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US details new international COVID-19 travel requirements
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US details new international COVID-19 travel requirements

AP News Zeke Miller & David KoenigOctober 25, 2021

Two weeks before a new vaccination requirement kicks in for most foreign travelers to the U.S., the Biden administration detailed the new international COVID-19 air travel polices, including exemptions for kids, and new federal contact tracing requirements.

Beginning on Nov. 8, foreign, non-immigrant adults traveling to the United States will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with limited exceptions, and all travelers will need to be tested for the virus before boarding an aircraft to the U.S., with tightened restrictions for those who are not fully vaccinated.

State’s Top Doc Burke-Harris to Lead Advisory Team as African Americans Raise COVID-19 Vaccine Concerns
COVID-19HealthLocalNews

State’s Top Doc Burke-Harris to Lead Advisory Team as African Americans Raise COVID-19 Vaccine Concerns

Quinci LeGardye | California Black MediaDecember 3, 2020

Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, three vaccine trials have yielded promising results, and the first round of Americans could begin to receive shots as early as mid-December.

Last week, the California Department of Public Health announced that California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris will chair the state’s Community Vaccine Advisory Committee. The group Burke-Harris leads will help guide the state’s decision making about vaccine distribution.

Camouflaged Vaping Devices Are Hoodwinking Parents And Schools
FamilyHealthSafety

Camouflaged Vaping Devices Are Hoodwinking Parents And Schools

Anna Maria, Barry-Jester Kaiser Health NewsSeptember 20, 2019

In yet another twist for worried parents: Meet the vaping hoodie. This high school fashion mainstay — defined by a hood with drawstrings — is now available as a vaping device, ready to deliver a puff of nicotine (or marijuana) anywhere, anytime. Including in the classroom.

Let’s Clamp Down on Tobacco and Vaping Product Access for Young People
Julianne MalveauxOpinion

Let’s Clamp Down on Tobacco and Vaping Product Access for Young People

Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire ContributorMarch 21, 2019

Nearly half a million people die every year from complications from smoking. About a tenth of them never put a cigarette to their lips – they die from exposure to second-hand smoke. Death from tobacco is, according to the Centers for Disease Control, the leading cause of preventable death. But too many people, enticed by advertising, think that smoking is so “cool” that they embrace it. And the tobacco industry spent more than $9 billion on smoking advertising, or about a million dollars an hour.