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OH Gov. Mike DeWine ordered flags to half-staff at the statehouse Kris Jordan, a Republican who represented Delaware County in the Ohio House of Representatives, has died, the Ohio House speaker announced Saturday. He was 46. Jordan, of Ostrander, was serving his third term as the state's 60th District representative after having earlier served two terms in the Ohio Senate. "Kris was a loving father, a man of faith, a leader, and a person I considered a very dear friend," Speaker Jason Stephens said. "My heart goes out to Kris’s family, especially his three children and loving parents." Gov. Mike...

During an emotional memorial service in North Carolina over the weekend for conservative vlogger Lynette ‘Diamond’ Hardaway, who died earlier this month at the age of 51, President Trump paid tribute to Diamond with many influencers and political pundits. Details of what caused Hardaway’s death were not discussed until the weekend service, however, speculation had been that she died from complications of COVID since it was reported that she had not been feeling well.According to Wikipedia on the pair: Hardaway and Herneitha Rochelle Hardaway Richardson, known as Diamond and Silk, respectively, were a pair of American conservative political commentators and...

(NEXSTAR) – One week after the Thanksgiving holiday, and chances are good that you are sniffling, coughing or feeling a little scratch in your throat. It’s not just you – the country is contending with a “tripledemic” of viruses (not to mention, a whole lot of common cold). As of late November, reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. were stable, but high. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded about 300,000 new cases over the past week, but that number is likely an undercount, as home tests often aren’t reported to public health agencies. Meanwhile, influenza is rising rapidly...

What is the Shielding Approach1? The shielding approach aims to reduce the number of severe COVID-19 cases by limiting contact between individuals at higher risk of developing severe disease (“high-risk”) and the general population (“low-risk”). High-risk individuals would be temporarily relocated to safe or “green zones” established at the household, neighborhood, camp/sector or community level depending on the context and setting.1,2 They would have minimal contact with family members and other low-risk residents. Current evidence indicates that older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.3 In...