California now to require booster shots for healthcare workers
California health care workers will be required to have coronavirus booster shots to ensure that hospitals are ready to deal with a surge in cases as…
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Thousands of federal inmates released due to Covid concerns
The U.S. Justice Department made an announcement on Tuesday that thousands of federal inmates are being released in an effort to combat the spread of…
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Pima County votes to bring back mask mandate in indoor public spaces
Pima County has voted in favor of a mask…
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Study shows omicron variant has less severe lung infection than delta
New research adds to growing evidence that the omicron COVID-19 variant may be less likely to cause serious disease compared to…
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YRMC reports spike in deaths from coronavirus
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) on Tuesday reported five more deaths from…
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Yuma County to receive emergency response team to help with spike in COVID cases
Ahead of President Joe Biden’s major announcement on the federal government’s response to COVID-19, Yuma County has confirmed with News 11 an…
Continue Reading Omicron casts a new shadow over economy’s pandemic recovery
By PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers Just as Americans and Europeans were eagerly awaiting their most normal holiday…
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Biden assures Americans vaccinated against Covid-19 that they can go ahead with holiday plans despite Omicron surge
By Kevin Liptak, Nikki Carvajal, Jeremy Diamond and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden aimed to reassure vaccinated Americans that they can…
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Biden to announce free at-home tests as Omicron takes over in U.S.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Omicron variant is now linked to nearly 75% of the nation’s new…
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Fewer Valley kids contracting COVID-19
It’s been one week since the California Department of Public Health reinstated the indoor mask mandate, but the mask requirement has never left the…
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Omicron Covid variant now detected in 45 states
According to a press releases from state officials, the Covid-19 Omicron has now been detected in at least 45 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and…
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Nine in Arizona accused of defrauding pandemic relief program
Nine people in Arizona have been indicted on allegations they fraudulently obtained more than $23 million in government pandemic…
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Pima County considering indoor mask mandate
In Pima County, there’s a proposal has been made to impose a countywide mandate for people to wear mask while inside indoor public…
Continue Reading TSA screens more than 2M passengers for third straight day, despite rise in Covid-19 cases
CNN By Sarah Fortinsky and Amir Vera, CNN Despite a rise in Covid-19 cases and new restrictions emerging across the country, travelers at US airports…
Continue Reading Outgoing NIH director says Trump and other Republicans pressured him to endorse unproven Covid-19 remedies and to fire Fauci
By Deidre McPhillips and Devan Cole, CNN The outgoing director of the National Institutes of Health said Sunday that he faced political pressure from…
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9 in Arizona accused of defrauding pandemic relief program
PHOENIX (AP) — Nine people in Arizona have been indicted on allegations they fraudulently obtained more than $23 million in government pandemic…
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The market may be ignoring risk of Omicron shutdowns
Wall Street is getting nervous about what will happen to the economy next year. The big concern is whether inflation will run too hot, forcing…
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Arizona hospitals seek federal help for Covid staffing, Ducey allots millions
Arizona is committing millions of dollars and asking the federal government for extra help as hospitals face a growing strain from rising COVID-19…
Continue Reading Biden warns of winter of ‘severe illness and death’ for unvaccinated due to Omicron
By Allie Malloy and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday warned people who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 are looking at a very…
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Navy to start discharging sailors who refuse vaccine
The U.S. Navy will start discharging troops who do not get vaccinated against Covid-19, with the separation from the service taking place as soon as…
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