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Rain has failed to quell Canadian wildfires, and more smoky haze is on the way

Wed, 2023-06-28 18:38 — mike kraft

Rain has failed to quell Canadian wildfires, and more smoky haze is on the way, officials say Canadian officials say a large amount of rain in Quebec in recent days didn’t fall in the areas where there wildfires are most active and they expect air quality to remain a concern through the summer, as long as the fires continue. AP News

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Drifting smoke from the wildfires has lowered curtains of haze on broad swaths of Canada and the United States, pushing into southern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, and moving into parts of West Virginia.

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ALSO SEE: More than a third of the US population, from the Midwest to the East Coast, under air quality alerts from Canadian wildfire smoke

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Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in parts of the US

Tue, 2023-06-27 17:28 — mike kraft

Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in Chicago and other parts of the US Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and eastern United States. AP News

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Wastewater analysis: Mysterious Covid-19 lineages in US sewers could offer clues to chronic infections; mystery in Ohio

Fri, 2023-06-09 09:43 — mike kraft

Mysterious Covid-19 lineages in US sewers could offer clues to chronic infections | CNN As Covid-19 testing and other coronavirus tracking efforts peter out in the United States, wastewater surveillance has become the primary method to monitor early community spread of the virus. And there’s some evidence that close investigation of the findings could also help unravel some of the mysteries of long Covid. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Ohio court rules that insurance doesn’t cover business COVID losses

Tue, 2022-12-13 17:03 — mike kraft

Ohio court: Insurance doesn't cover business COVID losses COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A commercial insurance policy doesn’t cover the income a business lost when the governor ordered a shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio Supreme Court said Monday in a decision consistent with multiple court rulings nationally weighing similar questions. AP NEWS

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The state’s high court found that the temporary presence of COVID-19 in a community or at a business and the temporary presence of an infected person don’t amount to a direct physical loss that might be covered.

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Minnesota court affirms fines against bars that violated state's mask mandate

Wed, 2022-09-21 09:06 — mike kraft

Court affirms fines against bars who violated mask mandate MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota appeals court panel has sided with the state health department over fines against bars that violated emergency safety orders during the coronavirus pandemic. The three judges, in a ruling issued Monday, affirmed the health department's authority to suspend the bars' license and levy fines. AP NEWS

The operators of two of the many bars that violated Gov. Tim Walz’s face mask mandate had appealed health officials’ actions against them. ...

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COVID omicron boosters have arrived in Florida.

Mon, 2022-09-12 18:08 — mike kraft

COVID omicron boosters have arrived in Florida. Who can get a shot and where? Newly updated Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 boosters, built to target the dominant omicron variants in the country, are now available at many retail pharmacies and hospitals across Florida. Miami Herald

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If you are 12 and older you are eligible to receive a single shot of Pfizer’s new booster doses at least two months after getting vaccinated or receiving a booster of a monovalent vaccine (the previous vaccines), according to the FDA.

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