People believe their friends will protect them from Covid — but the opposite is true
By Jen Christensen, CNN Your good friends may be able to help you get out of a jam. They may be good listeners and they may be good at keeping you…
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They got illicit Covid-19 vaccine doses — and say they’d do it again in a heartbeat
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Last July, Andrea Ogg stood outside a pharmacy in Castle Rock, Colorado, fully prepared to lie…
Continue ReadingFDA vaccine advisers say a plan for updating Covid-19 shots is needed
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The future of Covid-19 vaccines — including when and how often booster doses might be needed — remains unclear…
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Oregon Health Authority reports rise in COVID-19 cases after 2-plus months of declines
Oregon has seen an increase in daily reported cases of COVID-19 for the most recent reporting week following more than two months of steady declines,…
Continue ReadingMost people have not yet fully returned to their pre-pandemic life, poll finds
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most Americans say the way they conduct their lives is still affected to some extent by the pandemic, according to a new…
Continue ReadingTwo Biden Cabinet members among dozens of positive Covid-19 cases after elite Gridiron dinner
By Paul LeBlanc, Jasmine Wright and Sam Fossum, CNN Two members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingStudy reveals how Covid-19 infections can set off massive inflammation in the body
By Brenda Goodman, CNN From the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed that in severe cases of Covid-19 — the ones that landed people in…
Continue ReadingProtection against infection offered by fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose wanes quickly, Israeli study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN A fourth dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine seems to offer short-lived protection against infection overall, but…
Continue ReadingLong Covid-19 may remain a chronic condition for millions
By Jen Christensen, CNN Covid-19 has become a chronic condition for tens of millions of people — and an expensive one, as well. Long Covid…
Continue ReadingBA.2, where are you? Dominant strain hasn’t shown signs of starting a surge
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Maybe BA.2 really is the “stealth variant.” The Omicron subvariant caused as many as 3 in 4 cases of Covid-19 in…
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Federal judge grants class-action status to Oregon’s COVID-sickened prisoners
A federal judge has certified a class-action lawsuit in Oregon over state leaders’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic inside its…
Continue ReadingPush for $10 billion in Covid aid hits a snag in the Senate over immigration dispute
By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett, CNN Senate Republicans blocked an effort on Tuesday to take up a $10 billion Covid relief deal over…
Continue ReadingWhat does the future of Covid-19 boosters look like? FDA advisers to discuss this week
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration are scheduled to meet Wednesday to get a clearer picture of what the future…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s in the $10 billion Covid-19 aid bill
By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN The Senate has reached a bipartisan deal to provide an additional $10 billion in Covid-19 assistance, less than…
Continue ReadingCDC director announces sweeping review of agency
By John Bonifield, CNN US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced a sweeping review of the nation’s…
Continue ReadingThere is no ‘magic moment’ to lift Covid-19 restrictions, researchers say
By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN Pandemic hospitalization rates are at new lows, the vast majority of US counties have low community levels of the coronavirus,…
Continue ReadingAmericans start to feel the impact of federal Covid-19 funds drying up
By Tami Luhby, CNN As Congress struggles to provide more federal funding to combat Covid-19, Americans are starting to feel the consequences. The…
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Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 related deaths, 368 new cases, 109 hospitalizations
There are three newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 7,147, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingPort delays are getting worse in Shanghai. That’s very bad news for global supply chains
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s strict lockdown in Shanghai is heaping even more pressure on global supply chains. On Friday, Shanghai…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 related deaths, 320 new cases, 108 hospitalizations
There are five newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 7,144, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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