Imperial County to receive the most vaccines ever
Imperial County is expecting to receive the highest number of COVID-vaccines…
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California to reserve 40% of vaccine doses for underserved communities
California will set aside 40% of its vaccines for underserved communities in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus and hasten the reopening of…
Continue Reading Fauci: US shouldn’t loosen coronavirus restrictions until daily new cases fall below 10,000
The US shouldn’t ease restrictions in place to prevent Covid-19 before the number of new coronavirus cases falls below 10,000 daily, “and…
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Texas governor’s appalling decision on masks
I was getting my first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Bayou City Event Center in Houston when the news broke that Governor Greg Abbott is…
Continue Reading Fauci calls loosening Covid-19 restrictions inexplicable as variants threaten another surge
While tens of thousands of Americans are infected with the coronavirus each day and more research suggests variants threaten another surge, some…
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California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas
Officials are making it easier to move through reopening tiers, arguing the likelihood of widespread transmission that can overwhelm hospitals will…
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Arizona House OK’s bill on businesses ignoring mask mandates
The proposal passed on a 31-28 vote and now goes to the Senate for…
Continue Reading Many teens live online, alone. Here’s how to stay connected in the pandemic
For many teens, the pandemic has created an environment in which most of their lives take place in the shadows. Our kids have become increasingly…
Continue Reading CDC director urges people to keep masking and distancing ‘regardless of what states decide’
The director of the US Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said she hopes people will decide to individually “do the right thing”…
Continue Reading Two doses of Pfizer and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine are necessary, officials say, but questions still linger
The United States is holding firm to the strategy to administer two doses of the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines a few weeks apart.…
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Imperial County possibly moving down to red tier
Imperial County Public Health Department sent out a press release stating that moving down to the Red Tier from the Purple Tier may be in the near…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Local hospitals take proactive approach to COVID oxygen shortage
Oxygen is needed by almost every living organism, but some COVID-infected patients cannot breath it on their own which is why the demand has gone up…
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Vaping marijuana linked to lung injury in teens, study says
Teens are about twice as likely to report “wheezing or whistling” in the chest after vaping marijuana than after smoking cigarettes or…
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Texas Gov. Abbott faces backlash after lifting coronavirus restrictions
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is facing a torrent of criticism over his surprise decision to roll back his state’s mask mandate and business…
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Biden Blasts “Neanderthal Thinking” On COVID-19 Restrictions
Restaurants, bars and other businesses across the country are starting to ease…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats still finishing their Covid relief bill as Biden signs off on narrowing stimulus check eligibility
Senate Democrats are down to the…
Continue Reading Biden criticizes Texas and Mississippi for lifting restrictions: ‘Neanderthal thinking’
President Joe Biden sharply criticized states such as Texas and Mississippi for lifting Covid-19 restrictions against pleas from the US Centers for…
Continue Reading ‘The impossible is not impossible’: The push to make Covid-19 vaccines at record speed
Before the pandemic, Anne Leonard’s friends and family had only a cursory interest in her two decades of work manufacturing pharmaceuticals.…
Continue Reading Some US bishops discourage Catholics from getting Johnson & Johnson vaccine if others are available
As officials and health experts race to get Americans vaccinated against Covid-19, some Catholic bishops have weighed in to discourage Church members…
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Biden, Senate Democrats agree to limit eligibility for $1,400 checks
The Senate bill will cut off payments at $80,000 for single filers and $160,000 for joint…
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