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DMCS officials have acknowledged that the plug may have to be pulled on some live events which have already been announced for this summer if a government-backed insurance scheme is not offered soon.
But the department told MPs yesterday it could not update them on whether such a scheme may be possible, after being warned some events are reaching a “point of no return” on deciding whether to go ahead this year.
At a Public Accounts Committee hearing yesterday, Sarah Olney MP (Lib Dem) warned culture officials that many live events this summer are “unable to get insurance”, with Covid-related risks meaning “the insurance products are simply not available on the market at any price”.
Molly Squire, 16, and her younger sister Emma, 13, live close by, so they walked to the high school to receive COVID-19 testing at the Bromfield School in Harvard, MA. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
It’s a snowy afternoon in early January and the carpool lane at the Bromfield High School in Harvard, Mass. is packed with cars. But the families inside aren’t here to drop off their kids. They’re here for COVID-19 tests. I m going to just swab each side about four times around, says a healthcare worker to 13-year-old Emma Squire and her 16-year-old sister, Molly. The two girls look straight ahead as they get the test.
Stanford apologizes after doctors protest vaccine plan that put frontline workers at back of line
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Anesthesia Clinical instructor Deborah Fretwell, holding a Shame on Stanford participates in rally during protest at the Stanford University Medical Center Hospital, in Palo Alto, California on Friday, December 18, 2019. Over 100 resident physicians and staff protesting over who got the vaccines in front of the Stanford University Medical Center Hospital.Josie Lepe / Special to the ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Over 100 resident physicians and staff protesting over who got the vaccines in front of the Stanford University Medical Center Hospital, in Palo Alto, California on Friday, December 18, 2019.Josie Lepe / Special to the ChronicleShow MoreShow Less