Local Health Archives

Fully vaccinated people can gather unmasked and indoors for Easter, CDC says

April 2, 2021 6:50 PM CNN Newsource

People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can safely gather for Easter on Sunday — both indoors and without masks, the US Centers…

Gov. Newsom visits vaccination site in Bakersfield

April 2, 2021 5:59 PM Caleb J. Fernández

Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Kern County Friday to stop by a vaccination site at 4:30 p.m. This visit follows prior visitation to sites in San Diego and…

Americans should continue to follow Covid-19 precautions despite record vaccinations, experts say

April 2, 2021 4:49 PM CNN Newsource

Millions of Americans have been vaccinated against Covid-19, and more are getting vaccinated every day. But that doesn’t mean the US can let…

Post-Covid PTSD: the storm after the storm

April 2, 2021 2:46 PM CNN Newsource

At first, the thermometer read 101. But when Ricardo Ramirez arrived in the emergency department it just kept rising. He began pleading for his life,…

Manufacturing moonshot: How Pfizer makes its millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses

April 2, 2021 11:52 AM CNN Newsource

When the coronavirus pandemic began, the challenge for Pfizer and BioNTech wasn’t just developing a Covid-19 vaccine — they also had to…

Johnson & Johnson begins testing its vaccine on teenagers

April 2, 2021 11:08 AM Sumiko Keil

Johnson & Johnson is now testing its COVID vaccine on…

Woman who survived 2-month coma after contracting COVID-19 goes home

April 2, 2021 11:08 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story SCARBOROUGH, Maine (WMTW) — A Maine woman, who contracted COVID-19 and spent two…

Easter dishes from around the world

April 2, 2021 10:50 AM CNN

Honey-glazed ham, garlic mashed potatoes and fluffy dinner rolls might be staples at American Easter meals, but around the world, there are many…

Fully vaccinated people can travel at low risk to themselves, new CDC guidance says

April 2, 2021 9:49 AM CNN Newsource

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released a highly anticipated update to travel guidance for people who are fully…

Get fully vaccinated before resuming normal activities, health experts plead with Americans

April 2, 2021 8:57 AM CNN

With fears growing the US may be facing a fourth surge of Covid-19 cases, health experts are pleading with Americans to keep taking precautions until…

Fully vaccinated people can resume travel at low risk to themselves, new CDC guidance says

April 2, 2021 8:42 AM CNN Newsource

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released a highly anticipated update to travel guidance for people who are fully…

Tug vessel ‘Presque Isle’ and crew to quarantine at Port Milwaukee due to COVID-19 outbreak

April 2, 2021 6:33 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — There is a coordinated effort underway to help a vessel in…

World Autism Awareness Day 2021: What you need to know

April 2, 2021 4:24 AM CNN, Dominique Newland

In many ways, Kevin “Knox” Johnson III is just like most 8-year-olds. The kid enjoys building marble runs. He’s obsessed with…

Wait to be fully vaccinated before resuming normal activities, health experts plead with Americans

April 2, 2021 3:34 AM CNN Newsource

With fears growing that the US may be facing a fourth surge of Covid-19 cases, health experts are pleading with Americans to keep taking precautions…

More than 11,000 cases of a troubling variant reported in the US. These states have the highest numbers

April 1, 2021 11:21 PM CNN Newsource

Thousands of cases of the B.1.1.7 strain have been reported across the United States, and experts fear the variant could drive another Covid-19 surge…

Salmonella infections in 8 states could be tied to wild songbirds, CDC says

April 1, 2021 8:38 PM CNN Newsource

Investigators are looking into an outbreak of salmonella infections in 19 people that could be associated with sick or dead birds, according to the…

Extreme policies, average statistics raise questions around Florida’s Covid-19 data

April 1, 2021 7:42 PM CNN Newsource

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, policy decisions in Florida have been among the most extreme — often among the first, the only or the few.…

J&J says Covid-19 vaccine still on track despite manufacturing snafu

April 1, 2021 4:43 PM CNN Newsource

Johnson & Johnson said Thursday it still expects to meet its commitments for the promised delivery of an additional 24 million doses of its…

Ontario shuts down for at least a month as ICU admissions jump

April 1, 2021 3:55 PM CNN

Ontario announced a province-wide “emergency brake” shutdown beginning this weekend as Canada’s most populous province struggles to…

How the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine works

April 1, 2021 1:54 PM CNN Newsource

At the headquarters of biotechnology company Novavax, scientists are developing what they hope could soon be another Covid-19 vaccine for the United…