Coronavirus Archives

US will re-open Canadian and Mexican borders to fully vaccinated visitors

October 13, 2021 3:09 AM CNN

The United States plans to ease restrictions on travel for fully vaccinated visitors from Canada and Mexico starting in early November, relaxing bans…

Arizona virus hospitalizations remain on plateau below 1,800

October 13, 2021 11:27 AM The Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Arizona remain on a plateau amid a gradual slowing of additional new cases and deaths during…

Doctors see advanced cancer cases in the wake of pandemic-delayed screenings and treatment

October 13, 2021 8:39 AM CNN Newsource

Nationwide, there have been declines in cancer screenings as well as barriers to accessing treatment — and physicians now worry that delays have led…

United Airlines vaccine mandate on hold for exempt

October 13, 2021 8:00 AM CNN, Cole Johnson

A judge is temporarily preventing United Airlines from putting employees on leave if they request vaccine…

Coachella Valley Music reverses vaccine mandate at festivals

October 13, 2021 6:21 AM April Hettinger

INDIO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – The Coachella Valley Music and Arts and Stagecoach Festivals have announced they will no longer require full…

Texas Governor bans Covid vaccine mandates

October 12, 2021 7:43 AM CNN, Cole Johnson

Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday banning any entity in the state from enforcing vaccine…

Young children accidentally given COVID vaccine instead of flu shot

October 12, 2021 6:50 AM April Hettinger

A family in Indiana claims they were accidentally given the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine when they thought they were getting flu…

Application submitted to FDA approval for pill to treat Covid

October 11, 2021 8:11 AM Cole Johnson, CNN

Merck said on Monday that it had submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration to authorize what would be the first antiviral pill to…

Kids are actually susceptible to COVID, counter to previous data

October 11, 2021 7:27 AM April Hettinger

At the beginning of the pandemic, children were thought to be less susceptible to COVID-19, but a new study shows that’s not the…

Health experts advise caution as Coronavirus cases decline

October 10, 2021 2:38 PM Marcos Icahuate, Arlette Yousif, CNN Newsource

As more people get vaccinated, less Coronavirus-related cases are being reported, which health experts say is putting the U.S. on the right…

Imperial County Public Health Department speaks out after California K-12 vaccine announcement

October 9, 2021 2:04 PM Wiley Jawhary, Arlette Yousif

The Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPHD) is speaking out after California said it will require vaccination for K-12 students attending…

California school COVID rules are shown to be inconsistent

October 8, 2021 5:29 PM The Associated Press

Now that schools are back in session, parents are mastering this year’s new school vocabulary: Modified quarantine, antigen vs. PCR testing and…

Brazil tops 600,000 virus deaths amid doubts about delta

October 8, 2021 2:40 PM The Associated Press

By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil has topped 600,000 virus deaths as it bids to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. Relief…

Pfizer seeks FDA approval for vaccine for kids 5-11

October 8, 2021 8:00 AM CNN, Cole Johnson

Pfizer is officially asking the Food and Drug Administration to approve its Covid vaccine for emergency use in five to…

More than 40% of Americans won’t get flu shot

October 8, 2021 7:39 AM Cole Johnson, CNN

In a new study by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, more than 40% of people in the U.S. do not plan on getting a flu shot this…

Some children’s hospitals see another surge in rare Covid-19 complication MIS-C

October 8, 2021 7:09 AM CNN Newsource

Scientists still don’t know a lot about a rare and serious Covid-19 complication that impacts children, but what they do know is that when there is a…