Local Health Archives

Up to 90 healthy volunteers to be exposed to Covid-19 in world first trial

February 17, 2021 7:41 AM CNN Newsource

The world’s first Covid-19 human challenge study will begin within a month in the UK, deliberately exposing up to 90 healthy young people to…

Confused by guidelines on quarantine after vaccination? You’re not alone

February 17, 2021 5:30 AM CNN Newsource

Fully vaccinated people can now skip quarantine even if they’ve been exposed to Covid-19, according to new guidelines from the US Centers for…

Winter weather has millions trying to stay warm and vaccine providers worrying about shipping delays

February 17, 2021 1:11 AM CNN

While many Americans were dealing with how to stay warm Tuesday, some vaccine providers were dealing with the news that some shipments were running…

Lowering Covid-19 cases is ‘best thing’ US can do to improve chances that vaccines will continue working, expert says

February 17, 2021 1:06 AM CNN Newsource

Lowering Covid-19 cases across the US isn’t only critical to helping prevent another surge fueled by variants — it also makes vaccines…

Dr. Fauci shifts the timeline on when the general public will be able to get a vaccine

February 17, 2021 12:04 AM CNN Newsource

Dr. Anthony Fauci said vaccines won’t be available to the “general public” before mid- to late May or early June, he told…

Cuomo administration’s handling of nursing home deaths calls for serious investigation

February 16, 2021 10:28 PM CNN

Going back more than a hundred years, New York has held the dubious distinction of being a corruption leader among US states and has struggled to…

6 takeaways from Joe Biden’s CNN town hall

February 16, 2021 9:14 PM CNN

President Joe Biden took part in his first town hall since entering the White House last month, answering questions from CNN’s Anderson Cooper…

Cities and states delay Covid-19 vaccine distribution because of winter storms

February 16, 2021 4:00 PM CNN

Vaccine distribution slowed in many areas because of winter storms engulfing much of the country Monday and Tuesday. Here are the localities and…

In new Covid-19 guidance, CDC recommends 5 key strategies to reopen schools

February 16, 2021 3:33 PM CNN Newsource

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released guidelines for reopening schools that focus on five key Covid-19 mitigation…

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine sharply reduces symptomatic Covid-19 in the real world, Israeli researchers say

February 16, 2021 3:28 PM CNN Newsource

Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine appears to reduce symptomatic coronavirus infections by more than 90% in the real world, Israeli researchers…

More doses, fewer ‘blind spots’: What states say they want from the federal government on vaccines

February 16, 2021 2:21 PM CNN Newsource

The Covid-19 vaccine rollout started as a trickle. But the pace has steadily picked up each week, more than tripling in the first month under the…

The record-breaking deep freeze engulfing much of the US isn’t over yet. Here’s what to expect next

February 16, 2021 2:19 PM CNN

Millions of Americans reeling from a deadly storm and massive power outages are about to get walloped by more winter weather. Already, about 2,000…

‘Very excited’: Thousands of students return to classrooms for first time in months

February 16, 2021 10:06 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story Charlotte, North Carolina (WSOC) — For the first time in two months, some…

The US just saw its lowest Covid-19 daily case count since October. But here’s why experts are still worried

February 16, 2021 8:31 AM CNN Newsource

The US on Monday reported more than 53,800 new Covid-19 infections: its lowest daily case count since October and a vastly different number from…

Common genetic test often wrong when identifying rare disease-causing variants such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, study says

February 16, 2021 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

A genetic test used to detect common traits many people share is not reliable in identifying rare disease-causing variations, such as those that can…

Los Angeles County elementary schools are cleared to reopen as Covid-19 case rates fall

February 16, 2021 3:07 AM CNN

Elementary schools in Los Angeles County will be allowed to reopen for in-person learning starting Tuesday, after county health officials announced…

White violence and Black protests during the 1918 flu have a lesson for today

February 16, 2021 1:19 AM CNN Newsource

Adella Bond fired her revolver outside her window into the South Philadelphia air, hoping to attract police as a mob of Irish American people…

Cities and states begin delaying Covid-19 vaccine distribution because of winter storms

February 16, 2021 12:57 AM CNN

Vaccine distribution in states and cities across the US are slowing down because of winter storms that have left more than a third of the continental…

Here’s why some Covid-19 numbers keep improving. (Hint: It’s not widespread vaccinations)

February 16, 2021 12:29 AM CNN Newsource, Jenny Day

Kudos to everyone who has been doubling down on mask wearing and social distancing. Health experts say your efforts are paying off. But with only 4%…

Bars and Covid-19 safety rules don’t mix, study found

February 15, 2021 10:30 PM CNN Newsource

Is it possible to make bars safe in a pandemic? One experiment in Scotland last summer went flat, according to new research published Monday in the…