A GANG of dealers have admitted playing a part in selling cocaine across Southend after they were arrested in dramatic raids. All four gang members admitted conspiring to supply cocaine to drug users in Southend between December 2020 and April this year. They appeared in court yesterday and will be sentenced “as soon as possible.” Jason Balding, Gary Salvin, Daniel Deadman and Tony Carter were arrested by Essex Police when the force carried out dawn raids at a number of homes in Southend on April 10 this year. Judge Andrew Hurst agreed with prosecuting barrister Adam Budworth to adjourn the sentencing hearing until all basis of pleas had been submitted by the men, due by the end of June.
Counties Most Vulnerable to COVID Have Been the Slowest to Vaccinate
Medics transfer a patient on a stretcher from an ambulance outside the Coral Gables Hospital where COVID-19 patients are treated in Coral Gables near Miami, Florida, on July 30, 2020.
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ProPublica analysis of county data maintained by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that early attempts to prioritize people with chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and obesity have faltered. At the same time, healthier and often wealthier counties moved faster in vaccinating residents, especially those 65 and older. (Seniors are a more reliable measure of vaccination progress than younger adults, who are less likely to have been eligible long enough to receive their second shots.) Counties with high levels of chronic illnesses or “comorbidities” had, on average, immunized 57% of their seniors by April 25, compared to 65% of seniors in counties
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As the U.S. rushes to vaccinate its population against the coronavirus, most counties with the sickest residents are lagging behind and making only incremental progress reaching their most vulnerable populations.
A ProPublica analysis of county data maintained by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that early attempts to prioritize people with chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and obesity have faltered. At the same time, healthier and often wealthier counties moved faster in vaccinating residents, especially those 65 and older. (Seniors are a more reliable measure of vaccination progress than younger adults, who are less likely to have been eligible long enough to receive their second shots.) Counties with high levels of chronic illnesses or “comorbidities” had, on average, immunized 57% of their seni
Wyandotte County church leaders help address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Church leaders help address Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy
and last updated 2021-04-27 23:48:31-04
KANSAS CITY, Kan. â Wyandotte County health officials are working to address vaccine hesitancy.
Just 17.3% of county residents are fully vaccinated and 26.6% of residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The current Kansas statewide rate is 37.8 % for people who have received at least one vaccine dose.
Wyandotte County churches are stepping in to help address hesitancy in the community.
Reverend Tony Carter Jr. at Salem Baptist Church is happy to use his influence on community members to educate them about the COVID-19 vaccine.
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