Coronavirus Archives

Mexico to use trade deal to make sure workers get vaccine

January 14, 2021 5:05 AM The Associated Press

The United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, known as the USMCA, contains new rules and guarantees for labor…

3 ways to turn that failing New Year’s resolution into a habit

January 14, 2021 2:18 AM CNN Newsource

I have a bad relationship with New Year’s resolutions. I start strong and then peter out by mid-January as work deadlines, home chores and the…

People are still going to Mexico for non-essential travel

January 13, 2021 12:18 PM Gianella Ghiglino

For border towns, traveling to Mexico to experience restaurants, bars, and other activities has become the…

Here’s why we can have some hope about the Covid pandemic

January 13, 2021 9:25 PM CNN Newsource

The US keep breaking records in the coronavirus pandemic. The latest: 3 million new cases in the first two weeks of the year. But some experts say…

SNEAK PEEK of Cerro Prieto: The Volcano Vulture

January 13, 2021 8:48 PM Brandon Mejia

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Covid cases remain lowest among younger children, even after schools reopened, study says

January 13, 2021 7:28 PM CNN Newsource

A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that Covid-19 cases among younger children remained low even after schools…

Here’s how some of the leading coronavirus vaccines work

January 13, 2021 7:27 PM CNN Newsource

Johnson & Johnson says it plans to have data from advanced, Phase 3 trials of its coronavirus vaccine by the end of the month. If they’re…

As sites shift from Covid-19 testing to vaccinations, health officials warn balance is needed

January 13, 2021 6:16 PM CNN Newsource

Many NFL and Major League Baseball stadiums, from New York to Los Angeles, have been Covid-19 testing sites — and now some of those same…

San Luis Rio Colorado receives its first COVID-19 vaccinations

January 13, 2021 9:31 AM Sumiko Keil, Mercedes Martinez

Health officials say the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines have finally arrived to San Luis Rio Colorado,…

Superintendents push to speed up vaccination of educators: ‘We could lose a whole generation of kids’

January 13, 2021 2:17 PM CNN Newsource

Superintendents from Texas, Florida, Washington, North Carolina and other states are pushing for an organized plan to vaccinate the country’s…

White House task force warns some Covid-19 strains ‘may have evolved into a more transmissible virus’

January 13, 2021 4:06 PM CNN Newsource

The White House coronavirus task force again suggested the existence of “more transmissible” strains of Covid-19 and a “much more rapid” spread of…

The US just suffered its worst day ever for Covid-19 deaths. But this summer could be ‘dramatically better’

January 13, 2021 4:00 PM CNN Newsource

Covid-19 is now killing faster than at any point in 2020. And the new year just…

Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine generates immune response, few side effects, in early trials

January 13, 2021 3:18 PM CNN Newsource

Early stage trials of Johnson & Johnson’s experimental coronavirus vaccine show it generated an immune response in nearly all volunteers,…

Vaccines expected to be available to the general public by summertime

January 13, 2021 12:56 PM Alexandra Rangel

With vaccines arriving in the summer, the health department said they now have to consider the valley’s hot temperatures.…

Moderna Vaccine Protects Vaccinated For Up To A Year

January 13, 2021 12:26 PM Christian Galeno

The Moderna vaccine appears to give people at least a year’s worth of protection from…

Head of US vaccine effort resigns at request of incoming Biden administration but will stay through transition

January 13, 2021 9:21 AM CNN Newsource

Operation Warp Speed chief scientific adviser Moncef Slaoui has submitted his resignation at the request of the incoming Biden administration, a…

Arizona reports 5,269 additional COVID-19 cases, 191 deaths

January 13, 2021 9:08 AM The Associated Press

Arizona had the worst state COVID-19 diagnosis rate over the past week, with one of every 105 people being diagnosed with COVID-19 from Jan. 5 to…

CDC to require COVID-19 test for all international travelers

January 13, 2021 6:21 AM Sumiko Keil, CNN

Passengers will be required to get a viral test done within three days before their flight to the U.S. and provide written documentation of lab…

Millions have a real fear of needles. Overcoming that is critical for the vaccine rollout

January 13, 2021 5:36 AM CNN Newsource

As a fourth-year medical student at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Amanda Walker knows that vaccinations are both safe and essential.…

The ongoing challenge of pandemic fatigue is hitting people hard

January 13, 2021 3:05 AM CNN Newsource

Nearly a year of ever-changing public safety guidelines with long days cooped up at home are wearing on many people. People have been social…