Tag: demographics

By ADAM BEAM - Related Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's inhabitants shrank for the second 12 months in a row in 2021 because the nation's most populous state was hit by declining delivery charges, increased deaths from the pandemic and fewer folks transferring into the state from elsewhere within the U.S., officers mentioned Monday.California misplaced 117,552 folks in 2021, placing its inhabitants to ...

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Related Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican leaders of the Mississippi Home killed a invoice Wednesday that might have let moms hold Medicaid protection for a 12 months after giving delivery, up from the present two months.Supporters stated extending protection underneath the federal government medical health insurance program might assist scale back Mississippi's maternal mortality price, which is considerably ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Republican legislative proposals to permit South Dakota staff to achieve exemptions from their employers' COVID-19 vaccine requirement had been derailed Tuesday after lawmakers could not discover settlement on competing proposals from Gov. Kristi Noem and Home Speaker Spencer Gosch.The 2 officers are each Republicans however have clashed in current months and brought differing proposals to permit exemptions from employers' vaccine ...

By VICTORIA MILKO - AP Science Author Why are COVID-19 vaccination charges nonetheless low in some international locations?Restricted provides stay an issue, however specialists say different challenges now embody unpredictable deliveries, weak well being care methods and vaccine hesitancy.Most international locations with low vaccination charges are in Africa. As of late February, 13 international locations in Africa have absolutely vaccinated lower than 5% of ...