Coronavirus Archives

Senate votes to end Covid-19 emergency, 3 years after initial declaration

March 29, 2023 5:01 pm CNN Newsource

By Ali Zaslav, Phil Mattingly and Manu Raju, CNN The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would end the national Covid-19 emergency declared by…

China approves its first mRNA Covid-19 vaccine

March 23, 2023 2:30 am CNN

CNN By Juliana Liu China has approved its first Covid-19 vaccine based on mRNA technology, months after the country lifted strict pandemic measures.…

Scientists parse another clue to possible origins of Covid-19 as WHO says all possibilities ‘remain on the table’

March 17, 2023 1:01 pm CNN Newsource

By Brenda Goodman, CNN There’s a tantalizing new clue in the hunt for the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. A new analysis of genetic material…

COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

March 16, 2023 1:30 pm Associated Press

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers…

House votes to declassify info about origins of COVID-19

March 10, 2023 8:17 am Associated Press

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted unanimously to declassify U.S. intelligence information about…

As Oregon’s worst respiratory virus surge ever eases, state health officer paints optimistic picture for spring

March 9, 2023 4:50 pm KTVZ news sources

Following the worst respiratory virus surge Oregon has ever seen, the state’s top health official on Thursday painted an optimistic picture for…

US to relax Covid testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday

March 7, 2023 4:45 pm CNN Newsource

By Donald Judd and Jack Forrest, CNN The US is planning to relax Covid-19 testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday, a source…

Oregon lifting mask requirement for health care settings April 3; state outlines why as C.O. health care providers react

March 3, 2023 9:30 am KTVZ news sources

Workers, patients and visitors in health care settings will no longer be required to wear masks starting Monday, April 3, the Oregon Health Authority…

After 959 days, this city is no longer imposing $1,000 fines for not wearing a mask

February 27, 2023 5:48 pm CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN One of the last major international cities requiring face coverings on Tuesday announced it will end its…

US Energy Department assesses Covid-19 likely resulted from lab leak, furthering US intel divide over virus origin

February 26, 2023 10:51 am CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Herb and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The US Department of Energy has assessed that the Covid-19 pandemic most likely came from a laboratory leak…

Covid shrank the restaurant industry. That’s not changing anytime soon

February 25, 2023 2:02 am CNN Newsource

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN It’s never been easy to operate a restaurant, and in recent years it’s been even harder. In 2020, Covid…

FDA authorizes first at-home test that can detect both flu and Covid-19

February 24, 2023 2:39 pm CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN If you’ve got a fever and a cough, you don’t necessarily have to go to the doctor anymore to find out if…

‘Reason for optimism’: Oregon sees sharp drop in respiratory virus hospitalizations

February 9, 2023 4:32 pm KTVZ news sources

Recent declines in community spread of influenza and RSV are expected to continue into spring, state health officials said Thursday. And while they…

The pandemic missing: The kids who didn’t go back to school

February 9, 2023 10:01 am Associated Press

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and SHARON LURYE Associated Press She’d be a senior right now, preparing for graduation in a few months, probably leading…

CDC adds Covid-19 shots to list of routine vaccines for kids and adults

February 9, 2023 11:04 am CNN Newsource

By Janelle Chavez, CNN Covid-19 shots are included in new schedules of routinely recommended vaccines released by the US Centers for Disease Control…

California won’t require COVID vaccine to attend schools

February 3, 2023 4:44 pm Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Children in California won’t have to get the coronavirus vaccine to attend schools,…

These benefits will disappear when Biden ends the Covid national and public health emergencies in May

January 30, 2023 3:11 pm CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, Phil Mattingly and Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden intends to end the Covid-19 national and public health emergencies on May…

FDA wants to simplify the use and updating of Covid-19 vaccines

January 23, 2023 5:52 am CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gumbrecht and Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration wants to simplify the Covid-19 vaccine process to look more like what…

WA medical board: Idaho doctor peddled false COVID-19 claims

January 18, 2023 8:04 pm Associated Press

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Medical Commission has accused a medical doctor in Idaho of violating standards related to COVID-19 and…

When young children test positive for Covid-19 and another respiratory virus, their illness may be much more severe, a new study suggests

January 17, 2023 9:02 pm CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard and Janelle Chavez, CNN When Covid-19 patients younger than 5 also test positive for another respiratory virus, they tend to…