Reopening of schools emerges as complex flashpoint for Biden administration
President Joe Biden’s team is promising new guidance on school reopenings next week. But even as more Covid-19 vaccine shots go into arms two…
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Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to authorize its Covid-19 vaccine
Johnson & Johnson officially asked the US Food and Drug Administration for an emergency use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine Thursday,…
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Woman discharged from hospital after fighting COVID-19 for months
After more than two brutal months in the hospital, a Yuma woman is finally able to head back…
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Yuma County to receive more coronavirus vaccine next week
The Yuma County Public Health District (YCPHD) announced Friday it will receive 7,200 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine next week. However,…
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YRMC announces new vaccine appointment option
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is now offering those eligible for a coronavirus vaccine a new option for signing up for their…
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Home work environment causes longer hours than before pandemic
New statistics suggest family time is spent working YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Though COVID-19 is restricting, it may not be limiting work time from…
Continue Reading How playing it safe allowed the NFL — and the rest of us — to have a Super Bowl
It’s Super Bowl weekend — a moment that many people, at the start of the season, did not think we’d ever see. After all, when the…
Continue Reading Leading baby food manufacturers knowingly sold products with high levels of toxic metals, a congressional investigation found
Four leading baby food manufacturers knowingly sold baby food that contained high levels of toxic heavy metals, according to internal company…
Continue Reading Worrying new coronavirus variants aren’t just imported — they can be home grown
The 45-year-old patient had been sick with coronavirus for months. Doctors had given him the antiviral drug remdesivir to fight the virus,…
Continue Reading CDC scientists recall ‘death by a thousand cuts’ as they try to rebuild the agency’s reputation
Back in March, a doctor at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found himself swearing at his television set. He was watching a news…
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8-year-old boy returns home after spending days in ICU suffering from MIS-C
Click here for updates on this story Beaumont, California (KCAL/KCBS) — The parents of an 8-year-old boy who developed…
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A local mother’s fight to get the COVID-19 vaccine
In January, she received a letter from Home of Guiding Hands and San Diego Regional Center saying she qualified for the vaccine under Phase 1A.…
Continue Reading Here are the states allowing teachers to get Covid-19 vaccines
As the debate rages over when it’s safe for children to resume in-person classes, 24 states plus Washington, DC are allowing some or all of their…
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Many Crane teachers vaccinated ahead of return to classroom
Many teachers from Crane Elementary School District (CESD) are ready to return to the classroom Monday, after getting the COVID-19 vaccine.…
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Facemask Sensor Being Developed at UCSD Could Help Detect COVID-19
(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) – A team at UC San Diego School of Engineering is working to develop a sensor that would stick to your facemask and detect…
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School reopening becomes the new partisan wedge issue
The debate over when and how and whether to put American kids back in school is taking on a predictably partisan tinge in Washington, with…
Continue Reading Here’s where to find vaccine information in your state
Vaccines are being rolled out in phases, and each state decides precisely who is eligible for each phase in its jurisdiction. When can YOU get the…
Continue Reading Why COVAX could become the most important acronym of 2021
It’s called COVAX — and it may be the best hope in vaccinating the world. The relative obscurity of this vaccine program belies its…
Continue Reading If you’ve had Covid-19, here’s what you should know about vaccines, variants and more
You might be among the more than 26.6 million people in the United States who have had Covid-19 — and when it comes to coronavirus vaccines,…
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