Montana is considering becoming the latest state to aggressively check welfare eligibility to cut costs. While supporters of the move say it’s about what’s fair, opponents say it will impact enrollees who need help, especially amid the pandemic.
The problem is that the tests in question for detecting variants have not been approved as a diagnostic tool either by the FDA or under federal rules governing university labs.
Nearly half of New York City's 4,400 emergency medical technicians and paramedics have tested positive for the COVID virus. Five have died, though that figure doesn't account for first responders who worked for private emergency response companies.
Women's health advocates are looking to Xavier Becerra to help swiftly unwind Trump-era funding cuts and rules that decimated the nation's network of reproductive health providers.
DeSantis has suggested that states that had instituted heavy restrictions on residents experienced severe repercussions for residents without reducing the number of COVID deaths.
As an increasing number of vaccine vials are shipped in coming weeks, the concern about shortages may well shift to human capital: the vaccinators themselves.