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Fertility rates in the US are ata record low and the number of births
is at the lowest in decades.According to provisional data from the Centers for
Disease Controlled, just under three pointsix million babies were born here last year,
a two percent decline. Birth ratewas at around one point six burths
per one thousand women, lower thanthe two point one percent needed to sustain
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a population. It's the lowest numberof berths ins nineteen seventy nine and the
lowest fertility rate ever recorded. Birthswere down for women across most ethnic groups,
except Hispanics, which saw one percentjump, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific
Islanders, which saw rates unchanged.I'm Michael Kastner and a COVID nineteen era
hospital requirement ends this week. Hospitalsare no longer required to report information pertaining
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to admissions, occupancy, and otherindicators of possible system stress from respiratory disease
to federal officials. This marks anothermilestone in the nation's recovery from the COVID
nineteen pandemic. Help update Jacquelin Carl, NBC News Ratedio
Fertility rates in the US are ata record low and the number of births
is at the lowest in decades.According to provisional data from the Centers for
Disease Controlled, just under three pointsix million babies were born here last year,
a two percent decline. Birth ratewas at around one point six burths
per one thousand women, lower thanthe two point one percent needed to sustain
(00:21):
a population. It's the lowest numberof berths ins nineteen seventy nine and the
lowest fertility rate ever recorded. Birthswere down for women across most ethnic groups,
except Hispanics, which saw one percentjump, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific
Islanders, which saw rates unchanged.I'm Michael Kastner and a COVID nineteen era
hospital requirement ends this week. Hospitalsare no longer required to report information pertaining
(00:46):
to admissions, occupancy, and otherindicators of possible system stress from respiratory disease
to federal officials. This marks anothermilestone in the nation's recovery from the COVID
nineteen pandemic. Help update Jacquelin Carl, NBC News Ratedio
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