JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Anyone in Mississippi could cite "a sincerely held religious objection" to avoid a public or private employer's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, under a bill that advanced Wednesday at the state Capitol. COVID-19 vaccine mandates have not been widespread in Mississippi, ...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The seven state managed COVID-19 testing sites will close on March 15 as cases of the virus have dropped, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday. The sites are in Belmont, Claremont, Keene, Lincoln, Manchester, Nashua, and Newington. They ...
BOSTON (AP) — A middle school counselor and social worker has filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination alleging she was unfairly fired after she asked to work from home because she is pregnant and has other health issues. Katherine Lockwood, whose second ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo on Tuesday released guidance recommending against vaccinations for healthy children, contradicting federal public health leaders whose advice says all kids should get the shots. The new state Department of Health guidance ...
HONOLULU (AP) — The last statewide mask mandate in the U.S. will be lifted by March 26, Hawaii Gov. David Ige announced Tuesday. No states will require masks indoors after 11:59 p.m. March 25. Hawaii is the last to drop the pandemic safety measure, with indoor mask mandates in Oregon and ...
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — People stand when Dr. Matshidiso Moeti enters a room at the World Health Organization's Africa headquarters in Republic of Congo. Small in stature, big in presence, Moeti is the first woman to lead WHO's regional Africa office, the capstone of her ...
