South County celebrates Cinco de Mayo
City of Somerton to hold a Cinco de Mayo celebration on Friday May 7,…
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How to update your medical record so it includes your Covid-19 vaccination
Getting vaccinated against Covid-19 and receiving a vaccination card has become a rite of passage for many Americans who have endured the pandemic…
Continue Reading A vaccine maker ruined 15 million doses. Its CEO sold $11 million of stock before that was public
Emergent BioSolutions’ stock lost more than half of its value since the disclosure that it ruined as many as 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s…
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EU expands on ‘coordinated approach’ to reopening to Americans
The European Union is seeking to resume “transatlantic travel as soon as it is safe to do so,” and is urging member nations to take a…
Continue Reading Got vaccinated? Here’s all the free stuff you can get
After surviving a fear-filled year of the Covid-19 pandemic, getting vaccinated is a cause for celebration. As Covid-19 vaccines become more readily…
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Local healthcare providers begin using J&J shot following lift of pause
The FDA and CDC lifted the pause on the Johnson & Johnson single dose covid vaccine for all adults following a safety…
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New campaign push to vaccinate community
There’s a new push to vaccinate more people in yuma and it’s aimed at helping protect our community against the virus. Between 800 to a thousand…
Continue Reading CDC’s updated Covid-19 guidance for summer camps emphasizes getting vaccinated, wearing masks and staying distanced
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in newly updated guidance for summer camps that people who can get vaccinated against Covid-19…
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US Covid-19 vaccination efforts may start to slow now, official says. Here’s why
Covid-19 vaccination efforts may begin to slow down as more Americans get vaccinated, one US official told CNN on Sunday. More than 42% of the United…
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CDC data shows more Americans are missing their second dose of Covid-19 vaccines
A growing number of Americans have missed their scheduled second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to data from the US Centers for Disease…
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Fully vaccinated Americans will be able to vacation in the EU this summer, European Commission president tells New York Times
Americans who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to visit the European Union this summer, Ursula von der Leyen, president of…
Continue Reading A return to normal won’t happen all at once. But officials say more guidance on what we can safely do is coming in the next days
Two leading US officials say fully vaccinated Americans may get more guidance in just a matter of days on what they can safely do. Part of that…
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At least 82 killed in massive Baghdad hospital fire
At least 82 people died in a huge hospital fire Saturday night in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said…
Continue Reading Are we numb? Handling the collective trauma of police violence, mass shootings and a pandemic
A reckoning with the deaths resulting from institutionalized racism, a resurgence of almost-daily gun violence and 3.1 million pandemic deaths…
Continue Reading Officials say the US is getting closer to the ‘finish line’ for coronavirus. What does that mean?
Everybody is talking about the “finish line.” After more than a year of trauma and heartbreak, state and local officials are pointing to…
Continue Reading The US may have more vaccines than people who want them by mid-May. Here’s why that’s a big problem.
The US will likely soon come up against a significant obstacle in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic — more doses of the vaccines than…
Continue Reading A man lost 150 pounds in lockdown. Now he’s chasing a number not measured in pounds
When Kyle White of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and his wife began working from home last year, they, like many Canadians, turned to Netflix and takeout…
Continue Reading India sets world record for coronavirus infections third day in a row
According to government and scientific tallies, India reported 346,786 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday.…
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Department of Corrections administers more than 25,000 vaccines
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) continues to offer COVID-19 vaccines to inmates at state and private prison…
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