Maine, Michigan and and Indiana are among the latest states to request and receive aid from the National Guard in combatting the coronavirus pandemic threatening to overwhelm their hospitals.
A Navy commander has been fired from his job as the executive officer of a warship because heand refused to be tested for the coronavirus, Navy officials said Friday.
Navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Jason Fischer declined to give the precise reason why Kins was relieved of command, citing privacy concerns. Fischer, who is spokesman for the Naval Surface Force Atlantic, said the reason for the firing was that Anderson lost confidence in Kins’ ability to perform his duties after he failed to obey a lawful order.
Navy personnel had until late November to get the vaccine or request exemptions as per the Pentagon's requirements. Thousands of service members have asked for religious exemptions, but so far none have been approved.— The Associated PressCalifornia Medical Board President Kristina Lawson has been stalked and harassed by "anti-vaccine extremists," according to California Medical Association President Robert E. Wailes.
Wailes said in a statement that more must be done to stop the "dangerous escalation" from COVID misinformation groups. Only one person was hospitalized with omicron and no deaths have been recorded, she added. The variant has been detected in 25 states as of Friday.
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