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US lifts COVID test flight rule

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that the requirement will end early Sunday morning. The health agency said it will continue to monitor state of the pandemic and will reassess the need for a testing requirement if the situation changes. “This step is possible because ...

Local data: New death, 37 new cases in Dickinson

COVID-19 activity rose in Dickinson County in the past week, with health officials Thursday reporting 37 new confirmed positives, along with another death blamed on the virus. Iron County had 18 new confirmed cases since June 2, the same number as in the previous week. Dickinson County ...

FDA advisers back Novavax COVID shots

American adults who haven’t yet gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 may soon get another choice, as advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday backed a more traditional type of shot. Next, the FDA must decide whether to authorize the protein vaccine made by latecomer Novavax as the nation's fourth coronavirus shot for adults. It's made with more conventional technology than today's dominant Pfizer and Moderna shots and the lesser-used Johnson & Johnson option. N ovavax shots are already available in Australia, Canada, parts of Europe and multiple other countries, either ...

Buttigieg, others have COVID-19 after Mackinac Island conference

MACKINAC ISLAND (AP) — At least 15 people who attended a public affairs conference last week on Mackinac Island have tested positive for COVID-19, including U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The gathering is put on each year by a business group, the Detroit Regional Chamber, and attracts more than 1,000 public officials, journalists and others who discuss a variety of political and policy issues. Four Republican candidates for governor had a debate. Participants were required to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test. The chamber said at least 15 ...

Meatpacking company settles COVID-19 workplace allegations

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A national meatpacking company with a facility in Green Bay has agreed to pay about $15,000 to settle allegations of unsafe practices during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic sickened and killed Wisconsin workers. Wisconsin Public Radio reported Thursday that the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration announced the settlement last week. The settlement applies to seven JBS Foods USA plants, including the Green Bay facility. The company closed that plant in late April 2020 after nearly 150 infections were linked to it. The plant reopened about a ...

Local data: 29 new virus positives in Dickinson, 18 in Iron

Local COVID-19 activity ticked up slightly in the past week, with health officials Thursday reporting 29 new confirmed COVID-19 positives in Dickinson County and 18 in Iron County since May 27. Dickinson County also had 12 probable virus cases and Iron County one probable in the past six ...