Category: normalcy

In Pursuit of the Normal

Commentary RIDGWAY, Pennsylvania—While outsiders like to say there are more elk than people here in Elk County because of the abundance of the former and the sparse population of the latter, today is a different day as thousands of people from across Pennsylvania, New York, and Maryland descend here for this town’s annual Mountain Fest….


COVID-19 Policies, Vaccine Passports Need To Be ‘Re-Examined’ to Return to Normalcy, Tam Says

Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Teresa Tam says all COVID-19 policies, including provincial vaccine passports, need to be “re-examined” as the virus is here to stay for months or even years. “What we do need to do, going forward as we emerge from the Omicron wave, is to recognize that this virus is not…


With Vaccines Expanding, California Plans Summer End To COVID Restrictions

LOS ANGELES—Marking a major step in a return to normalcy, California health officials announced April 6 that all COVID-19 restrictions on businesses, gatherings and recreational activities will be lifted June 15, although a statewide mask mandate will remain in place. Assuming continued availability of vaccines and no spikes in COVID-19 hospitalizations—particularly among people who have…