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• Federal officials agree to return funds taken from FDNY's 9/11 health program

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  The CDC notified New York officials on Friday of the Trump administration's plans to restore the $3.3 million

• NC vaccine proposal: EMS providers, FFs among top priority group

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  Friday was the deadline for states to submit their vaccine plans to the CDC; North Carolina's plan includes four phases

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  Lactate and sepsis: 10 things you need to know to save lives

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  Lactate may be used to identify a common killer in the prehospital environment

• Tiered vaccine plan laid out in Idaho; healthcare workers on 1st tier, FFs and LEOs on 2nd

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  An advisory group formed by the state said it will consider local input before announcing the finalized distribution plans

• 6 ways to avoid taking the flu home

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  Routine vaccination is essential for protecting individuals and communities from influenza during the pandemic

• Treasury secretary: NYC needs to replace $4M taken from 9/11 fund

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  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Mayor Bill de Blasio that the city is responsible for reimbursing the funds the federal government wrongly removed from the FDNY's World Trade Center Health Program

• Life-changing support

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  “Find the people who know how important mental health is and stick with them”

• Rushed to the market, or backed by science?

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  Readers weigh in on whether they will get a COVID-19 vaccine

• Dallas EMS crew sent home for not wearing masks while treating COVID-19 patient

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  Officials said the incident is under investigation to determine appropriate disciplinary actions

• First responders remain a priority in scientific panel's new vaccine guidance

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  First responders and healthcare workers would be in the first 5% of the U.S. population to receive Phase 1a of the vaccine, under the new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommendations

• President Trump, a get-well letter

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  Mr. President, may this time be a period of rest, reflection and renewal as you lead the nation during the COVID-19 national emergency

• COVID-19: A generational leadership crisis

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  The deaths of fire, law enforcement, corrections and EMS leaders and personnel will have a decades-long impact on department operations, safety and capability

• The most effective ways to combat stress

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  Comparing stress levels and coping mechanisms, from alcohol to exercise and peer support in first responders

• What’s Needling EMS this week?

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  Operation Warp Speed – boldly going where no mass inoculation has gone before

• Will EMS providers get vaccinated against COVID-19?

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  EMS providers weigh in on influenza and COVID-19 vaccination mandates, ethical obligation and whether they will be vaccinated

• COVID-19 fatalities among EMS clinicians

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  The available data on EMS COVID-19 fatalities points to an increased risk over other healthcare and public safety personnel

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