Pfizer-BioNTech to start producing Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa in 2022
By David McKenzie and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech will start to manufacture their Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa, they announced…
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Unemployment: $2,000 Return to Work Bonus now offered in Arizona
Governor Doug Ducey offers Arizonans an incentive to get back to…
Continue Reading More infectious Delta variant makes up 83% of new US coronavirus cases as vaccine hesitancy persists
By Madeline Holcombe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The more contagious Delta variant of coronavirus now makes up 83% of sequenced samples in the United…
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Imperial County sees increase in COVID-19 cases
The Imperial County Public Health department is seeing a new increase in COVID-19…
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Rising COVID-19 cases activates indoor mask recommendation
The Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPHD) is recommending residents to wear a mask when indoors, regardless of vaccination status.…
Continue Reading U.S. women’s gymnastics team member tests positive for Covid days before Tokyo Olympics
(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) – An alternate on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team tested positive for the coronavirus just days before the Tokyo Olympics were…
Continue Reading Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths are increasing, and the vast majority were not vaccinated
By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The surge in Covid-19 cases fueled by the Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy has now led to increasing rates…
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Local students going back to school amid COVID-19, Delta variant concerns
Local parents have been relying on virtual learning for their kids. Now students are coming back to the classroom, but COVID-19 is still an…
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Delta variant active in Yuma County
As COVID-19 variants continue to pop up in Yuma County, the worst mutation so far is the Delta variant. Still, there is no mask mandate in place to…
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Imperial County health officials recommend indoor masking
The Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPHD) announces Friday that health officials are recommending the continued use of masks/face…
Continue Reading Enten: This is one of the scariest statistics I’ve seen
Senior data reporter Harry Enten breaks down the correlation between unvaccinated Americans and those who believe in Trump’s “big…
Continue Reading Biden says platforms like Facebook are ‘killing people’ with Covid misinformation
By Donald Judd, Maegan Vazquez and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday social media platforms like Facebook are…
Continue Reading Covid-19 ‘is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated,’ CDC director says
By Dakin Andone and Madeline Holcombe, CNN With Covid-19 cases rising in all 50 states, health officials say it’s clear that unvaccinated…
Continue Reading US is ‘losing time’ in vaccination race as Delta variant becomes more pervasive, expert says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Covid-19 vaccination rates are down and cases are on the rise, exacerbated by the more transmissible Delta variant —…
Continue Reading Surgeon general issues warning over vaccine misinformation as White House turns up the heat on Facebook
By Kaitlan Collins and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned Thursday health misinformation is “a serious…
Continue Reading Millions of children worldwide missed routine vaccinations during the pandemic, study suggests
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The coronavirus pandemic may have caused the “most widespread” disruption of routine childhood vaccinations in…
Continue Reading Mississippi health officer warns about Covid-19 surge that has put 7 children in intensive care
By Eric Levenson, CNN Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs warned residents about a surge of Covid-19 cases in the southern state on…
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COVID-19 variants present in Imperial County
The Imperial County Public Health Department says there are currently two COVID-19 Delta variants in the Valley. They say the highest number of cases…
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Gov. Doug Ducey uses federal pandemic cash to promote Arizona tourism
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced Wednesday a $101.1 million in federal relief funding to launch a new program to encourage more tourism in the…
Continue Reading Young children will pay the price if enough US adults don’t get vaccinated against Covid-19, expert says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Children will likely pay the price for adults in the US not getting vaccinated at high enough rates to slow or stop the…
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