Rutgers to require students be vaccinated for in-person classes | TheHill

Students at Rutgers University will require proof of receiving a coronavirus vaccine in order to register for classes this fall.

Source: Rutgers to require students be vaccinated for in-person classes | TheHill

Man arrested outside hospital with body armor, explosive and firearms | TheHill

Police in Lexington, Ky., on Thursday arrested a man outside of the University of Kentucky’s Chandler Hospital after being tipped off by nearby authorities that a possibly armed and dangerous man was coming to the premises.

NBC News and local news affiliate WKYT reported that a man identified as Bryan Carroll was arrested at the hospital without incident; police told reporters that he had multiple weapons and body armor on his person, and they found “suspected explosive devices” in his vehicle.

“He will be charged with multiple state charges as well as pending federal charges,” said University of Kentucky Police Chief Joe Monroe, according to NBC.

Source: Man arrested outside hospital with body armor, explosive and firearms | TheHill

Most Americans Now Say They’ve Gotten At Least One Dose of a COVID-19 Vaccine or Want to Get Vaccinated As Soon As Possible, with Enthusiasm Rising Across Racial, Ethnic and Partisan Groups | KFF

Black and Hispanic Adults and Those Under Age 30 Remain Most Likely to Want to “Wait and See;” Roughly One in Four Among “Wait and See” Say They Would Be More Likely to Get Vaccinated if Only One Shot Were Required While Enthusiasm Rises, a Persistent Minority Say They Definitely Will Not Get Vaccinated; Republicans,…More

Source: Most Americans Now Say They’ve Gotten At Least One Dose of a COVID-19 Vaccine or Want to Get Vaccinated As Soon As Possible, with Enthusiasm Rising Across Racial, Ethnic and Partisan Groups | KFF

Experts: 3-foot rule in schools problematic in light of COVID variants | CIDRAP (Me: TYS – told you so)

At the same time that CDC officials were updating school policy, they were also warning that B117, a variant strain 50% more transmissible than the wild-type virus, would likely become the dominant strain in the United States by April. In some states, such as Florida and California, the variant, which was first detected in the United Kingdom, already accounts for 25% of cases.

Now several experts are concerned that schools may be opening during an inflection point in the pandemic and are being misguided about how to do so.

Source: Experts: 3-foot rule in schools problematic in light of COVID variants | CIDRAP

Facebook has been autogenerating pages for white supremacists | Ars Technica

Researchers at the Tech Transparency Project found that Facebook created dozens of pages for groups like the “Universal Aryan Brotherhood Movement” when a user did something as simple as listing it as their employer. Some of the autogenerated pages garnered thousands of likes by the time they were discovered by researchers. TTP also discovered four Facebook groups that had been created by users. The researchers shared their findings with Facebook, which removed most of the pages. Yet, two of the autogenerated pages and all four Facebook groups remained active when the group published its findings. Source: Facebook has been autogenerating pages for white supremacists | Ars Technica

The New Humanitarian | Myanmar’s post-coup healthcare collapse

The public health system has come to a near standstill following the military’s 1 February coup, which ousted Myanmar’s elected government. Security forces have responded to widespread protests with increasingly deadly force. Rights monitors say at least 286 people have been killed as of 24 March – including a seven-year-old girl reportedly shot dead in her home this week. UN rights experts say the military crackdown could amount to crimes against humanity under international law. Source: The New Humanitarian | Myanmar’s post-coup healthcare collapse