Pregnant women concerned over COVID-19 vaccines
The latest research in reassurance of COVID-19 vaccines amongst pregnant…
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Vaccine mandate to kick in for first wave of health workers
A requirement to get vaccinated against COVID-19 kicks in Thursday for millions of health care workers in about half the…
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California appears to pass peak of omicron variant wave
Possible good news in California as the state has shown signs it may have turned the corner on the Omicron wave of the Coronavirus…
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California likely to extend paid sick leave amid pandemic
(KYMA, KECY/ AP News) – Under a proposal endorsed Tuesday by California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state’s top legislative leaders, California…
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Arizona loosens rules limiting work by substitute teachers
Arizona is loosening statewide education rules to help alleviate a pandemic-aggravated shortage of substitute…
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Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults
Pfizer and BioNTech have begun studying a COVID-19 vaccine tweaked to match to the omicron variant in healthy…
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Pfizer could become a yearly COVID shot
The COVID-19 vaccine could eventually become a yearly shot, at least that’s the hope of Pfizer CEO Albert…
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Omicron variant should still be a concern, says former CDC director
Despite the current Coronavirus variant not appearing to be as deadly as the Delta variant, health experts say Omicron should not be…
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YRMC to require COVID-19 vaccine for all employees
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) will start imposing the federal COVID-19 vaccine…
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COVID-19 cases going up along with deaths across Imperial Valley
The Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPHD) says the number of COVID-19 deaths are going up. This, as cases also continue to increase across…
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UK to lift travel test requirements for the vaccinated
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his government will remove coronavirus testing requirements for vaccinated people arriving in…
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Arizona sues Biden to keep school anti-mask rules
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is suing the Biden administration over its demand that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to…
Continue Reading FDA finds monoclonal antibody treatment isn’t as effective against omicron
The Food and Drug Administration may soon place a limit on monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19…
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China tests 2M in Beijing, lifts COVID lockdown in Xi’an
Chinese authorities are testing some two million residents of Beijing after a series of virus cases prompted concerns two weeks ahead of the opening…
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Locals catching COVID-19 multiple times
Vaccinated or not, testing positive for COVID-19 twice, maybe three times is becoming more common. It’s debunking what many people thought was true -…
Continue Reading Boosters provide the best protection against Omicron variant, CDC studies show, raising new questions about what it means to be fully vaccinated
By John Bonifield and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Three large new studies from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight the importance of…
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Local school district responds to recent COVID-19 surge with rapid testing
In District One in Yuma this week more than 182 students and staff have tested positive for COVID-19. Educators at District One are following…
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Arizona sues Biden to keep school anti-mask rules
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is suing the Biden administration over its demand that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to…
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MD: Countywide school walkout over COVID-19
Around two dozen Maryland high school students performed a walkout from classes…
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Calexico’s economy braces for new border restriction
Calexico residents are concerned about the economy after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it will require non citizens to be fully…
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