IV hospitals receive additional staff to assist with COVID-19 patients
The 32 additional staff members from the Disaster Assistance Medical team have left El Centro Regional Medical Center but additional staff has…
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US passes 1 million people vaccinated for coronavirus
The nearly yearlong coronavirus pandemic has been full of gloomy numbers but Wednesday brought an encouraging one — more than 1 million people…
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Delta gifts employee who battled Covid-19 for months a first-class trip anywhere in the world
Janese Cockfield refused to sit idly by as her twin sister, Janice, lay in a coma 600 miles away, batting to survive Covid-19. “I was…
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Crane School District to continue remote learning after holiday break
The Crane Elementary School District announced Wednesday students will continue with remote learning after the holiday break. …
Continue Reading Genetics experts worry coronavirus vaccines might not work quite as well against UK variant
Michael Worobey, a biologist at the University of Arizona, has seen more than 100,000 different strains of the virus that causes Covid-19. But when…
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Yuma County seeing progress in first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations
Several first responders in Yuma County got their first shot of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine on Wednesday. Yuma Fire Department posted photos on…
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The Unsung Heroes of The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Vaccines continue to roll out across the desert southwest, dozens of health care workers roll up their sleeves and getting doses of the COVID-19…
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More local frontline healthcare workers get COVID vaccine
Excitement filled the walls of Sunset Community Health Center as the COVID-19 vaccine was administered to the first of it’s staff Wednesday…
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Correctional officers demand better working conditions
As tensions continue to rise within the Arizona State Prison Complex in Yuma, several correctional officers tell News 11 they fear for their safety…
Continue Reading 3,401 Covid-19 deaths were reported in just 1 day — likely fueled by Thanksgiving gatherings and travel
Thousands more families just lost a loved one this holiday season as the US reported its second-highest number of coronavirus deaths in one day —…
Continue Reading This Houston hospital is a perfect microcosm of how coronavirus is escalating
In June, Houston’s United Memorial Medical Center was so overwhelmed by the pandemic that two of its wings had been transformed into Covid-19…
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Santa Claus visits IV Mall in drive-by event
The City of El Centro, along with the Imperial Valley Mall invites you to the drive-by event on Wednesday, December 23rd, from 5:30 p.m. to 7…
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Baja California to receive COVID vaccine doses next week
Mexico is expected to receive 1.4 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a virtual meeting with California’s next U.S. Senator Secretary of State Alex Padilla
Gov. Newsom announced on Tuesday Secretary Padilla will become the first Latino to represent California in the U.S. Senate and Assemblymember Dr.…
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Arizona reports over 5,000 new COVID-19 cases for the 7th day
Only 8% of all hospital beds and 7% of adult intensive care unit beds were not in use and available…
Continue Reading Trump administration to purchase additional 100 million Pfizer vaccine doses
The Trump administration will purchase an additional 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer, the US Department of Health and Human…
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Smokers likely more susceptible to catching and spreading COVID
8,300 adults in Arizona die from smoking-related illnesses each year, according to the…
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COVID doesn’t pass from mom to fetus during pregnancy
(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) – A new study may prove reassuring for expectant moms: Pregnant women who are infected with COVID-19 during their third…
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Pelosi responds to Trump: ‘Let’s do it!’
House Democrats plan to meet on Thursday, Dec. 24, to advance the $2,000 stimulus…
Continue Reading How to help teens cope in a global pandemic
Teens are struggling during the pandemic, with social isolation, loss and financial woes on top of what’s already a tumultuous time in their…
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