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  • Business

Huge Uptick In Pandemic 'Air Rage' Hits Flight Attendants, Delta Bans 1,600

Flight attendants have been subject to unprecedented harassment over masks and more during the pandemic, and a U.S. House panel on Thursday heard the raw details of those “air rage” incidents.

September 24, 2021
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By:
  • Jacob Fischler
A person in a surgical mask looking to the right

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  • Health Care

How Georgia Hospitals Are Addressing Health Care Worker Burnout, COVID Fatigue

The fourth surge of the coronavirus is subsiding in Georgia, but health care workers are exhausted, hospital leaders said Thursday during a panel at this year’s Health Connect South conference.  

September 24, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Front page of the French newspaper Le Petit Journal on 7 October, 1906. Illustration Depicts the 1906 race massacre in Atlanta, Ga.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: 115 Years Ago, Atlanta's 1906 Race Massacre Changed Atlanta Forever

Thursday on Political Rewind: This week marks 115 years since a white mob went on a four-day rampage through a Black community in Atlanta. Twenty-five Black residents were murdered and hundreds more were terrorized. We looked back at that history with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Ernie Suggs.

September 23, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
Health care workers face violent outbursts from patients

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  • News

Kicked In The Ribs. Harassed At Vaccine Sites. Health Care Workers Are Tired Of New 'Normal'

Across Georgia, hospitals are raising the alarm on a startling increase in violent outbursts by patients against their staff. 

September 22, 2021
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
Governor Brian Kemp with doctors from the Medical Center at Atrium Health in Macon in 2020.

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  • Health

Kemp Cites Nonexistent AIDS Vaccine In COVID-19 Debate

Gov. Brian Kemp has invoked a nonexistent AIDS vaccine mandate in his recent arguments against mandates for COVID-19 vaccinations. 

September 22, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
A patient is treated for COVID-19 at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: A Tragic COVID Toll Reached In Georgia; Abortion Access Considered In Courts

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Our panel of experts discuss the latest on COVID-19, Texas' new abortion law, and more. 

September 21, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
Child receiving vaccine

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  • Children's Health

Georgia Parents Welcome Prospect Of COVID Vaccine OK For Young Children

Children generally fare much better than older adults if they contract COVID-19, but in rare cases they can become seriously ill. Sixteen Georgians under 18 have died from COVID-19 out of more than 21,000 deaths statewide, according to the state health department.

September 21, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Trash on beach

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  • Health

In Midst Of Pandemic, Glynn County Preps For Georgia-Florida Party Weekend

Despite raging rates of COVID in Glynn County, the “Frat Beach” party on St. Simons Island beaches will go on, but there will be some limits including an alcohol ban and fewer portable toilets. 

September 21, 2021
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  • Melinda Ennis
Patients in Georgia getting monoclonal antibodies

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  • Health Care

Georgia To Get Fewer Monoclonal Antibodies As Feds Take Over Supply

About 70 percent of these lab-created drugs are being used in the Southeast. With that uneven distribution, federal health officials recently decided to take over supplies and allocate them through state agencies.

September 21, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller
Johnson & Johnson shared data from the Phase 3 trial of its booster shot on Tuesday indicating a booster shot at six months provided a 12-fold increase in antibodies.

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  • Health

Johnson & Johnson Says Its Booster Shot Provides Increased Protection From COVID-19

Johnson & Johnson shared data from its Phase 3 trial of the company's booster shot on Tuesday. The data showed a booster shot at six months provided a 12-fold increase in antibodies.

September 21, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic earlier this month at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa.

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  • Health

COVID Vaccine For Kids Ages 5 To 11 Is Safe And Effective, Pfizer Says

Pfizer and BioNTech say that early trial results show their vaccine established a strong antibody response against the coronavirus. FDA review is still needed.

September 20, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Signs for flu and COVID vaccines

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  • Health

Regular Flu Season Looms As Wildcard As Georgia Hospitals Strain To Treat COVID Patients

October marks the start of the annual flu season, which typically worsens as the mercury drops before ending around May. And with Georgia hospitals still packed with COVID-19 patients, a bad flu season could mean even more strain on already stressed health workers.

September 20, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams

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  • Global Health

Readers Respond: What To Say If Someone Asks Why You're Wearing A Mask

Thousands of NPR readers shared what they'd say if someone asked them why they are wearing a mask. Here's a selection of their responses.

September 17, 2021
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By:
  • Marc Silver
Lions watch visitors from their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., in July 2020.

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  • Animals

9 Lions And Tigers At The National Zoo Are Being Treated For COVID

Zookeepers noticed something was amiss when the animals began eating less and were seen coughing and sneezing. Visitors are not at risk because the public doesn't have access to the enclosures.

September 17, 2021
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  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
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  • Europe

Italy Is Making COVID-19 Health Passes Mandatory For All Workers

The "green pass" will show whether a person has been vaccinated, recently recovered from COVID, or tested negative for the virus. Workers failing to present a pass will be suspended without pay.

September 17, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin and
  • Sylvia Poggioli
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