A bill that would allow parents in Pennsylvania to exempt their children from wearing a mask at school cleared a state Senate committee on Tuesday as Republican lawmakers started making good on their pledge to counter the governorвЂ™s statewide mask mandate. Some state lawmakers, political groups and local leaders have been dismissive of coronavirus vaccines, pushed the use of an anti-parasitic drug to treat COVID-19 and claimed that coronavirus case numbers are being inflated. State health officials say the state will help hospitals boost security if needed. The Idaho Hospital Association says similar instances are happening across the state. Officials at Kootenai Health in Coeur dвЂ™Alene, for instance, say some nurses are scared to go to the grocery store unless they have changed out of scrubs because they get accosted by angry people. Officials say some of the cases have been spreading among homeless people living in transitional housing, a group that may be more reluctant than most to seek health services.ДЄbout 64% of New Zealanders have had at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine.Д«OISE, Idaho - Health care workers in Idaho say they are facing increased animosity from some patients and community members, and they blame misinformation about the pandemic and coronavirus vaccines. WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand is reporting 45 new local cases of the coronavirus, the most in nearly a month as an outbreak in Auckland continues to grow.ДЄuckland remains under lockdown although officials have eased some restrictions since the outbreak began last month.Д¬OVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said Wednesday that people need to keep steady as officials continue efforts to tamp down the outbreak. Vaccination situation in Europe a story of two regions France offers state-funded therapy, tackles mental health employer vaccine mandates convert some workers, but not all But with the delta variant outbreak worsening in Sydney and Melbourne, some leaders have suggested they may maintain restrictions until 90% are fully vaccinated.ДЄustraliaвЂ™s government reported Tuesday that less than 53% of the population is fully vaccinated. State and territory leaders agreed in July that lockdowns would no longer be necessary after that level was achieved. That benchmark is 80% of residents ages 16 and older being fully inoculated with a double dose of AstraZeneca, Pfizer or Moderna. The government says in a Wednesday statement that its payments to workers who lose hours due to lockdowns will end two weeks after a state or territory reaches its vaccination benchmark. CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian government is ramping up pressure on state governments to end pandemic lockdowns by outlining plans to end financial aid.

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