CLOSE Campers looking to vacation in Vermont’s state parks this summer will have a much easier time this year than the last. Vermont State Parks has released updated guidance for travel and overnight stays as the state moves through the Vermont Forward plan, Gov. Phil Scott’s multi-phase blueprint for reopening. […]
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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WDBJ/New River Health District Release) – COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available Thursday in Blacksburg and Friday in Christiansburg to anyone ages 18 and up, and the New River Health District (NRHD) now offers an online self-scheduling tool to enable people who live and work in the New River […]
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Online self-scheduling now available for Thursday, Friday’s COVID vaccine clinic in New River Valley
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – If you’re still in need of the COVID-19 vaccine, you’re in luck. There will be vaccine clinics to anyone ages 18 and up Thursday, April 15 in Blacksburg and Friday, April 16 in Christiansburg. Now, the New River Health District is offering an online self-scheduling tool to […]
Nursing home staffers are still falling ill at an alarming rate in New Jersey. There were 4,117 such workers with coronavirus as of Friday, which is actually more than the number of residents currently afflicted in those long-term care facilities. More than 17,500 have recovered, but 143 have died. As […]
We’re more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic that has kept most Americans homebound over the past dozen or so months – and often in our sweatpants (or athleisure in my case). And after that long a stretch spent in oversized vacation tees and Nike leggings so I can transition from work to […]
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday that the nation was banning domestic travel and closing schools for several weeks as a surge in COVID-19 cases has strained hospitals across the country. “We’re going to close nursery, elementary and high schools for three weeks,” Macron said in a televised address […]
CENTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Pandemic-weary Americans starved for human interaction and physical touch are taking advantage of a growing wellness option once reserved for Hollywood actors, rock stars and elite athletes: boutique stretching. “It’s like a workout, but you feel way more flexible,” a masked Kelly O’Neal, 51, said as […]
“Unvaccinated children would still need to quarantine for five days, and the parents, of course, must stay with the child,” said Eric Newman, who owns the travel blog Iceland With Kids. “Iceland’s brand-new travel regulations are not friendly to families hoping to visit with children.” After a year of virtual […]
Rutgers University will require students returning to campus this fall to prove they’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19, becoming one of the first institutions in the U.S. to mandate the immunizations. Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway announced the change Thursday, saying in a statement the university plans to update its immunization requirements […]
Target Corp. TGT, +0.47% will be hanging on to the safety measures implemented during the pandemic for the foreseeable future, Chief Executive Brian Cornell told reporters recently. “The focus on safety will be with consumers for years to come,” he said. “We will continue to lean into ensuring a safe, […]
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Gov. Phil Scott says he hopes Vermont can return to normal by July 4. But big events and concerts take months of planning. So is there still enough time to line some up for this spring and summer? Current guidelines only allow up to two unvaccinated […]
If you’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine, you now can be rewarded with free doughnuts — seriously. Popular doughnut giant Krispy Kreme announced it’s now giving away one free, daily original glazed doughnut to anyone who shows a valid COVID-19 vaccination card at any of its U.S. shops. The promotion is […]
CLOSE Telework has life-changing benefits but it also has its downsides because your days can become repetitive, which can lead to disengagement and burnout. Buzz60 It’s not just you. The workday working from home during the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t just feel longer. For many of us, it actually is longer. […]
Patients stream steadily into the Covid vaccine center that Todd Engle can almost touch from his West Virginia backyard. But like scores of other Republican voters, force would likely be required to get a dose into his arm. Many of the party’s millions of supporters are among the nation’s most […]
This vital pre-Olympic training takes place in Colorado Springs, less than two miles from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center (OPTC), a world-class facility that many sports’ officials rave about but still don’t have sufficient access to because of coronavirus restrictions. “We have 1,100 boxing gyms that are boxing […]
DISNEYLAND is set to reopen with limited capacity and only to California residents after shuttering more than a year ago from Covid. Theme parks Disneyland and Disney California Adventure – which are located in Anaheim, California – are planning to officially reopen to the public on April 30, 2021. 7 […]
After a year’s hiatus because of the statewide stay-at-home order, the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival returns in April to offer acres of bright flowers — a pretty sign of spring and, this year, hope for the beginning of the end of the pandemic. But COVID-19 remains, along with health and […]
Federal health officials have directed states to make all adults eligible for vaccination by May 1, Andy Slavitt, the White House senior adviser for COVID-19 response, said Wednesday. Also Wednesday, Massachusetts and Iowa announced plans to open up vaccination appointments to all adults next month, joining a growing list of […]
A California teachers union claims its comment about using a proposed $2,500 stipend from COVID relief funds to cover the costs of an “airplane trip to Hawaii” when the pandemic was over for a was meant to be “playful” and not connected to the cost of teachers returning to the […]
CLOSE Traveling for spring break isn’t a good idea this year, but you can find fun stuff to do close to home with your kids. (Photo: kate_sept2004, Getty Images) For the second year in a row, spring break travel is a bad idea. Vaccinations are giving us a light at the […]
WESTPORT — First Selectman Jim Marpe still remembers standing on the steps outside of town hall a year ago — maskless and surrounded by other officials — announcing schools and various aspects of town government would have to close. COVID-19 had come to Westport. “This was going to be the […]
For some people, finishing work for good is an appealing idea, with the prospect of travel, spending time with family and enjoying hobbies. But retiring during a pandemic is a different matter entirely. Travel isn’t currently an option, and for months Britons have been restricted in what they can do […]