Kauai county reaches COVID hazard pay settlement with police union
The agreement between the county and the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers, or SHOPO, covers officers who worked from March 4, 2020, through March 25, 2022. Read more
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UH students on the hook for $42M in COVID hazard pay to employees
University of Hawaii regent Neil Abercrombie is pressing for answers on how much UH employees would receive in back pay for putting themselves at risk while working during the COVID-19 era. Read more
Rolovich loses lawsuit against Washington State over firing
Judge Thomas O. Rice of the Eastern District of Washington handed down a summary judgment on Monday. Read more
Hawaii residents getting COVID vaccines are now the minority
The days when people lined up for the COVID-19 vaccine are now a distant memory. Read more
Experts warn Trump’s health picks lack pandemic experience
“If the worst-case scenario happens and we have a serious public health crisis, the body count is going to be enormous because these guys don’t have the skills or the will to do anything about it,” said John P. Moore, a virus expert and professor at Cornell University’s Weill Cornell Medical College. Read more
An Idaho health department is barred from offering COVID shots
The ban will make it harder for some people to access COVID vaccines in the six-county region in southwestern Idaho, which include Adams, Canyon, Owyhee, Gem, Washington and Payette counties and covers over 300,000 residents. Read more
Hawaii Health Department recommends updated COVID, flu, RSV vaccines
DOH recommends the 2024-2025 flu and COVID-19 vaccines for all persons 6 months of age and older, and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) shot for newborns and infants, pregnant persons, adults over 75 and those ages 60 to 74 with certain chronic medical conditions. Read more
Kokua Line: How long should I wait to get new COVID-19 vaccine?
Question: I am receiving conflicting information about how long I should wait between COVID-19 vaccinations. My last shot was in May, and I will be traveling at the end of November. Read more
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FDA authorizes Novavax’s updated COVID vaccine
Shares of the company were up 2.2% in extended trading after closing 8.6% higher. Read more
On the COVID ‘off-ramp’: No tests, isolation or masks
The rate of hospitalizations with COVID is nearly twice what it was at this time last summer, and deaths — despite being down almost 75% from what they were at the worst of the pandemic — are still double what they were this spring. Read more
Zuckerberg: Biden pressured Meta to censor COVID-19 content
In July 2021, President Joe Biden, a Democrat, said social media platforms like Facebook “are killing people” for allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to be posted on its platform. Read more
Free COVID tests available in September
Households can order up to four free tests through COVIDTests.gov, officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services said at a press briefing. Read more
FDA clears COVID shots targeting newer variants
The updated shots target the KP.2 variant that was circulating earlier this year. Read more
Kokua Line: Are more kids going to the ER with COVID-19?
Question: I read that nationally more kids are going to the ER with COVID-19 now than old people, percentage-wise. Is that true in Hawaii? Read more
COVID-19 looms over Olympics as several athletes test positive
Several athletes have tested positive, including Australian swimmer Lani Pallister who was a medal hope in the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle but had to withdraw from the event. Pallister has been instructed to isolate in her room. Read more
Biden heads to Washington after COVID, ending campaign
Biden’s White House physician said the president had tested negative for COVID and that his symptoms had resolved. Read more
Hawaii joins 20 other states with ‘very high’ COVID levels in sewage
Across the nation, COVID-19’s shadow has become more pronounced lately, with the usual seasonal uptick in travel and socialization spawning a fresh spate of infections. Read more
COVID activity in Hawaii has peaked, but is still at high levels
The level of COVID-19 circulating in Hawaii appears to have peaked, based on the latest metrics released by the state Department of Health today, but are still at high levels. Read more
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, White House says
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced the positive test for the 81-year-old Democrat after Biden cancelled a speech due to the diagnosis. Read more
7 states hit ‘very high’ COVID levels as sewage detections jump
COVID-19 is growing or probably growing in 44 states and in the nation’s capital, the CDC reported. Read more
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