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• Healthcare System Fires Supervisors Who Weren't Vaccinated RWJBarnabas Health had mandated in May that its supervisory workers to get vaccinated by June 30. The company says 99.7% of staffers at the supervisor level and above were fully vaccinated by July 14.
  Associated Press, July 23, 2021
• COVID-19 Cases in US Triple Over 2 Weeks Amid Misinformation Nationwide, the 7-day rolling average for daily new cases rose over the past 2 weeks to more than 37,000 on July 20, up from less than 13,700 on July 6, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
  Associated Press, July 22, 2021
• Four Companies on Verge of Settling US Opioid Lawsuits The three biggest US drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion settlement covering thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids nationwide.
  Associated Press, July 20, 2021
• Nursing School Operators Charged With Selling Bogus Diplomas The owners and operators of nursing schools in Virginia and Florida have been charged with plotting to sell bogus transcripts and diplomas and helping unqualified candidates get healthcare jobs.
  Associated Press, July 19, 2021
• Top Mississippi Hospital to Require Masks for Unvaccinated 'There are some people in the medical profession with who, in fact, this is not a popular decision, and I acknowledge that,' said Dr LouAnn Woodward, of the University of Mississippi Medical School.
  Associated Press, July 16, 2021
• Company Says Expansion Will Shore Up US Medical Supply Chain Some officials say it is part of a broader effort to develop a domestic medical supply chain missing during months-long waits for imported medical materials during the coronavirus pandemic.
  Associated Press, July 16, 2021
• Records Reveal Tennessee's Claims for Firing Vaccine Leader A few days before she was fired, Dr Michelle Fiscus received a dog muzzle via mail at work, which her husband Brad Fiscus reasoned that 'someone wanted to send a message to tell her to stop talking.'
  Associated Press, July 16, 2021
• 2 NFL Teams Remain Under 50% Vaccinated As for Friday, Washington and Indianapolis had the two lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates among the 32 teams in the league.
  Associated Press, July 16, 2021
• New Case Linked to Illness Outbreak at Kansas Splash Park The Shigella bacteria is spread from person to person through exposure to contaminated feces, the public health agencies said.
  Associated Press, July 16, 2021
• Navajo Nation Reports 16 New COVID-19 Cases and 1 More Death The reservation is the country's largest at 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometers), covering parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
  Associated Press, July 15, 2021
• Hospital: Patient Gets Kidney Meant for Someone Else Officials at University Hospitals in Cleveland on Monday apologized for the mistake and said two employees have been placed on administrative leave.
  Associated Press, July 15, 2021
• Biden Picks Ex-West Virginia Health Official as Drug Czar The White House said Tuesday that Dr Rahul Gupta will be the first physician to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
  Associated Press, July 14, 2021
• New York Takes Conservative Approach Counting Virus Deaths New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has come under fire over allegations that his office purposely obscured the number of deaths of nursing home residents to protect his reputation.
  Associated Press, July 14, 2021
• Missouri Governor: Health Officials Play COVID-19 Blame Game Health officials should try to encourage people to get vaccinated, but should not resort to "trying to force people to take a vaccine or literally just scare them into taking a vaccine."
  Associated Press, July 14, 2021
• California's Mask Rule for Schools Prompts Controversy California announced new coronavirus rules for public schools on Monday that let students and teachers sit as close to each other as they want.
  Associated Press, July 13, 2021
• Summer Camps Hit With COVID Outbreaks -- Are Schools Next? The US has seen a string of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in places such as Texas, Illinois, and Florida, in what some fear could be a preview of the upcoming school year.
  Associated Press, July 12, 2021
• Bonus Pay for Essential Workers Varied Widely Across States Over the past year, about one third of US states have used federal COVID-19 relief aid to reward workers considered essential. But who qualified, and how much they were paid, varied from state to state.
  Associated Press, July 12, 2021
• Georgia Schools Invited to Apply for Tests of Lead in Water RTI International, a nonprofit, says it will provide low-cost recommendations on how to remove lead from drinking and cooking water. A school or district would be responsible for fixing any problems.
  Associated Press, July 12, 2021
• Pennsylvania Says It Counted 500K Duplicate COVID-19 Shots The figures, released Friday evening without explanation, also showed an increase of about 60,000 in the number of people who are counted as fully vaccinated.
  Associated Press, July 12, 2021
• Governor Signs Law Creating Drug Injection Site Program The signing by Democratic Gov. Daniel McKee on Wednesday makes Rhode Island the first state to enact such a statewide measure to combat the opioid epidemic.
  Associated Press, July 08, 2021