SERVICE. JOSH: JOSH KRISTIANTO, KETV NEWSWATCH 7. SA RAH: TOPPING CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE, DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH DIRECTOR DR. LINDSAY HUSE IS SOUNDING THE ALARM TONIG.HT THE COUNTY REPORTS 2,162 NEW CASES SINCE THURSD.AY >> SO THAT’S ONLY TWO DAYS. THAT’S A HUGE JUMP IN NUMBERS. SO, WHEN WE SAY THAT THE SURGE CONTINUES, THE SURGE IS KINDF O LIKE A TIDAL WAVE RIGHT NOW. SARAH: DR. HUSE SAYS SOME OF THE SURGE CAN BE LINKED THETO HOLIDAYS. MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING TESTED BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TRAVEL OR PLAN TO THGA. SHE SAYS, EVEN WITH AN INCREASE IN TESTING, THESE NUMBERS ARE STILL VERY SIGNIFICA.NT >> IT DOESN’T MATT.ER THAT ILLNESS IS STILL OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT -- EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE CASES REPRESENT SOMEBODY WHO CAN TRANSMIT TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE. SO IT DOESN’T, IT DOESN’T MATTER IF IT’S JUST A FLASH IN THE PAN, OR IF IT’S JUST A TEMPORARY SPIKE. WE STILL NEED TO THINK ABOUT WAYS THAT WE CAN BRING THOSE NUMBERS BACK DN.OW SARAH: ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE CONTINUED STRAIN ON HOSPITAL SYSTEMS. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS UTSNI ACROSS THE METRO AREA ARE 85% FU. THERE ARE JUST 215 STAFFED BEDS OPEN. THERE ARE EVEN FEWER CRITICAL CARE BEDS OPEN. FOR ADULTS, THERE ARE 20 STAFFED BEDSND A JUST 11 ICU BEDS FOR KIDS. EIGHT PEDIATRIC PATIENTSRE HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19. ALMOST 300 ADULTS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL. 90 OF THOSE ARE IN THE I
Judge halts federal mask mandate for kids in head start, vaccine mandate for staff and volunteers
Nebraska and Iowa are among the more than two dozen states that filed the lawsuit against the mandate by the Biden Administration.
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Updated: 12:33 PM CST Jan 3, 2022
A judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting the Biden Administration from enforcing a mandate that would require masks for children in Head Start programs and require staffers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Nebraska and Iowa are among the more than two dozen states that filed the lawsuit claiming the mandate imposes "unlawful requirements of masks on toddlers and COVID-19 vaccines for staff and volunteers in Head Start Programs."The states on the lawsuit are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Wyoming and West Virginia.“Once again, the Biden Administration has attempted to utilize a federal program beyond its intended scope to mandate vaccination. That is both a violation of executive constitutional boundaries and an abuse of citizens’ constitutional rights, “ said Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson in a statement.
A judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting the Biden Administration from enforcing a mandate that would require masks for children in Head Start programs and require staffers to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Nebraska and Iowa are among the more than two dozen states that filed the lawsuit claiming the mandate imposes "unlawful requirements of masks on toddlers and COVID-19 vaccines for staff and volunteers in Head Start Programs."
The states on the lawsuit are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Wyoming and West Virginia.
“Once again, the Biden Administration has attempted to utilize a federal program beyond its intended scope to mandate vaccination. That is both a violation of executive constitutional boundaries and an abuse of citizens’ constitutional rights, “ said Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson in a statement.
