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Year: 2021

Dangerous Covid-19 variants could mean all bets are off on the road to normalcy, expert warns

The evidence that Americans are gearing up for a return to normal life is growing apparent. States are relaxing capacity restrictions for public areas and private gatherings. More school districts are reopening for in-person learning. Travel is increasing, with TSA data showing more than 1 million daily passengers in US airports for two consecutive weeks,

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EE.UU. detiene la distribución del tratamiento con anticuerpos de Eli Lilly contra el covid-19 debido a la propagación de variantes

(CNN) — El Gobierno de EE.UU., en coordinación con Eli Lilly, dijo que ya no distribuirá bamlanivimab, la terapia con anticuerpos monoclonales contra el covid-19, para su uso por sí solo. La interrupción se debe al «aumento sostenido» de las variantes del coronavirus en el país. El gobierno dejó de distribuir el tratamiento el martes.

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Some Social Security recipients are still waiting for their stimulus checks

The Internal Revenue Service has sent roughly 127 million stimulus payments out in the past two weeks, but some of the lowest-income Social Security recipients are among those still waiting to get the money. The delay affects those who receive Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Railroad Retirement Board benefits, and Veterans Affairs pensioners. They will

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Suspect in Boulder massacre will stay in jail as his attorney gets time to assess what she says is his mental illness

A defense attorney for the man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado grocery store asked a judge Thursday to delay the case’s next hearing for weeks because the defense needs to assess what she called her client’s mental illness. During suspect Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa‘s first court appearance in connection with Monday’s massacre

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The CDC is tracking a recent uptick in Covid-19 cases. Its chief says spring breakers and eased restrictions concern her

Top US health officials say they’re encouraged by the accelerating Covid-19 vaccinations. But not enough Americans are fully vaccinated yet to suppress the spread of the virus — and eased restrictions across the country coupled with spring break crowds could spell trouble, one expert said Wednesday. “What concerns me is the footage of what’s happening

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Funcionario de hospital renuncia después de la distribución indebida de vacunas contra el covid-19 en la Torre Trump de Chicago

Chicago (CNN) — La Junta de Fideicomisarios del Hospital Loretto aceptó la renuncia de su director de operaciones y director financiero, el Dr. Anosh Ahmed, el miércoles tras descubrir que el hospital distribuyó indebidamente la vacuna contra el covid-19 en la Torre Trump, en el centro de Chicago. La noticia llega pocos días después de

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US government stops distribution of Eli Lilly Covid-19 antibody treatment due to spread of coronavirus variants

The US government in coordination with Eli Lilly said it will no longer distribute the Covid-19 monoclonal antibody therapy bamlanivimab for use on its own. The halt is due to the “sustained increase” in coronavirus variants in the United States. The government stopped distributing the treatment on Tuesday. Last week, the US Food and Drug

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A college player dies in a car crash, three days after playing in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament

Just days after playing in the NCAA tournament, Oscar Frayer, a forward on the men’s basketball team at Grand Canyon University, died Tuesday in a vehicle accident near Lodi, California, the school’s athletics department said Thursday. Frayer, 23, his older sister Andrea Moore, and a friend died in the crash, the Antelopes’ athletics department said.

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Jay Leno se disculpa por bromear sobre los asiáticos, según un grupo de defensa

(CNN) — Jay Leno, expresentador de «Tonight Show», se disculpó por hacer chistes sobre los asiáticos, de acuerdo a un grupo de defensa de los estadounidenses de origen asiático. La organización Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) montó una campaña de un año de duración sobre el historial de comentarios racistas del expresentador, según

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Senate panel deadlocks on Gupta nomination, but she’s still on track for confirmation with Democratic support

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday deadlocked in a party-line vote on the nomination of Vanita Gupta to be associate attorney general, but her confirmation is still on track with the expected support of moderate Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. The committee voted 11-11 along party lines in a tie vote Thursday, which

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