State Department of Health favors legalizing weed

Attorneys were among those at a recent listening session locally who spoke in support of legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Sparked by the findings of a report commissioned by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state Department of Health recommended re.....»»

3,600 Texans have died from COVID-19 since March 2, which was the day restrictions were lifted, said the Texas Department of State Health Services. Rep. Lauren B.....»»

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., with consultation from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, is offering resources to business owners to encourage employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine......»»

All Washingtonians 16 and older will be eligible to get Covid-19 vaccinations starting May 1, the Washington State Department of Health said Wednesday. The state is currently in Phase 1B tier 2 of its vaccine rollout, which widened the eligibility.....»»

While there are many reasons to be optimistic, Washington State Department of Health Secretary Dr. Umair Shah says there are challenges ahead......»»

A state health department spokeswoman said not all critical workers were included in the expansion of the Covid-19 vaccine program announced Thursday because supplies of the shots are still limited......»»

Play ball — with fans! That was the word late Friday from the California Department of Public Health, which announced that stadiums and live outdoor performance venues can reopen throughout the state — including in counties still in the.....»»

WASHINGTON – Health officials confirmed Covid-19 in another 1,310 Arizonans Wednesday and reported that 43 more people died from the disease, according to the latest numbers from the Arizona Department of Health Services. Depressing numbers – but.....»»

More than 90% of Covid-19 vaccine shipments to Washington state have been this week due to bad weather on the East Coast, the state Department of Health said Thursday. The delays forced the state to close its mass vaccination site in Kennewi.....»»

Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday announced the state's health department is dramatically expanding a Covid testing program in an effort to get students back into classrooms. A pilot testing program has already been run with 11 school districts in Washington.....»»

The UW Medicine Virology Lab detected the first two cases of the more transmittable variant of Covid-19 in Snohomish County, the Washington State Department of Health announced Saturday evening. The variant was originally identified in the Unit.....»»

Jones was fired from Florida's health department in May over what she alleges was a refusal to alter COVID-19 data at the request of her managers. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida at a news conference in December at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, .....»»

The Arizona Department of Health Services said Friday it is expanding its Covid-19 vaccination programs, adding distribution at pharmacies and at a second state-run site in the East Valley and broadening the number of people eligible for the vaccine......»»

About 17% of Washington adults who received their flu shots did so at employer-based vaccination sites in 2019 and 2020, according to the Washington State Department of Health. That’s why state officials have placed establishing employer sites a.....»»

Washington State Department of Health officials announced plans Wednesday to speed up the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, but their ability to sustain that effort depends on a nonexistent national strategy, Health Secretary Umair Shah said. The Tr.....»»

Eighty-four of 100 N.C. counties — including all 12 in the Triad — were rated as having critical spread of the Covid-19 virus when the the state Department of Health and Human Services released its latest Covid-19 County Alert System repor.....»»

Washington is not ready to move into the next vaccination phase, state health officials said Wednesday, but it did elaborate on when workers would be eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine. “Vaccines are our true roadmap to true recovery,”.....»»

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health Covid-19 Dashboard, there have been 135,044 vaccinations, all first doses, conducted in the state as of Jan. 4. That would make UPMC's 21% of the state total......»»

A contagious new strain of the coronavirus that has spread in Britain has been detected in a man in Florida, the state Department of Health said Thursday night......»»

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her orders have been the subject of numerous protests from right-wing politicians and groups. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is pictured on October 16, 2020. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The Michigan House of .....»»