The Covid-19 pandemic almost didn’t happen, a new genetic dating study shows
The coronavirus pandemic almost didn’t happen, a new study shows. Researchers working to show when and how the virus first emerged in China…
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Updated CDC guidance says 3 feet of physical distancing is safe in schools
In light of new data, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday relaxed its physical distancing guidelines for children in schools…
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EU regulator declares AstraZeneca vaccine safe, but experts fear damage has been done
The European Union’s medicines regulator has concluded that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is safe to use after several EU countries…
Continue Reading BioNTech ‘turning every stone’ to scale up vaccine production, co-founder tells CNN
The makers of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine are “turning every stone” to scale up production capacity as Europe continues to…
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Coronavirus: One Year Later – A CBS 13 Special Report
March 18th marked one year since COVID-19 arrived in the Desert…
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Biden says U.S. to hit 100 million vaccinations goal on Friday
Ahead of Biden’s remarks, the White House said it was finalizing plans to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to…
Continue Reading US coronavirus vaccine rollout becomes ‘less messy’
In December, then President-elect Joe Biden set a goal of getting 100 million people vaccinated against Covid-19 in the first 100 days of his…
Continue Reading US likely needs to include vaccinating children to reach herd immunity, Fauci says
Several more states on Thursday announced Covid-19 vaccines would be available to more people, news that came as the nation’s top infectious…
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Number of Imperial County COVID-19 vaccination sites grows
Imperial County held its weekly COVID update meeting Thursday. As COVID numbers continue to drop in the county, the public is urged to keep up the…
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Businesses in downtown Calexico hanging by a thread with U.S. border restrictions
CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), Sunday marks one year that border restrictions were placed in the U.S. for the Mexico and Canadian border. The U.S.…
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10 lessons learned in a year of Covid-19 lockdown
It’s been hellish, and it will likely go down as the toughest stretch in many Americans’…
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CNN Poll: One year into the coronavirus pandemic, most Americans say the worst has passed
After a full year living under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, the American public finally sees a brighter future, according to a new CNN…
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State to expand Yuma vaccination site
Gov. Doug Ducey, (R-Ariz.), and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced Thursday they will team up with city and county leaders,…
Continue Reading US could be on the cusp of a surge in Covid-19 infections, but vaccinations will limit the damage
The US may be on the cusp of another Covid-19 case surge, one expert says — but the mass vaccination of the most vulnerable Americans is likely…
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WEB EXTRA: COVID-19 the year in review with ICPHD
A look back into one year of the COVID-19 pandemic with the Imperial County Public Health…
Continue Reading The truth about white (and pink and brown) noise for sleep
What’s your favorite bedtime jam? Do you doze off to jazz, a babbling brook, a crackling fire or a whirling fan of white noise? Or maybe…
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Mexicali man returns home after battling COVID-19 in hospital
José Antonio Guerra’s family welcomed him back with balloons, banners, and happy tears to finally see him back…
Continue Reading Low-dose aspirin can reduce the risk of ICU admission and death of Covid-19, researchers say
Low-dose aspirin may help protect the lungs and reduce the need to put patients on ventilators, researchers reported Wednesday. The cheap and widely…
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Biden to send COVID shots to Mexico, Canada in first exports
The U.S. is planning to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first export of…
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Push on for reopening of the Grand Canyon’s east entrance
Grand Canyon National Park officials tentatively plan to reopen the park’s eastern entrance in late…
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