Gov. Pete Ricketts said the state’s unusually strict privacy laws prohibited the continued release of the data after he let an emergency order lapse in June.
Tag: Disease Rates
First Malaria Vaccine Approved by W.H.O.
Malaria kills about 500,000 people each year, about half of them children in Africa. The new vaccine isn’t perfect, but it will help turn the tide, experts said.
English Schools Drop Mask Mandates, but Questions Rise Along With Cases
England is taking more risks than many U.S. schools as a way of returning to normal. Many parents approve, but with more than 180,000 students absent in recent weeks, others question the trade off.
Australia and New Zealand Inch Closer to Covid Reopening
Australia’s prime minister gave more detail on the timeline for reopening to travelers, while New Zealand’s announced plans for a vaccine pass program.
Covid, in Retreat
New cases in the U.S. have fallen by more than a third in the past month.
Battling Delta, New Zealand Abandons Its Zero-Covid Ambitions
The country is changing course seven weeks into a lockdown that has failed to end the outbreak and tested the patience of many residents.
Is the Coronavirus Getting Better at Airborne Transmission?
The Alpha variant traveled more efficiently in small droplets, two new studies found. The Delta variant may have continued this evolution.
In Portugal, There Is Virtually No One Left to Vaccinate
Portugal is among the most highly vaccinated countries in the world. Vice Adm. Henrique Gouveia e Melo, who led the campaign, said there was a key to his success: Keep politics out of it.
E.U. Countries Risk a New Surge if They Ease Restrictions Now, Officials Warn
Not enough people in the bloc have been fully vaccinated to keep the coronavirus from flaring up again, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control said.
The Right to Health
Immunization mandates aren’t new. One helped win the American Revolution.