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US officials promised 20 million vaccinated against coronavirus by the end of the year. It’s going slower than that

December 28, 2020 2:27 pm CNN Newsource

While the coronavirus pandemic continued to surge throughout the summer and fall, federal government officials repeatedly offered a ray of hope:…

Covid-19 hospitalizations this past week were higher than ever. Now doctors predict another onslaught of patients

December 28, 2020 1:39 pm CNN

More people traveled through US airports on Sunday than any other day this pandemic, setting the stage for waves of new infections across the…

In 6 states, more people are hospitalized with Covid-19 than ever before. Now doctors predict another onslaught of patients

December 28, 2020 9:22 am CNN Newsource

More people traveled through US airports Sunday than any other day this pandemic, setting the stage for waves of new infections across the country.…

Key 2020 health stories you may have missed because of Covid-19

December 28, 2020 4:35 am CNN Newsource

Lives lost, families torn apart, economies ruined — these tragedies are just some of the devastation caused by the deadly novel coronavirus as…

For 26 days in a row, more than 100,000 people have been hospitalized fighting coronavirus

December 28, 2020 3:39 am CNN Newsource

As the US prepares to grapple with potential holiday Covid-19 surges, hospitals across the country have reported more than 100,000 patients for the…

December is the deadliest month in the US since the coronavirus pandemic began — and projections for January are ‘nightmarish,’ expert says

December 27, 2020 5:42 pm CNN

December has been the nation’s deadliest month since the Covid-19 pandemic’s start — with more than 63,000 Americans lost to the…

If you want to travel next year, you may need a vaccine passport

December 27, 2020 6:12 am CNN

Now that coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out in the US and abroad, many people may be dreaming of the day when they can travel, shop and go…

The peace, insights and life-rescuing power of the rosary and other religious prayer beads

December 27, 2020 2:03 am CNN

I received my first rosary when my second grade class at a Catholic school in Baltimore received the sacrament of the first Holy Communion. The boys…

Health officials brace for a surge in US Covid-19 cases after the holidays

December 26, 2020 1:23 pm CNN

With Christmas in the rear view mirror, public health experts are bracing for yet another surge in Covid-19 cases, similar to those seen after other…

CDC testing requirements for UK travelers are like ‘a chain link fence to keep out a mosquito,’ experts say

December 26, 2020 11:55 am CNN

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced new testing requirements for travelers arriving from the UK, but research by the…

Boston health care worker who experienced reaction to Moderna coronavirus vaccine has history of allergies

December 26, 2020 7:11 am CNN

A health care worker who experienced an allergic reaction after receiving a Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at Boston Medical Center on Christmas Eve tells…

Understanding how mosquitoes smell humans could save thousands of human lives

December 26, 2020 2:04 am CNN

Of the more than 3,000 species of mosquitoes in the world, just a small number have evolved to specialize in sucking human blood. How human-biting…

Should you skip or keep your workout if you’re sick? Here’s how to tell

December 25, 2020 4:46 am CNN

As a personal trainer and yoga and Pilates instructor, I like to provide a wide variety of exercises and workouts that people can do regardless of…

Young adults who vape cannabis are more likely to experience cough, bronchitis and wheezing, study finds

December 24, 2020 12:22 pm CNN

The associations between vaping cannabis and respiratory health symptoms haven’t been fully known before — but one new study has revealed a…

Fauci says he will practice what he preaches this holiday season

December 24, 2020 12:02 pm CNN

Dr. Anthony Fauci turns 80 on Thursday, but don’t expect him to get philosophical on his big birthday. “I’m afraid if you sort of…

US passes 1 million people vaccinated for coronavirus

December 23, 2020 11:52 pm CNN

The nearly yearlong coronavirus pandemic has been full of gloomy numbers but Wednesday brought an encouraging one — more than 1 million people…

Delta gifts employee who battled Covid-19 for months a first-class trip anywhere in the world

December 23, 2020 10:26 pm CNN

Janese Cockfield refused to sit idly by as her twin sister, Janice, lay in a coma 600 miles away, batting to survive Covid-19. “I was…

Genetics experts worry coronavirus vaccines might not work quite as well against UK variant

December 23, 2020 7:28 pm CNN

Michael Worobey, a biologist at the University of Arizona, has seen more than 100,000 different strains of the virus that causes Covid-19. But when…

3,401 Covid-19 deaths were reported in just 1 day — likely fueled by Thanksgiving gatherings and travel

December 23, 2020 2:53 pm CNN

Thousands more families just lost a loved one this holiday season as the US reported its second-highest number of coronavirus deaths in one day —…

This Houston hospital is a perfect microcosm of how coronavirus is escalating

December 23, 2020 2:48 pm CNN

In June, Houston’s United Memorial Medical Center was so overwhelmed by the pandemic that two of its wings had been transformed into Covid-19…