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Debate emerges around Covid-19 testing strategies in schools as districts plan to reopen
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As communities across the country prepare for a return to school, many are still deciding how much time and how many…
Continue ReadingYour tweens and teens are lonely — and they want your help, this expert says
By John Duffy, CNN Teens and tweens may not come out and tell you, but there is a lot they want you to know about their lives. Yes, sometimes…
Continue ReadingHear doctor’s emotional plea for people to get vaccinated
Dr. Michael Bolding made an emotional plea for people in Arkansas to get the Covid-19 vaccine. He speaks with CNN’s Pamela Brown about what it has…
Continue ReadingIf you are not vaccinated against Covid-19, you shouldn’t go into a bar or restaurant, expert says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Less than half of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19 — and with cases on the rise, experts are…
Continue ReadingParents are hesitant to vaccinate children, but pediatricians might be the key
By Sarah Molano, CNN As back-to-school season approaches, parents are split when it comes to vaccinating their children against Covid-19. Of parents…
Continue ReadingNew $40 million NIH study hopes to solve mysteries behind children’s long Covid-19
By Jen Christensen, CNN Ava is what Heather Brugger calls her “miracle child.” Of her four children, the 20-year-old is the one who is…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic is ‘spiraling out of control’ due to unvaccinated people, Trump’s surgeon general says
The US is now averaging more than 43,000 cases of Covid-19 a day as the Delta variant fuels a 65% jump in cases. CNN’s Polo Sandoval…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic is ‘spiraling out of control’ due to unvaccinated people, Trump’s surgeon general says
By Travis Caldwell, Holly Yan and Dakin Andone, CNN For anyone who loves freedom and hates mask mandates or remote learning, Dr. Jerome Adams has a…
Continue ReadingHow to stop talking in your sleep
By Megan Marples, CNN If your partner told you that you talk in your sleep, they might be onto something. Over two thirds of people will sleep talk…
Continue ReadingA second crisis is killing survivors of India’s worst Covid wave
By Esha Mitra, CNN Srinivas S. lies on a gurney in an operating theater in St John’s Hospital in Bengaluru as surgeons carefully remove bits of…
Continue Reading‘This was my final curtain bow’: Athlete’s Olympic dreams crushed by Covid
Hosting the Olympics during a pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge for Japan, but there has also been a huge impact on…
Continue ReadingDr. Sanjay Gupta: The Olympics’ pandemic playbook is put to the test
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent When I first told my medical colleagues that I would be traveling 14 hours to Tokyo, they looked…
Continue ReadingFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis blames this for surge in cases
As coronavirus cases are on the rise in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis vows he won’t impose a mask mandate. CNN’s Leyla Santiago…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County more than doubled in 2 weeks
By Travis Caldwell, Paul Vercammen and Christina Maxouris, CNN In Los Angeles County, which was crushed during the winter surge of the coronavirus,…
Continue ReadingConvincing your child to leave the screens behind to exercise is hard. Here’s how to do it
CNN By Megan Marples, CNN “3, 2, 1, ready or not, here I come!” Children race through the park, soaking in the sun while they search for…
Continue ReadingHula-Hoops are trending, but it’s not your childhood version
By Janelle Davis, CNN Instead of spinning hoops around the waist as kids have done for decades, Hula-Hoop dancers have some new moves as the trend…
Continue ReadingFormer vaccine official says she received disturbing package before she was fired
Dr. Michelle Fiscus, who served as Tennessee’s top vaccine official before she was fired, describes receiving a disturbing package shortly before her…
Continue ReadingTennessee resumes vaccination outreach but with marketing emphasis on parents, not children
By Angela Barajas, CNN Tennessee’s top health official said Friday that vaccination efforts for teens will continue but that marketing efforts…
Continue ReadingDelta is dangerous and spreading — but vaccination can stop it
By Dr. Tom Frieden I’m hearing from vaccinated people who are frightened about breakthrough cases, the Delta variant and new waves of Covid.…
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