CDC recommends Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters for children as young as 12
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations for the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine…
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El Paso City Covid-19 operations are back to phase 1, at least partially
EL PASO, Texas – During the City Council of El Paso meeting on Tuesday, council members discussed the Covid-19 update. While El Paso has been a…
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COVID-19 testing sites in El Paso that don’t require a long wait
EL PASO, Texas — Borderland residents are driving to various city mega-covid-testing sites, waiting for hours just to get tested. There are options…
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El Paso City Council weighs in on COVID testing lines, concerns
EL PASO, Texas– City leaders met Tuesday to get a COVID-19 response update. Officials said that new cases have increased by 80% daily over the last…
Continue Reading Worried about your drinking? Here’s how to check it
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN There are lots of great reasons to decide to go “dry” in January and give up alcohol. Perhaps you imbibed a bit…
Continue Reading More military medical personnel are assisting hospitals with Covid-19 treatment as staff shortages mount
By Travis Caldwell, CNN As the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations now surpass those during the Delta variant surge over the summer and fall, more…
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More military medical personnel are assisting hospitals with Covid-19 treatment as staff shortages mount
By Travis Caldwell, CNN As the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations now surpass those during the Delta variant surge over the summer and fall, more…
Continue Reading Dr. Leana Wen explains the latest risks Omicron poses to families and children
By Katia Hetter, CNN The United States is facing an unprecedented surge of Covid-19 infections, driven in large part by the very highly contagious…
Continue Reading Dr. Leana Wen explains the latest risks Omicron poses to families and children
By Katia Hetter, CNN The United States is facing an unprecedented surge of Covid-19 infections, driven in large part by the very highly contagious…
Continue Reading 5 ways adults can boost kids’ well-being — and their own — as schools return from break in a Covid surge
By Phyllis L. Fagell, CNN While a seventh grade boy taught an eighth grade boy how to start a knitting row, a seventh grade girl put the finishing…
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El Paso health officials discuss first dozen cases of the Omicron variant in El Paso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg3aEMsaMQQ EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials confirmed Monday 12 cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant…
Continue Reading What is ‘flurona’ and how serious is it?
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Israel’s first known case of a person infected with Covid-19 and the flu has been detected, the country’s Ministry…
Continue Reading What is ‘flurona’ and how serious is it?
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Israel’s first known case of a person infected with Covid-19 and the flu has been detected, the country’s Ministry…
Continue Reading ‘We can’t vaccinate the planet every six months,’ says Oxford vaccine scientist
By Niamh Kennedy and Jack Guy, CNN A leading expert who helped create the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine said Tuesday that giving everyone in…
Continue Reading ‘We can’t vaccinate the planet every six months,’ says Oxford vaccine scientist
By Niamh Kennedy and Jack Guy, CNN A leading expert who helped create the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine said Tuesday that giving everyone in…
Continue Reading 5 ways adults can boost kids’ well-being — and their own — as schools return from break in a Covid surge
By Phyllis L. Fagell, CNN While a seventh grade boy taught an eighth grade boy how to start a knitting row, a seventh grade girl put the finishing…
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El Paso infectious disease doctor weighs in on Omicron variant, flu, common cold
EL PASO, Texas — A local infectious disease doctor is weighing on the Omicron variant and what we know so far. Dr. Armando Meza, Chief of Infectious…
Continue Reading Mediterranean diet named best diet for 2022
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN It’s a winning streak that just won’t quit. For the fifth year in a row, the Mediterranean diet was first across…
Continue Reading Mediterranean diet named best diet for 2022
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN It’s a winning streak that just won’t quit. For the fifth year in a row, the Mediterranean diet was first across…
Continue Reading A record-high number of kids are getting hospitalized with Covid-19 as overall Covid-19 hospitalizations soar past the Delta peak
By Holly Yan and Travis Caldwell, CNN More children are getting hospitalized with Covid-19 than ever before as the Omicron variant’s dominance…
Continue Reading CDC recommends Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters for children as young as 12
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations for the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading From infants to teens, this hospital has a deluge of young Covid-19 patients. Here’s what parents want others to know
By Miguel Marquez and Holly Yan, CNN At Texas Children’s Hospital, 4-month-old Graysen Perry has Covid-19 and is struggling to breathe. His…
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Abortion providers go back to Supreme Court in long-shot bid to challenge Texas abortion law
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Abortion providers on Monday asked the Supreme Court to require a conservative federal appeals court…
Continue Reading Pediatrician answers your questions on Pfizer Covid-19 booster for ages 12-15
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization for booster doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19…
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Whoopi Goldberg tests positive for Covid-19
By Marianne Garvey Whoopi Goldberg has tested positive for Covid-19, “The View” co-host Joy Behar announced on Monday’s episode of…
Continue Reading Pediatrician answers your questions on Pfizer Covid-19 booster for ages 12-15
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization for booster doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19…
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Starbucks says employees must get vaccine or test weekly
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks says its U.S. workers must be fully vaccinated by Feb. 9 or face a weekly COVID testing requirement.…
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick tested positive last week for COVID-19 but didn’t tell Texas right away
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is quarantining after testing positive for COVID-19 last week, his campaign said Monday. In a short news release, Patrick senior…
Continue Reading A Covid-19 survivor came out of a coma after 65 days. Now she supports vaccinations
Andrea Arriaga Borges spent 65 days in a coma while fighting Covid-19 in 2021. She tells CNN’s Brianna Keilar about her change of heart regarding…
Continue Reading CDC backs FDA’s decision to reduce time between primary series and booster dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday expanded the emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine…
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