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COVID-19 vaccination efforts saved 140,000 lives in U.S., study finds – UPI.com

Source: COVID-19 vaccination efforts saved 140,000 lives in U.S., study finds – UPI.com

US COVID-19 vaccine booster program to begin Sep 20 | CIDRAP

Today White House officials released details of their plan to deliver booster COVID-19 shots for all fully vaccinated US adults who completed their two-dose mRNA vaccination regimen at least 8 months prior. The booster program will begin the week of Sep 20.

“It is now our clinical judgment that the time to put out a plan for boosters is now,” said Vivek Murthy, MD, the US Surgeon General. “We have data that protection against moderate disease decreases over time.”

Murthy said the boosters will be contingent on the Food and Drug Administration authorizing the third dose.

Source: US COVID-19 vaccine booster program to begin Sep 20 | CIDRAP

NYPD says unvaccinated officers must wear masks on duty | TheHill

“As per Mayoral Executive Order 74, members of the service who wish to remove their face coverings in the workplace must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to the Medical Division,” an NYPD spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill on Wednesday.

Officers who cannot provide proof of vaccination will have to wear masks indoors, outdoors and in department-owned vehicles.

Unvaccinated officers will only be allowed to “remove their masks when engaging in reasonable activities such as consuming food, drinking beverages, adjusting the face covering due to temperature, or to correct a breathing condition,” the NYPD said.

Source: NYPD says unvaccinated officers must wear masks on duty | TheHill

Biden Administration to Use Federal Civil Rights Office to Deter States From School Mask Bans – The New York Times

The administration will also send letters to six states — Arizona, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah — admonishing governors’ efforts to ban universal masking in schools.

Last week, Dr. Cardona sent similar letters to the governors of Texas and Florida, reminding them that districts had both the funding and the discretion to implement safety measures that the C.D.C. recommended for schools. The secretary also made clear that he supported district leaders who defied the governors’ orders.

In his letter to Texas, Mr. Cardona warned that the state was jeopardizing its federal relief funding. The state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, doubled down in response, suggesting on Twitter that he would take the state’s ban on school mask mandates to the Supreme Court.

Biden Administration Asylum Processing Revamp at t.. | migrationpolicy.org

Asylum officers are part of the Asylum Division of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the Department of Homeland Security. They already do what is known as the credible-fear screening of those making claims for protection at a U.S. border to determine whether the person has a “significant possibility” of establishing eligibility for asylum. Asylum seekers who pass are then permitted to enter the country to present their case for protection before an immigration judge as a defense against deportation. Immigration judges are housed in the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) in the Justice Department.

Instead of screened-in cases being referred to immigration judges, where the entire process must begin anew—often years later because of backlogs—the new rule would authorize asylum officers to maintain jurisdiction over these cases and subsequently complete what is known as the full merits adjudication at a USCIS asylum office near the destination of the asylum seeker. As with immigration courts, asylum offices are located throughout the country.

The core idea is based on research and recommendations the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) made in a 2018 report as a policy solution to make border case management more effective and timely. Under the new policy, asylum seekers found to merit protection will not be kept in limbo for years at a time while awaiting a final status determination. At the same time, those who may not have a strong asylum claim will have less incentive to apply for protection as a means of gaining U.S. entry, as often happens now, since the cases take so long to be decided. The recent increase in arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border, which are the latest in a series of periodic spikes, make this change all the more compelling.

Source: Biden Administration Asylum Processing Revamp at t.. | migrationpolicy.org

RISOTTO CON CALABAZA Y SETAS

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Buenos dias a todos el mundo, hoy vamos a preparar un primer plato que hecho ayer por la noche ,Risotto con calabaza y setas ,es de temporada se puede hacer en cualquier epoca del año,facil da hacer con un coste bajo y bueno para cualquier ocasiones o dia. He tardado en total unos 40-45 minutos en preparar todo, nos gastamos 4-5 euro ,vamos a cocinar el arroz con un caldo vegetal .Debido que no tenia programado y me ha surgido de repente hacer el risotto no me ha dado tiempo en hacer el video, por eso voy ha describir la receta paso por paso. Vamos con la receta.👨‍🍳👨‍🍳

INGREDIENTES PARA 2 PERSONAS:

EL CALDO(1 LITRO MAS O MENOS LA CANTIDAD QUE VAMOS A UTILIZAR)

  1. 2 zanahorias,media cebolla ,un poco de apio y puerro la mitad (todas las verduras limpia y cortada en trozos)
  2. 2 litros de agua
  3. sal gorda

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