Coronavirus: Important Information Archives

Covid-19 response team to disband in May

March 29, 2023 9:49 AM Jalen Fong, CNN Newsource, Jacqueline Aguilar

(CNN/KYMA, KECY) – The White House is officially disbanding its Coronavirus Response Team in May. That action coincides with the Biden…

Biden: ‘The pandemic is over’

September 18, 2022 5:32 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden said he believes the Covid-19 pandemic is “over” in an appearance on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” but acknowledged the US still has a…

Psychological distress linked to long COVID

September 18, 2022 3:19 PM CNN Newsource, Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

If you suffer from anxiety, depression, or loneliness, you may be a higher risk of developing long…

What moves us ‘closer to the unfortunate finish line of getting long Covid’

September 18, 2022 10:43 AM CNN Newsource

You may have up to a 50% higher risk of developing long Covid-19 if you suffer from common psychiatric issues such as anxiety or depression, a recent…

FDA authorizes Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in ages 12-17

August 19, 2022 6:00 PM CNN Newsource

The US Food and Drug Administration authorized Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine on Friday for emergency use in adolescents. It is the fourth coronavirus…

Study shows omicron variant has less severe lung infection than delta

December 22, 2021 6:39 AM April Hettinger

New research adds to growing evidence that the omicron COVID-19 variant may be less likely to cause serious disease compared to…

FDA grants emergency use authorization for 5 to 11 yo

October 31, 2021 1:28 AM Arlette Yousif, CNN Newsource

Parents are one step closer to getting their young children vaccinated against COVID-19, if they choose to do…

More children will soon be eligible for the Pfizer vaccine

October 24, 2021 2:25 PM Marcos Icahuate, Arlette Yousif

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccine Advisory board will have a meeting on Tuesday discussing the expansion of the Pfizer vaccine for…

Anti-viral medicine to possibly treat COVID

October 3, 2021 12:33 AM Arlette Yousif, CNN

pharmaceutical company called Merck says it has developed a pill that interim results from one trial show cuts the risk of hospitalization and death…

FDA approval of the Covid-19 vaccine could mean more people will get vaccinated for an unexpected reason

August 9, 2021 3:24 AM CNN

Carmel’s Republican Mayor James Brainard explains how he’s overcoming vaccine hesitancy in his community and within his…

CDC Does Not Recommend COVID-19 Test Requirement Before Domestic Travel

February 15, 2021 9:19 PM Christian Galeno

(KYMA/KECY) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now saying a COVID-19 test will not be required for you to fly within the United…

Coronavirus vaccination information

February 3, 2021 1:42 PM KYMA News Team

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Free covid-19 saliva testing event at Wellton Library this weekend

October 23, 2020 6:23 PM Adonis Albright

Yuma County is holding another free coronavirus saliva testing event this weekend, this time at Wellton Library.…

YRMC standing by for flu season and possible covid-19 spike

October 15, 2020 11:48 AM Adonis Albright

YRMC has a battle plan in place as we head into late Fall and Winter season As cases of coronavirus continue to rise across the U.S. and abroad,…

Keeping skin safe despite frequent hand washing

July 15, 2020 11:36 AM April Hettinger

As many people are washing their hands more often due to COVID-19, this can cause some damage to the…

Battle looming in Congress over new coronavirus relief package

May 12, 2020 10:36 PM Aziza Shuler

Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcing the 1800 page ‘Heroes’ Act, a $3-trillion bill to give state and local governments money, billions for housing…

Trump administration unveils new guidelines for easing back to normalcy

April 16, 2020 9:53 PM Aziza Shuler

The Trump administration has released new guidelines for governors on how to reopen their states for…

California calls for more health care workers to step up

March 31, 2020 8:48 PM Aziza Shuler

CA governor asks residents with health care experience to step up and help during the…

WEB EXTRA: Chief Medical Officer with YRMC talks coronavirus test kits

March 31, 2020 9:13 AM Gabriel Salazar

As the number of positive Coronavirus cases in Yuma rises, Yuma Regional Medical Center officials (YRMC) sit down with Sunrise anchor Gabe Salazar to…

EXCLUSIVE: Yuma Infection Specialist answers COVID-19 questions

March 31, 2020 9:50 AM Gabriel Salazar

As the number of positive Coronavirus cases continues to rise in Yuma County, infection specialist Mika Naranjo joins Sunrise Anchor Gabe Salazar to…