Drop in virus testing worries health experts
Jenna Portnoy and Rachel Chason, The Washington Post
Feb. 28, 2021
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A sign advertises drive-through coronavirus testing in Herndon, Va., in November. Coronavirus testing is down from peak levels over the winter holidays, making public health experts concerned that crucial information about the pandemic will be missed.Washington Post photo by Jahi Chikwendiu
Coronavirus testing is down by at least a third from its peak during the winter holidays in the greater Washington, D.C., region, sparking concern among public health experts who worry that lower testing numbers mean officials could be late to recognize a future surge in cases or the next vaccine-resistant variant.
Ruling overturning CDC eviction moratorium injects confusion into housing market
Kyle Swenson, The Washington Post
Feb. 26, 2021
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Billy Sullivan watches the furniture of a friend who was evicted from her church-owned apartment building in D.C. on Jan. 25, 2012.Washington Post photo by Jahi Chikwendiu
In a move that has triggered confusion across the nation s housing market, a federal judge in Texas issued a ruling on Thursday knocking down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s eviction moratorium as unconstitutional. Although the covid-19 pandemic persists, so does the Constitution, Judge J. Campbell Barker of the Eastern District of Texas wrote in his 21-page order filed on behalf of landlords, arguing that the federal government overstepped its authority with the CDC order.
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Lawmakers urge halt to deportation of Black immigrants
Maria Sacchetti and Arelis R. Hernández, The Washington Post
Feb. 12, 2021
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Demonstrators gather at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, to protest the recent deportations of Black immigrants, including those from Haiti and countries in Africa.Washington Post photo by Jahi Chikwendiu
WASHINGTON - Prominent Black lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to stop expelling migrants to nations such as Haiti that are engulfed in political turmoil, fearing that they could be harmed or killed.
Hundreds of immigrants have been swept out of the United States in recent days, a blow to groups that had been counting on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrants and the first Black vice president, to halt deportations and overturn the Trump administration s hard-line immigration policies.
With vaccine in short supply, Virginia assisted-living facility markets a Vaccination Staycation
Jenna Portnoy, The Washington Post
Feb. 7, 2021
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Tall Oaks Assisted Living in Fairfax County, Va., marketed a Vaccination Staycation, a month-long stay that allowed the ability to receive a two-dose coronavirus vaccine.Washington Post photo by Jahi Chikwendiu
As seniors across the country struggle to book appointments for scarce doses of coronavirus vaccines, one assisted-living facility marketed access to the doses through a Vaccination Staycation.
Tall Oaks Assisted Living in Fairfax County, Va., advertised that those who booked a month-long stay in a $5,000, all-inclusive studio apartment there could also receive a two-dose vaccine at the facility.