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Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 10:10 AM EDT
Valdosta Daily Times. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Be prepared for hurricane season While pandemic seems to be subsiding,...

Alabama to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility on March 22

By Kim Chandler Mar. 12, 2021 04:25 PM EST
MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) — Alabama is expanding eligibility later this month for COVID-19 vaccinations to more frontline workers, residents with certain chronic...

Drummer Kyle Sharamitaro hugs his wife, Katherine, moments after they both received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. After getting his shot, Kyle joined the Soul Brass Band who were playing near the entrance (Chris Granger /The Advocate via AP)
Louisiana widens vaccine access for preexisting conditions

By Melinda Deslatte Mar. 09, 2021 01:23 PM EST

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb speaks during a media availability from the Statehouse, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indiana expands virus vaccine eligibility to 50 and older

By Tom Davies Mar. 03, 2021 01:21 PM EST

Mark Calkins, with the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, holds up a bag containing the first 10 syringes containing Pfizer Inc.'s coronavirus vaccine before it is administered to the staff in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)
Vaccine access expands to Louisiana teachers, day care staff

By Melinda Deslatte Feb. 18, 2021 03:55 PM EST

Governor Gretchen Whitmer, left, speaks as Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Chief Medical Executive, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, listens in Lansing, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)
Whitmer seeks boost in tuition, child care, bridge spending

By David Eggert Feb. 11, 2021 06:00 AM EST

Illinois to allow COVID vaccine for pre-existing conditions

Feb. 10, 2021 05:01 PM EST
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — Illinois residents under 65 years old with pre-existing medical conditions will be eligible to receive vaccination to protect them against...

FILE - In this Thursday, May 7, 2020 file photo, a pregnant woman wearing a face mask and gloves holds her belly as she waits in line for groceries with hundreds during a food pantry sponsored by Healthy Waltham for those in need due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, at St. Mary's Church in Waltham, Mass. On Thursday, June 25, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its list of which Americans are at higher risk for severe cases of COVID-19, adding pregnant women and removing age alone as a factor. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
U.S. officials change virus risk groups, add pregnant women

By Mike Stobbe Jun. 25, 2020 04:50 PM EDT