NEW YORK (AP) — Santa is back this year, but he pleads caution as he continues to tiptoe through the pandemic. "Be smart. Be caring. If you have the tiniest tickle in your throat, the tiniest feeling, worry about yourself and worry about everybody else, and know Santa will always be there ...
BERLIN (AP) — The German military is making coronavirus shots compulsory for troops amid a growing debate in the country about whether to introduce a general vaccine mandate to counter rising infection and hospitalization rates. The Defense Ministry today confirmed a report in the German ...
AUSTINTOWN — Mahoning County Public Health has approved providing between $15,000 and $30,000 of Ohio Department of Health funds to area school districts within its jurisdiction to help them carry out COVID-19 contact tracing. Ryan Tekac, health commissioner, said Mahoning County Public Health carried out contact tracing for the school districts at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the schools do it themselves now with help from the health department. “We requested additional funding to assist the schools with contact tracing. They know their school settings and ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Student absences, forced COVID-19 quarantines and teacher shortages have Youngstown City Schools opting to close their buildings to students today and Tuesday, in advance of the planned Thanksgiving break. Jeremy Batchelor, chief of staff for the school district, said in a prepared media release Sunday evening, the district has seen a significant number of COVID-19 quarantine cases, as well as additional student absences. Combined with substitute teacher shortages, the district is opting to utilize professional learning days this week in advance of Thanksgiving ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 90 percent of federal workers have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by today's deadline set by President Joe Biden. Biden announced in September that all federal workers were required to undergo vaccination, with no test-out option, unless they ...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte today condemned rioters in Rotterdam and other towns and cities across the Netherlands over the weekend as "idiots" and said police and prosecutors would bring them to justice. Rutte's comments came after coronavirus ...
