HEALTH equityPUBLIC healthCOVID-19 pandemicHEALTH care rationingRACIAL inequalityThe Washington State Department of Health developed an equitable funding allocation methodology incorporating quantitative and qualitative decision-making components. We describe the methodology and an implementation ...
President Joe Biden on April 6 directed that states make every adult eligible for a coronavirus vaccine by April 19, nearly two weeks earlier than his, which was set for May 1. Alaska was the first state to announce and implement eligibility for all adults on March 9. Since then, states ...
NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Hawaii is the lone remaining U.S. state sticking with indoor mask mandate as U.S. COVID-19 cases drop, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. Hawaii, which has had the country's fewest cases per capita over the course of the pandemic, has seen its...
Hawaii No restrictions effective November 14 Travel restrictions: Travel restrictions have been lifted. Idaho No restrictions effective November 14 Travel restrictions: Idaho does not have any travel restrictions in place for out-of-state travelers. Illinois No restrictions effective November 14 Tr...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island health officials on Friday reported seven deaths and more than 800 additional cases of COVID-19.
State plans to appeal possible $17.5M withholding of federal school aid Updated: Sep. 19, 2024 at 10:56 AM GMT+8| By Steve Kirch The state will appeal the U.S. Department of Education’s threat to withhold $17.5 million from Alaska schools, Department of Early Education leaders said Wedn...
Kentucky reports child flu, COVID deaths Updated: Feb. 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM GMT+8| By WKYT News Staff Kentucky Department for Public Health officials announced on Friday that a child has died from influenza. News Kentucky school districts close due to severe weather Updated: Feb. 6, 2025...
Hawaii As of March 25, 2022, Hawaii Safe Travels restrictions were lifted. Travelers arriving on March 26 or later will no longer be required to complete a Safe Travels application to enter Hawaii. Additionally, there will be no COVID-related requirements for arriving domestic passengers. Traveler...
(62.2-68.0) 38 Hawaii 75.5 (75.0-76.1) 1 78.4 (77.4-79.4) 3 66.3 (63.7-68.8) 1 68.3 (65.3-71.1) 3 Idaho 74.0 (73.3-74.7) 5 77.2 (75.6-78.8) 16 64.6 (62.0-67.0) 12 67.0 (63.8-70.0) 19 Illinois 71.5 (70.9-72.0) 37 76.6 (75.5-77.6) 26 62.9 (60.5-65.1) 31 66.8 (64.0-...
FILE PHOTO: People walk next to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing sites in New York City, New York, U.S., December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly half of the $350 billion in COVID-19 assistance to state, local,...