Newark Advocate
NEWARK A survey of 23 elected officials in Newark, Heath and Licking County governments shows a majority have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The Advocate asked for a response from the mayors of Newark and Heath, council members from both communities and the three Licking County Commissioners.
Sixteen said they have already received a vaccine and two others plans to do so. Four did not answer the question and one said he is not sure if he ll get the vaccine.
The Ohio Department of Health reports 34% of people in Licking County, or 58,018, have received at least one dose of a vaccine. And, 24% of Licking Countians, or 40,860, are fully vaccinated. The Licking County Health Department has given 30,000 doses.
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Federal government measures requiring people entering Canada to quarantine in approved hotels for a minimum three days violates the Charter and should be struck down, a Federal Court challenge says.
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“The rule of law and the constitutional rights of Canadian citizens and other individuals are not suspended by the declaration of a public health crisis,” the court document states about the latest response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The Constitution, both written and unwritten, continues to apply to all legislation and government decisions, and operates to protect the fundamental freedoms and civil rights of all Canadian citizens and other individuals notwithstanding the presence of an infectious illness.”
“I hear and appreciate how difficult it is for the applicants and other members of the public, especially at this time of year, but I cannot find the public interest is served in granting this stay.”
Earlier this month, Alberta introduced a series of targeted restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19, including limiting social gatherings to only your household, and putting 15 per cent capacity limits on faith services. In subsequent weeks, Premier Jason Kenney has suggested the restrictions are working and the province is seeing a “plateau,” though it continues to have the highest number of active cases per capita in Canada.