Should parents finally celebrate that there may be a vaccine for young children?
By Katia Hetter, CNN What should parents know about the Moderna vaccine results? How soon could vaccines be available for young kids? Where should…
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Fewer than 1 in 5 US parents say they’ll get Covid-19 vaccines for kids under 5 as soon as they can, survey finds
CNN By Virginia Langmaid, CNN US children under 5 are getting closer to authorized Covid-19 vaccines, but most parents may be reluctant to actually…
Continue ReadingSharon Osbourne tearfully reveals husband Ozzy has Covid-19
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sharon Osbourne is taking some time off from her new job to help her husband through Covid-19. “The Talk UK,”…
Continue ReadingCOVID again leading cause of WA work-related deaths
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state officials said this week that COVID-19 was responsible for about one quarter of the 106 work-related deaths…
Continue ReadingThe US is in ‘transition phase’ of pandemic, Fauci says
CNN By Naomi Thomas and Brenda Goodman, CNN The United States is “certainly, right now, in this country, out of the pandemic phase,” Dr.…
Continue ReadingReport: Seattle police illegally ignored COVID mask rules
SEATTLE (AP) — A civilian oversight board says some Seattle police officers routinely — and illegally — ignored state and city mask mandates…
Continue ReadingBiden administration secures 20 million courses of Covid-19 antiviral pill
CNN, CCTV, GOOGLE MAPS, IVENS ZHANG By Donald Judd and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Biden administration has secured the purchase of 20 million treatment…
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You can now make your vaccination card digital
You can now carry your COVID-19 vaccine card any time and anywhere a lot easier with the Oregon Health Authority’s new, voluntary electronic vaccine…
Continue ReadingMexico says coronavirus now endemic, not pandemic
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says COVID-19 has passed from a pandemic to an endemic stage in Mexico, meaning authorities will treat it…
Continue ReadingNearly 60% of Americans now have antibodies from Covid-19 infection, CDC study finds
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Nearly 60% of adults and 75% of children have antibodies indicating that they’ve been infected with Covid-19, according…
Continue ReadingCDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus and more than half…
Continue ReadingVice President Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid
By Jasmine Wright, Maegan Vazquez, Betsy Klein, Kevin Liptak and Ted Barrett, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for Covid-19 on…
Continue ReadingOregon Sen. Ron Wyden tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms
PORTLAND, Ore (AP) — Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, has tested positive for COVID-19. Wyden’s office said Tuesday the lawmaker tested…
Continue ReadingWA seafood processing plant fined $56K following COVID death
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A seafood processing plant has been fined $56,000 in connection with a 2021 COVID outbreak that left one employee dead. The…
Continue ReadingCDC: King County at ‘medium’ community level of COVID
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s most populous county has moved from a “low” community COVID-19 level to “medium,” per federal guidance,…
Continue ReadingCDC moves Caribbean island from low travel risk to high for Covid-19
By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN After downgrading the risk level of many of the world’s top destinations last week in conjunction with…
Continue ReadingFDA approves remdesivir to treat young children with Covid-19
By Jamie Gumbrecht and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has expanded approval of the Covid-19 drug…
Continue ReadingFamily members of Covid-19 ICU patients may emerge with a different condition, study says
CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN When thinking of post-traumatic stress disorder, your mind may go to a movie about war. It’s a quiet day at base…
Continue ReadingWhite House working to make Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill more ‘widely available’
CNN, CCTV, GOOGLE MAPS, IVENS ZHANG By Jacqueline Howard and Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is set to unveil new details and announcements…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 data reporting is becoming less frequent, making trends harder to track
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Many states are scaling back on how often they report key Covid-19 statistics, a shift that some experts worry might hinder…
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