"No more confusing restrictions" on vaccine appointments, declares President Biden
All adults should qualify by April 19, as vaccine supply remains steady; COVID-19 has taken a toll on healthcare workers physical and mental health, and fewer Americans are worried about COVID-19 now.
With a steady supply of vaccine doses,President Biden says all states should drop restrictions on vaccine appointments by April 19. “No more confusing rules. No more confusing restrictions,” he said after visiting a vaccine center in Virginia.
California officials set benchmarks that would allow lifting all COVID-19 restrictions by June 15.The state has seen a decline in new cases while other states have trended the other direction.
The number of Americans who are worried about COVID-19 has gone down dramatically, according to a Gallup survey- from 49% in February to 35% in March. The survey was taken right before new case numbers started to trend upward again.
Who is in charge here? STATNews reports that the White House has not yet appointed an individual to be the "point person" on $187 billion in COVID relief funds earmarked for healthcare providers.
Follow along with a Marin County, Calif., mobile vaccine provider, as Bloomberg News did. Even in a "progressive" area, many vulnerable remain hesitant about COVID-19 vaccines.
More than 60% of healthcare workers say COVID-19 has impaired their mental health and nearly half say it has interfered with their friendships and relationships with family or coworkers. About half say their physical health also has suffered, according to a new poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Washington Post.
Political leaders in Palm Beach county, Florida, are bickeringover a 60 Minutesreport about a move by Gov. Ron DeSantis that shifted vaccine distribution away from predominantly minority communities.