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An Education Department spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on the remarks, nor whether DeVos plans to stay in office until Jan. 20. Department officials announced during the all-hands staff meeting that they have lined up career officials to take over in an interim capacity in roles that will be vacated by …

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sanford Health received its first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. The health system says it has received 3,900 doses with more expected in the coming weeks. Vaccinations for front-line health care workers will begin on Tuesday. Sanford Health also said it invested in special cold storage facilities …

Covid’s U.S. toll: Nearly 300,000 dead and a stalemate between fatalism and hope By Marc Fisher, Scott Wilson and Arelis R. Hernández In April, the deadliest month of the pandemic, an elderly New Yorker in assisted living couldn’t grasp why she was suddenly forbidden to see her friends. In May, two sisters in Michigan, one …

LONDON (AP) — British health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval. The first shot was given to Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, at University Hospital Coventry, one …

Delightful December WeekendWatch Dave Aguilera’s Forecast 7 minutes ago Gary Pedigo Sr., Veteran Of Westminster’s Fire And Police Departments, Dies Of Complications From COVIDThe law enforcement community and firefighting team in the City of Westminster is mourning the loss of Gary Pedigo Sr., an exceptionally long serving member of both the police and fire departments. …

The Lincoln County School System has announced that students in grades 6 through 8 at Unity middle school will be mandated to attend school virtually during the week following Thanksgiving, November 30 through December 8. LCS has released a statement on the matter and it is printed below: “Unity Middle School (Grades 6-8) will go …

RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Department of Corrections recently began weekly COVID-19 testing of infirmary staff as well as continuing to aggressively test inmates and staff. “We have been at the testing forefront throughout the pandemic, thanks to the tireless work of our medical directors and staff and our partners around the state,” said VADOC …

On Friday, Carson Tahoe Health (CTH) made a gift of $5,000 to the Salvation Army to support the purchase of turkeys for their holiday meal program at the Salvation Army’s Turkey Drop at Max Casino in Carson City. Dee Tison, a nurse leader at Carson Tahoe, took action after learning that the Salvation Army was …

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows tested positive for Covid-19, a source familiar with the diagnosis told NBC News on Friday. The news comes as the U.S. has recorded for the third day in a row of more than 100,000 new cases, breaking previous records. It also comes as President Donald Trump and some …

“We are not going to control the pandemic. We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics and other mitigation areas,” Meadows told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” The comments from President Donald Trump’s chief of staff come as coronavirus cases surge across the US and the administration continues …