Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show
Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who have gotten…
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Biden Administration launches phone line to order Covid tests
The Biden Administration is launching a phone line Friday for Americans to order four Covid-19 test kits per…
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California teens can now get vaccines without parent’s consent
Under a new proposal late Thursday, California would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’…
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DHS: Certain travelers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter US
The Department of Homeland Security made an announcement regarding certain individuals needing to be fully vaccinated to enter the United States…
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YRMC doctor says rise in hospitalizations will continue for several more days
Yuma Regional Medical Center is dealing with an overwhelming number of hospitalizations. This, on top of the current staff shortage its been seeing…
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District One Health Services meet high demand for rapid COVID-19 testing
The District Health Services Team recently stated how they were able to fulfill the high demands made for rapid COVID-19…
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Free N95 masks available starting next week
The Biden administration will make 400 million N95 masks available to United States residents for free starting next…
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AHDS: Unvaccinated are 17.5 times to be hospitalized from COVID-19
An update from the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) during November 2021 shows unvaccinated people were 17.5 times more likely to be…
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Free Covid test website is up and running after soft launch
Americans can now order free Covid-19 tests online as the White House opened the federal…
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400 million free N95 masks will soon be available to Americans
The Biden Administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to Americans starting next…
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Website to order free Covid-19 tests is up and running
The federal government has quietly launched its website to sign up for free Covid-19 tests, allowing people to order a maximum of four tests shipped…
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Inmates sue after being injected with anti-parasite to cure COVID-19
Four inmates filed a lawsuit against a detention center for injecting them with ivermectin to treat COVID-19 without their…
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Cases of COVID-19 still on the rise across Imperial Valley
The Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPHD) says COVID-19 cases are still going…
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Scientists attempting to develop joint COVID and flu vaccine
Moderna is working on a single shot that covers both flu and COVID, but it’s quite some time…
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COVID Strike Team lends hand to YRMC
As COVID cases continue to soar, Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is working around the clock to care for the influx of patients. Thankfully, the…
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Free Covid test website launching on Wednesday
The White House says it will open a federal website for Americans to place orders for free Covid-19 tests starting…
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Ducey quietly taps $95M in virus cash to boost trooper pay
Arizona Governor Doug ducey quietly tapped $95 million in federal Coronavirus relief money to boost pay for state troopers, prison guards and workers…
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YRMC reports increase in hospitalizations, low staff capacity
The fast-moving Omicron variant causing hospitalization numbers to soar to a level we haven’t seen in several…
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Local health care provider reacts to new vaccine mandate
Places like Sunset Health have been trying for months to get the public vaccinated. However, the Supreme Courts decision to mandate vaccines for…
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Free federal at-home COVID-19 testing program to begin soon
The website for the newly established federal effort to distribute Covid-19 rapid tests by mail across America will launch for requests on January…
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