South Carolina public health chief's confirmation hearing overshadowed by COVID anger
As the first director of South Carolina's newly organized health agency, Dr. Edward Simmer has a vision of reducing infant ...
Trump Administration Revokes Billions In COVID Spending
Five years after the first COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will pull back ...
Hochul Softens Stance on Ban Against Wearing Face Masks in Public
A day after pushing for a partial ban on face coverings, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she favored a less stringent proposal that ...
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Gov. Hochul is pushing a last-minute mask ban in state budget talks
The governor has expressed support for restrictions in protest settings, while many protesters say they need to conceal their ...
Editorial: SC's schoolyard bullies are back, and — surprise — they're spreading more lies
SC Gov. Henry McMaster's pick to lead new SC Department of Public Health attacked because he supports COVID, other vaccines, ...
Covid spurred both public health advances and science skepticism
One of the nation’s most outspoken vaccine experts believes the U.S. is already forgetting a critical lesson reinforced ...
Masking tensions in Albany
THE MASK DEBATE: Gov. Kathy Hochul’s eleventh-hour request for a mask crackdown in the state budget has ripped apart ...
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New York State Legislature considering ban on face masks and coverings in public to prevent criminal activity
This proposal is not about health or safety, but instead, it aims to prevent criminals from using masks to hide their ...
What It Really Means to ‘Give Infectious Disease a Break’
That era might now be over. In recent years, the U.S. had already begun to neglect its public-health infrastructure, ...
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Final Reading: Vermont Senate bill would prevent cities and towns from banning face masks
The proposal comes as bans on face masks have been put in place in other parts of the country in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The State House Gavel: SC public health nominee responds to COVID critics, details threats
Statehouse reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter are back at the Capitol reporting what you need to know when lawmakers are in Columbia. They'll post news, important schedules, ...