WASHINGTON (AP) — In an encouraging burst of hiring, America's employers added 850,000 jobs in June, well above the average of the previous three months and a sign that companies may be having an easier time finding enough workers to fill open jobs. This morning's report from the Labor ...
ROME (AP) — The Vatican's bioethics academy and the World Medical Association called today for an all-out effort to combat vaccine hesitancy and correct the "myths and disinformation" that are slowing the fight against the coronavirus. In a joint statement, the groups said some vaccine reluctance in poorer countries is rooted in historical inequalities and suspicions of Western pharmaceutical companies. But they said "a more pernicious form" of hesitancy is being driven by fake news, myths and disinformation about vaccine safety, including among religious groups and some in the ...
County commissioners from Mahoning and Trumbull counties said they are optimistic following a preliminary discussion Wednesday about collectively using some American Rescue Plan funds in a regional strategy. No commitments were made. Over the next month or two, commissioners in both counties are expected to host meetings with representatives from the localities within their respective counties to garner input before another session is scheduled to take the feedback back to the larger group. In addition to representation from the county commissioners’ offices, officials from ...
June had the fewest COVID-19 cases of any full month since the start of the pandemic — and it’s not even close. The 9,390 cases in June is significantly lower than the 15,828 cases reported in April 2020, the first full month of the pandemic and the one with the fewest cases until now. The first COVID-19 case in Ohio was reported March 9, 2020, and that month had 2,199 cases. During the first 15 days of June, there were 5,587 cases, an average of about 372.5 per day. During the last 15 days of the month, that dropped to 3,803 cases, a daily average of about 253.5. The cases ...
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said today that any COVID-19 vaccines it has authorized for emergency use should be recognized by countries as they open up their borders to inoculated travelers. The move could challenge Western countries to broaden their acceptance of two ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell again last week to the lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that the job market and the broader economy are rebounding rapidly from the coronavirus recession. The Labor Department ...
