Carnival Cruise Ship passengers say COVID overwhelmed ship
SEATTLE (AP) — Passengers on a Carnival Cruise Ship that docked Tuesday in Seattle say more than 100 people aboard the ship tested positive for…
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Idaho health care provider reports climbing COVID cases
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Coronavirus cases are again edging upward in parts of Idaho, prompting some health care…
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America will recover all jobs lost during Covid by this summer, Fitch says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The United States is rapidly approaching a major jobs milestone that highlights the historically strong economic recovery…
Continue Reading The US should prepare for a predictable Southern summer surge of Covid-19, Birx says
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The US should prepare for a possible summer surge of Covid-19 cases across Southern states, former White House Coronavirus…
Continue Reading Flying into Beijing is tougher than ever as China ramps up its zero-Covid measures
By Selina Wang, CNN Beijing is partially locking down to control a Covid outbreak that could completely shutter the Chinese capital. But just as the…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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 Reading Sharon 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 Reading COVID 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 Reading The 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 Reading Report: 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 Reading Biden 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…
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Mexico 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 Reading Nearly 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 Reading CDC 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 Reading Vice 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…
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Oregon 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 Reading WA 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 Reading CDC: 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,…
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