Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Anti-Mandate Trucker Convoy Says It's Leaving DC For California
AP: Convoy Protesting COVID Mandates Rolling On To California
A group of truck drivers protesting COVID-19 mandates on roads and highways around the Washington, D.C., area in recent weeks will head to California next, an organizer announced Sunday night. During a livestream of the People’s Convoy nightly rally Sunday, organizer Mike Landis read a list of measures aimed at controlling COVID-19 in California, The Herald-Mail reported. (3/28)
In other news about covid mandates —
AP: Idaho Gov Vetoes Bill Banning Business Vaccine Requirements
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has vetoed legislation that would make it illegal for most businesses to require the coronavirus vaccine. “I am vetoing this legislation because I am a lifelong advocate of limited government,” Little wrote in his transmittal letter on Monday, saying the bill “significantly expands government overreach into the private sector.” (Boone, 3/28)
New Hampshire Public Radio: Federal Court Rejects Emergency Relief In Democrats' ADA Lawsuit Against Speaker Packard
A federal court has upheld an earlier court decision to block medically frail lawmakers from participating remotely in sessions of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, while their lawsuit against House Speaker Sherman Packard continues. This latest ruling, from the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals, comes more than a year after six Democrats -- including former House Minority Leader Renny Cushing, who died this month from cancer -- sued Packard under the the Americans with Disabilities Act. (3/28)
Bay Area News Group: COVID-19: Sharks And Warriors Drop Vax, Test Requirements For Fans
Responding to updated health guidelines from the state, Sharks Sports & Entertainment announced Monday that starting this weekend, fans attending hockey games at SAP Center will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for entry. The change is in line with the Chase Center’s modification announced last week. California’s Department of Public Health on March 17 stated that instead of requiring proof of full vaccination or evidence of recent negative COVID-19 test for entry into indoor mega-events, it would move to a “strong recommendation” to the public to use those measures for limiting the spread of the virus. (Pashelka and Kenney, 3/28)
ABC News: US Capitol Resumes Limited Tours 2 Years After Pandemic Began
The U.S. Capitol finally reopened its doors Monday after being closed for nearly two years due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It will be a limited reopening that will involve member-led and staff-led tours of up to 15 people as well as school groups that have registered in advance, according to a statement from Maj. Gen. William Walker, the House sergeant-at-arms, and Dr. Brian Monahan, the Capitol’s attending physician. (Gelpi, 3/28)
