CDC safety recommendations for Super Bowl parties
(KYMA, KECY) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising Americans to stay home and avoid gathering with members outside their…
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Rush to vaccinate as COVID variants are spreading
(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – Covid-19 variants are posing a serious threat, which is why officials want to boost vaccination rates…
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They care for Florida’s elderly, but home health care workers are struggling to get Covid-19 vaccines
Evelyn Aub is a spunky senior who doesn’t reveal her age to anyone. But she admits that she qualifies to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in…
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Biden to meet with GOP lawmakers to discuss virus relief
The COVID-19 relief package include $160 billion for vaccines, testing, treatment and personal protective equipment and will call for more targeted…
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Mysterious untreatable fevers once devastated whole families. This doctor discovered what caused them
It’s an ancient disease that may have evolved to confer protection against the plague — but until 20 years ago, it had scientists and…
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California governor and unions clash over school openings
Parents and behavioral experts say many schoolchildren are feeling helpless or depressed and need a classroom setting to improve their mental…
Continue Reading Covid-19 hospitalizations drop, but January has been the deadliest month of the pandemic. Here’s what to expect next
For the first time in almost two months, less than 100,000 Americans are hospitalized for Covid-19. Sunday, the United States reported 95,013…
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The US is in an ‘absolute race against time’ with new coronavirus variants, expert says
The US is in an “absolute race against time” to vaccinate as many people as possible before new Covid-19 variants take hold of the…
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Registration for COVID vaccines starts Monday in Yuma
Eligible Yuma County residents will get another shot at getting a coronavirus vaccine Monday. …
Continue Reading Life after Covid: The people who will re-enter society last
Danielle Seal likens going for a walk during the pandemic to an extreme sport. “When I go [and walk] the dog I have to ask people to stay two…
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GOP senators offer COVID-19 relief counterproposal to force talks with White House back to middle
Ten Republican senators on Sunday announced plans to unveil a roughly $600 billion Covid-19 relief package, a counter proposal to President Joe…
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Sanders says Democrats have the votes to pass COVID-19 relief bill through reconciliation
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he thinks there are enough Democratic votes to pass a massive Covid-19 relief package through a process…
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Scrambling to save tens of thousands of lives
Congress was convulsed by controversy over the incendiary behavior of a freshman Republican from Georgia. Wall Street was roiled by insurgent…
Continue Reading Hospitalizations are the lowest they’ve been in nearly 2 months. But US is still in for ‘rough’ coming weeks, expert says
Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US dropped below 100,000 for the first time in nearly two months, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project.…
Continue Reading Are we getting weirder? Perhaps we’re simply becoming ourselves
Normally reserved and conservatively dressed, my friend was outfitted in a strange mishmash of colorful wigs and Hawaiian shirts and a sequined gown.…
Continue Reading Maryland becomes 2nd state to report coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa
Maryland on Saturday became the second state to report a case of a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa — a strain that health…
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Yuma County’s saliva testing event tests hundreds for COVID
Yuma County held another saliva test Saturday to pinpoint the coronavirus and help minimize the spread. Cars were rolling in, testing those ages 5…
Continue Reading These coronavirus variants are keeping scientists awake at night
At least four new variants of the coronavirus are keeping scientists awake at night. One, first identified in southeast England, has now shown up in…
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Arizona economy recovering from COVID
University of Arizona research shows the state’s economy has seen substantial recovery toward its pre-pandemic peak. However, the level of recovery…
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Arizona coronavirus cases surpass 750,000
The number of coronavirus cases in Arizona climbed by more than 5,000 Saturday, pushing the total number of positive test results since the start of…
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