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WASHINGTON — Faced with Republican resistance after asking for billions of additional dollars to keep fighting the coronavirus, the Biden administration recently supplied Congress with a chart showing how much money it had left for testing, therapeutics and vaccines. It was filled with zeros.

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U.S.Government's OSHA to boost healthcare inspections to prepare for COVID variants

Wed, 2022-03-09 13:03 — mike kraft

OSHA to boost healthcare inspections to prepare for COVID variants The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday said it is increasing inspection of hospitals and nursing facilities that treat COVID-19 patients over the next few months to prepare for the potential emergence of new variants of the virus. Daniel Wiessner Reuters

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More Free Covid Tests available Although Demand Has Slowed Prompting Concerns About Future Production Needs

Wed, 2022-03-09 12:43 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday formally began allowing Americans who had ordered free coronavirus tests this winter to request a second round of four tests per household, through the same U.S. Postal Service program that President Biden unveiled in January.

The move, which Mr. Biden had promised last week during his State of the Union address, followed a crush of interest in the program when it debuted in January. At the time, case rates had skyrocketed because of the Omicron variant and tens of millions of households scrambled to obtain the free tests.

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Hawaii to lift last US state mask mandate by March 26

Wed, 2022-03-09 11:15 — mike kraft

Hawaii to lift last US state mask mandate by March 26 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. AP NEWS

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Congressional leaders reach deal on increased spending to counter Covid pandemic and support Ukraine

Wed, 2022-03-09 11:07 — mike kraft

Top lawmakers reach deal on Ukraine aid, $1.5T spending WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan deal early Wednesday providing $13.6 billion to help Ukraine and European allies plus billions more to battle the pandemic as part of an overdue $1.5 trillion measure financing federal agencies for the rest of this year. AP NEWS

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Covid will 'probably' be a seasonal virus, like the flu, CDC director says

Wed, 2022-03-09 09:55 — mike kraft

Covid will 'probably' be a seasonal virus, like the flu, CDC director says CDC Director Walensky says that Covid could act the flu, with cases increasing seasonally, as a part of the new normal. YahooNews

Even as cases of Covid-19 continue to fall nationwide, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the coronavirus is most likely here to stay — and that it could behave similarly to influenza.

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