In a ‘sea change’ for the agency, CDC is sharing data earlier
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Earlier this summer, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and…
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CDC asks the unvaccinated not to travel this weekend and says even vaccinated need to weigh the risk
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Due to the surge of Covid-19 cases, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking…
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La Pine firefighters union, others in community come to aid of ill 2-year-old, family
The La Pine Professional Firefighter’s Union Local 3387 is reaching out to the Central Oregon community in support of a local family and a…
Continue ReadingTwo senior FDA vaccine leaders step down as agency faces decision on boosters
By Nadia Kounang, Virginia Langmaid and Amanda Sealy, CNN Two senior leaders in the US Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine review office are…
Continue ReadingTwo church events in Illinois linked to 180 Covid-19 cases, 5 hospitalizations
By Virginia Langmaid New case study data published Tuesday offers another cautionary tale about the importance of Covid-19 vaccination and testing at…
Continue ReadingChild Covid-19 hospitalizations reach a new high. That’s not the only reason kids need to be protected from Delta, doctors say
By Holly Yan, CNN More kids were hospitalized with Covid-19 this month than any other time this past year — proving how seriously the Delta…
Continue ReadingSouth African researchers keep wary eye on yet another new coronavirus variant
CNN By Maggie Fox, CNN Genetics researchers who have been watching for new coronavirus variants say they’ve seen a troubling new lineage that…
Continue ReadingA parent’s primary role: Protecting our kids against hopelessness
By Jessica DuLong, CNN Given the pandemic’s extra stressors, it can be hard for parents to know what’s weighing on our kids or how to…
Continue ReadingThese 5 states have less than 10% of ICU beds left as Covid-19 overwhelms hospitals
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As Covid-19 cases surge across the US, particularly among unvaccinated Americans, hospitals have been pushed to their…
Continue ReadingFDA calls meeting of its advisers to discuss Covid vaccine boosters
CNN By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it has called a meeting of its vaccine advisers for September 17 to discuss…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe disease has not dropped much, CDC says
By Maggie Fox, CNN Overall effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines has not dropped much yet for most vaccinated Americans, US Centers for Disease…
Continue ReadingSouth African researchers keep wary eye on yet another new coronavirus variant
By Maggie Fox, CNN Genetics researchers who have been watching for new coronavirus variants say they’ve seen a troubling new lineage that…
Continue ReadingFind your sleep ‘sweet spot’ to protect your brain as you age, study suggests
By Kristen Rogers, CNN How long older adults sleep could affect their brain health, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA…
Continue ReadingThis is how to prevent another 100,000 Covid deaths by December, Fauci says
CNN By Amanda Sealy and Hollie Silverman, CNN With nearly 100,000 Americans hospitalized with Covid-19 and infections surging among the unvaccinated…
Continue ReadingThis is how to prevent another 100,000 Covid deaths by December, Fauci says
By Amanda Sealy and Hollie Silverman, CNN With nearly 100,000 Americans hospitalized with Covid-19 and infections surging among the unvaccinated…
Continue ReadingFirst, surges in Covid-19 infections led to shortages of hospital beds and staff. Now it’s oxygen
By Kristen Holmes and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Hospitals in parts of the South are running out of oxygen supply as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations…
Continue ReadingHow to encourage family and friends to stop spreading misinformation on social media
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Your cousin knows for a fact that coronavirus vaccines have mind-controlling microchips. “Stop the steal”…
Continue ReadingConcerts and Covid: Can the show go on?
By Eric Berger, Kaiser Health News Fans of the band Wilco could have reasonably interpreted frontman Jeff Tweedy singing “I Am Trying to Break…
Continue Reading‘There is no room to put these bodies,’ Alabama health official says as Covid-19 deaths climb
CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The rate of Covid-19 deaths has increased in 42 US states in the last week, according to new data, as the spread of the…
Continue Reading‘There is no room to put these bodies,’ Alabama health official says as Covid-19 deaths climb
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The rate of Covid-19 deaths has increased in 42 US states in the last week, according to new data, as the spread of the more…
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