as states ease restrictions; CDC director warns of "impending doom"

Salon  

News of the vaccination roll-out might have misled Americans into believing that it was okay to relax. Indeed, as states begin to roll back COVID-19 restrictions, infections are going up rapidly in the United States — prompting one high ranking official to warn of "impending doom." "I'm going to pause here, I'm going to lose the script and I'm going …

New Mexico Legislature passes delayed sick leave mandate
3 years, 9 months ago

New Mexico Legislature passes delayed sick leave mandate

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico legislators early Friday passed a sweeping and contentious sick leave mandate for employees of private companies that would go into effect next year. “This bill is not designed for public employees; it’s designed for private employees,” Stewart responded, adding that most public employees have already obtained paid sick leave through bargaining agreements, making it …

‘Worrisome’ California and N.Y. coronavirus variants raise specter of new outbreaks
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Worrisome’ California and N.Y. coronavirus variants raise specter of new outbreaks

LA Times  

New coronavirus variants that have emerged in California and New York are “worrisome” reminders that it’s too soon to roll back pandemic restrictions, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases. At a briefing Friday, she expressed concern over the two variants, which “appear to sp Recent data suggest the drop in new daily coronavirus cases in …

The Latest: Germany's virus death toll hits over 50,000
3 years, 11 months ago

The Latest: Germany's virus death toll hits over 50,000

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ___ THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: — Lucky few hit COVID-19 …

Local health officials doubt federal pivot on Covid-19 vaccines will help in time
3 years, 11 months ago

Local health officials doubt federal pivot on Covid-19 vaccines will help in time

CNN  

CNN — The federal government’s about-face on vaccine policy may be too little, too late, local health officials told CNN Tuesday. The US Department of Health and Human Services changed course on Tuesday in its Covid-19 vaccine rollout guidelines for states, which then get passed down to local health departments. Local health officials are moving to get health care workers …

States submit vaccine orders as coronavirus death toll grows
4 years, 1 month ago

States submit vaccine orders as coronavirus death toll grows

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — States faced a deadline on Friday to place orders for the coronavirus vaccine as many reported record infections, hospitalizations and deaths, while hospitals were pushed to the breaking point — with the worst feared yet to come. The state expects to get enough doses of new coronavirus vaccines by the end of the year to inoculate more …

12 states see rising Covid-19 hospitalizations as Arizona asks hospitals to activate emergency plans
4 years, 7 months ago

12 states see rising Covid-19 hospitalizations as Arizona asks hospitals to activate emergency plans

CNN  

CNN — Health experts have long warned about a second peak in Covid-19, and now a rise in cases has pushed Arizona to tell its hospitals to activate emergency plans. Arizona’s Director of Health Services Dr. Cara Christ asked that hospitals “be judicious” in elective surgeries to ensure bed capacity. In fact, the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations since Memorial Day …

Mexico announces ‘new normality’ in plan to reopen economy
4 years, 7 months ago

Mexico announces ‘new normality’ in plan to reopen economy

Al Jazeera  

More than 38,000 people have been infected with COVID-19 in Mexico, but health experts warn the number is much higher. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has unveiled a plan to reopen the country’s economy by June 1 as part of a “new normality” after several weeks of lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Christopher Wilson, …

Gallup, New Mexico under lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Gallup, New Mexico under lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus

CNN  

CNN — The governor of New Mexico declared a state of emergency Friday for the city of Gallup to “mitigate the uninhibited spread of Covid-19.” The city is under emergency restrictions to control the outbreak, according to a statement from New Mexico Gov. “I recognize this request is unusual and constitutes a drastic measure, and the emergency powers set out …

Florida coronavirus: Governor plans to expand self-quarantine mandate for travelers from New York tri-state area
4 years, 9 months ago

Florida coronavirus: Governor plans to expand self-quarantine mandate for travelers from New York tri-state area

CNN  

Washington CNN — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he plans to expand his already far-reaching executive order mandating a 14-day self-quarantine or isolation period for travelers coming to Florida from airports in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. DeSantis’ press office said late Tuesday that the state had yet to issue a single quarantine …

Florida coronavirus: Governor mandates self-quarantine for travelers coming from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
4 years, 9 months ago

Florida coronavirus: Governor mandates self-quarantine for travelers coming from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

CNN  

Washington CNN — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order mandating a 14-day self-quarantine or isolation period for travelers coming to Florida from airports in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. “I hereby direct all persons whose point of departure originates from outside the State of Florida in an area with substantial community …

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