Alcohol sales jumped 11% early in the pandemic
The COVID lockdown of 2020 caused people to rush to the store for toilet paper, masks and hand sanitizer, and we now know that people also stocked up…
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City of Somerton hosting vaccine event Thursday evening
If you still need a covid shot, Somerton residents have a chance…
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Princeton, other colleges shifting classes and holding finals online due to Covid-19 increase
By Paul P. Murphy, Nora Neus and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN A significant rise in Covid-19 cases and concerns over the fast-spreading Omicron variant is…
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Banner Health warns Arizona hospitals stretched to limit
Phoenix-based Banner Health is at its most overwhelmed since the pandemic began, leading the company’s officials to issue a warning Tuesday that…
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Imperial County prepares for renewed mask mandate
Imperial County says it’s getting ready to enforce California’s new mask mandate, requiring all people regardless of vaccination status to wear a…
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Apple reinstates mask mandate at all its US stores
Apple will once again require anyone inside its US retail stores to wear a mask as concerns mount over rising Covid-19 cases and the spread of…
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It’s the one year anniversary of the first U.S. coronavirus vaccine
It’s been one year since the first Americans received FDA authorized COVID-19…
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Indoor mask mandate to resume in California Wednesday
Californians should prepare to mask up again when they step inside. A statewide indoor mask mandate goes back into effect on…
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6 cases of omicron variant detected in Maricopa County
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health on Monday reported the metro Phoenix area’s first cases of the omicron variant of…
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Air Force discharges 27 for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first…
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Supreme Court declines to block New York vaccine mandate
The Supreme Court turned away two emergency requests Monday from health care workers, doctors and nurses in New York to block the state’s vaccine…
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U.S. has reached 800,000 Covid deaths since pandemic began
An NBC News tally has confirmed more than 800,000 deaths from the Coronavirus since the start of the…
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Los Angeles Unified School District may push back vaccine mandates
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students could get an extension when it comes to receiving their…
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Five colleges issue Covid booster mandate for students
At least five colleges and universities are putting in place Covid-19 booster mandates for its…
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Hospital crowding in Arizona reaches pandemic high
Crowding of Arizona’s strained health care system continues to worsen during the latest surge, with availability of hospital beds sinking to the…
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How a local health center is handling migrants and COVID-19
The Regional Center For Border Health has been a local leader when it comes to migrant health, providing migrants with COVID-19 tests, vaccines and…
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YRMC shares health concerns for holiday season
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA/KECY) – Another COVID holiday is fast approaching. As time has passed since the beginning of the pandemic, things are a bit…
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The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) and Yavapai County Community Health Services (YCCHS) on Wednesday confirmed Arizona’s first case of…
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Global wealth gap worsened by Covid pandemic
The World Inequality Lab published a report that says global billionaires last year saw the biggest jump in wealth since 1995, when the group started…
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Anorexia in teens skyrocketed during the pandemic
A new study shows that new cases of anorexia skyrocketed in children and teenagers earlier during the…
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