Florida reports record high number of new Covid-19 cases this week
By Virginia Langmaid Florida reported a new record number of Covid-19 cases Friday — more over the past week than any other seven-day period…
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Smoke and soot from wildfires may be causing more Covid-19 cases and deaths, study finds
By Rachel Ramirez and Jen Christensen, CNN As the coronavirus surges again in the United States, scientists have found another disaster is playing a…
Continue ReadingCDC recommends third Covid-19 vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised people
By Maggie Fox and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously on Friday to…
Continue ReadingHow to choose a therapist who will be the best fit for you
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN A never-ending pandemic: Death, dying, sickness, masks, school is back, but is it safe? Is it a cold or Covid? Job losses,…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 hospitalizations are surging again, but they’re different this time
By Deidre McPhillips and Naomi Thomas, CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations in the United States have been growing for more than a month, and at the current…
Continue ReadingThese 8 states make up half of US Covid-19 hospitalizations. And the surge among the unvaccinated is overwhelming health care workers
By Travis Caldwell, CNN As experts race to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 by encouraging vaccinations and mask wearing, hospital systems in a…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 hospitalizations are surging again, but they’re different this time
CNN, KTVK, KEYE, KPRC By Deidre McPhillips and Naomi Thomas, CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations in the United States have been growing for more than a…
Continue ReadingFDA authorizes additional Covid-19 vaccine doses for certain immunocompromised people
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration authorized an additional Covid-19 vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised people on…
Continue ReadingVaccine boosters are not unusual: CNN’s medical analyst explains why
CNN, WLBT, UMCC, PFIZER, KIMBERLY COOLEY, TWITTER, @KMCOOLEY By Katia Hetter, CNN With the Biden administration expected to announce that booster…
Continue ReadingModerna’s Covid-19 vaccine protects against Delta variant, study finds
Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine protects people for at least six months and likely longer — even against new variants, researchers reported…
Continue ReadingThe US has seen a 1,200% increase in orders for monoclonal antibodies to treat Covid-19, HHS says
By Jen Christensen, CNN As coronavirus case numbers spike, the US has seen a 1,200% increase in orders for monoclonal antibody treatments in the past…
Continue ReadingFlorida governor deploying rapid-response team to fight Covid-19 surge
By Gregory Lemos As the Delta variant drives a surge of Covid-19 cases in Florida, a rapid-response unit will be deployed to administer monoclonal…
Continue ReadingParents and pediatricians are growing impatient for a Covid-19 vaccine for younger children
By Jen Christensen, CNN Dr. Bud Weidermann runs one of the US pediatric trial sites for a Covid-19 vaccine and the question coming from parents now…
Continue ReadingWhat’s in a name? The term ‘breakthrough infection’ raises doubts about vaccines, but it shouldn’t
CNN, CDC, NIAID By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent In most cases, a “breakthrough” means a sudden, dramatic or…
Continue ReadingWhat’s in a name? The term ‘breakthrough infection’ raises doubts about vaccines, but it shouldn’t
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent In most cases, a “breakthrough” means a sudden, dramatic or important discovery.…
Continue ReadingFlorida governor deploying rapid-response team to fight Covid-19 surge
CNN By Gregory Lemos As the Delta variant drives a surge of Covid-19 cases in Florida, a rapid-response unit will be deployed to administer…
Continue ReadingSchool openings so far reveal science is right — masking works
CNN, KCAL By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As schools start classes across the United States, public health experts warn that the politics around masks…
Continue ReadingSchool openings so far reveal science is right — masking works
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As schools start classes across the United States, public health experts warn that the politics around masks could hinder…
Continue ReadingDo you have social jet lag? Here’s what to do
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Do you love to stay up late and then catch up on sleep on the weekend or a day off? If so, you could be committing a social…
Continue ReadingMore children are being admitted to hospitals with Covid-19 as health systems struggle to deal with surge of new patients
By Madeline Holcombe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN More children are being hospitalized with Covid-19 as health systems struggle to cope with a surge in…
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