Board of Health opts against new school vaccine requirement
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Board of Health has decided that COVID-19 vaccines will not be required for students to attend K-12 schools…
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Mask mandate aboard planes, trains and buses in the US extended until May 3
By Brenda Goodman, Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The federal transportation mask mandate is being extended for another 15 days, meaning…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 cases trend up again in the US, driven by the growth of BA.2
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Covid-19 case numbers have begun to edge up in the United States, and nearly all of them are caused by the Omicron subvariant…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 ‘superspreading’ can still happen, but now we have the tools to slow it
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A recent outbreak of Covid-19 cases among officials in Washington, with dozens testing positive after attending the…
Continue Reading3 DC area universities partially reinstate mask mandates due to rise in Covid-19 cases
By Mirna Alsharif Three universities in the Washington, DC, region — American, Georgetown and Johns Hopkins — have partially reinstated…
Continue ReadingCovid lockdowns are causing chaos in the world’s biggest car market
By Laura He, CNN Business Factories shut down, new model launches delayed and sales plunging. China’s huge car market has been thrown into…
Continue ReadingPressure builds as Shanghai, a city of 25 million, remains locked inside
By David Culver, CNN The distant echo of a megaphone blares most mornings from the narrow laneway where I live in Shanghai, summoning me and my…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia becomes first major US city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate as cases rise
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Philadelphia will reinstate indoor mask mandates Monday, April 18, as its Covid-19 cases quickly rise, the city’s…
Continue ReadingBritain’s Queen Elizabeth II says Covid-19 left her ‘very tired and exhausted’
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has revealed that she was left “very tired and exhausted” following her recent…
Continue ReadingWith fewer cases and less demand, many Covid-19 testing sites are shutting down
By Dejania Oliver, CNN As Covid-19 numbers reach pandemic lows across the United States, many Covid-19 testing sites have begun closing their doors.…
Continue ReadingNew York City Mayor Eric Adams tests positive for Covid-19, spokesperson says
By Dakin Andone and Samantha Beech, CNN New York City Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, according to a statement from a…
Continue ReadingThis invisible Covid-19 mitigation measure is finally getting the attention it deserves
By Amanda Sealy, CNN Two-plus years into the Covid-19 pandemic, you probably know the basics of protection: vaccines, boosters, proper handwashing…
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Two Oregon congressmen test positive for COVID-19
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Oregon congressmen have tested positive for…
Continue ReadingShould you get your second booster shot now?
By Katia Hetter, CNN More people can now get second Covid-19 booster shots after federal health officials announced they are allowing a broader group…
Continue ReadingAppeals court revives Biden vaccine mandate for federal employees
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday revived President Joe Biden‘s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal…
Continue ReadingCongress skips town without passing Covid relief
By Lauren Fox, CNN Congress punted once again on a massive Covid-19 relief package, leaving President Joe Biden’s administration in limbo on…
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OHA releases new COVID-19 breakthrough report
The Oregon Health Authority’s most recent update on COVID-19 breakthrough cases, released Thursday, reported 2,035 cases of the virus during the…
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Oregon AG sues COVID-19 testing centers operator, alleges ‘shoddy tests,’ deceptive marketing
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum sued the Center for Covid Control and its COVID-19 testing partner, Doctors Clinical Laboratory, on Thursday…
Continue ReadingUS likely to see a surge of Covid-19 in the fall, Fauci says
By Naomi Thomas, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on Wednesday that he thinks there…
Continue ReadingNancy Pelosi tests positive for Covid-19, spokesman says
By Annie Grayer and Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for Covid-19, a spokesman for the California Democrat said…
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