What experts are learning about Lambda, a coronavirus ‘variant of interest’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As the coronavirus pandemic continues, infections caused by the Lambda variant have been emerging in the United States,…
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From increased hospitalizations to long Covid, children can get hit hard by Covid-19. Here’s why doctors say kids should be protected
By Holly Yan, CNN The myth that kids can’t get seriously sick from Covid-19 keeps getting debunked as more children get hospitalized during the…
Continue Reading More children are being admitted to hospitals with Covid-19 as health systems struggle to deal with surge of new patients
By Madeline Holcombe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN More children are being hospitalized with Covid-19 as health systems struggle to cope with a surge in…
Continue Reading Officials split on masking children in schools as pediatric hospitals fill up with Covid-19 patients
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The polarization surrounding mask mandates is deepening as some state and local officials spar on how to approach face…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated dad records days of regret in hospital — and makes heartbreaking request for daughter’s wedding in case he dies
A Virginia dad is chronicling his story of battling Covid-19 in a series of Facebook videos and says he made a mistake by not getting vaccinated.…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated dad records days of regret in hospital — and makes heartbreaking request for daughter’s wedding in case he dies
By Jason Hanna, CNN Between difficult breaths of supplemental oxygen, Travis Campbell is fighting to relay a message about his battle with Covid-19…
Continue Reading Half of US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, official says
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Half of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, White House Data Director Dr. Cyrus Shahpar said Friday.…
Continue Reading Half of US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, official says
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Half of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, White House Data Director Dr. Cyrus Shahpar said Friday.…
Continue Reading FDA approval of the Covid-19 vaccine could mean more people will get vaccinated for an unexpected reason
By Jen Christensen, CNN Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is currently only authorized for emergency use in the United States, but its full approval by…
Continue Reading Sharp decline in ads for Covid-19 vaccines, as the number of ‘persuadable’ Americans diminishes
CNN’s John Avlon sets the record straight on the Covid-19 vaccine by deconstructing and disproving common myths that are keeping vaccine-hesitant…
Continue Reading Sharp decline in ads for Covid-19 vaccines, as the number of ‘persuadable’ Americans diminishes
By Jen Christensen, CNN As the Delta variant quickly spreads, and the number of US Covid-19 cases heads in the wrong direction, it’s now more…
Continue Reading What you should know about the most underrated form of exercise
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN For many of us, walking doesn’t seem like anything special. It’s just something we do every day. But…
Continue Reading 5 ways parents can support their tweens when a friendship ends
By Michelle Icard, CNN Another child doesn’t want to be friends with you child anymore. It might feel like the end of the world to your child…
Continue Reading Covid-19 infections of vaccinated people are expected. But the unvaccinated are ‘the big highway of transmission,’ expert says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Tens of thousands of vaccinated people may catch Covid-19, but the majority will not fall severely ill — a testament to the…
Continue Reading Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine shows 93% efficacy through 6 months, as company expects to finish application for approval this month
By Naomi Thomas and Jason Hanna, CNN Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine showed 93% efficacy against symptomatic disease through six months, and the…
Continue Reading CDC warns people to not eat raw cake batter after E. coli outbreak sickens 16
By David Williams, CNN US health officials are warning people not to eat raw cake batter as they investigate a multistate outbreak of E. coli linked…
Continue Reading Some states banning mask mandates in schools also have fewest teens vaccinated
By Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips, CNN As kids head back to school this month, vaccination rates among adolescents tend to be lower in…
Continue Reading Some states banning mask mandates in schools also have fewest teens vaccinated
By Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips, CNN As kids head back to school this month, vaccination rates among adolescents tend to be lower in…
Continue Reading 5 ways to support tweens’ and teens’ developing brains
By Christine Koh, CNN Do you feel frustrated by adolescent self-centeredness, boundary pushing and questionable decision-making that seem to come out…
Continue Reading People spend half of their lives not focused on the present, research says. Here’s how to change it
By Rachel Trent, CNN “A wandering mind is an unhappy mind.” That’s what Harvard researchers Matthew A. Killingsworth and Daniel T.…
Continue Reading Fully vaccinated people who get a Covid-19 breakthrough infection can transmit the virus, CDC chief says
By Madeline Holcombe and Christina Maxouris, CNN Fully vaccinated people who get a Covid-19 breakthrough infection can transmit the virus, US Centers…
Continue Reading US planning to expand coronavirus testing, Fauci says
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN Coronavirus testing in the United States is down from where is has been at previous points in the pandemic. However, health…
Continue Reading As debate around school mask mandates heats up, local health officials fear for their safety
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Local health officials in the United States are worried about another rise in anti-mask protests — and their safety.…
Continue Reading As debate around school mask mandates heats up, local health officials fear for their safety
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Local health officials in the United States are worried about another rise in anti-mask protests — and their safety.…
Continue Reading As debate around school mask mandates heats up, local health officials fear for their safety
At board meetings in Barrington and Rockton, IL, some kids pled for a revision of mask protocols, asking schools to give them a choice as to whether…
Continue Reading FDA does not recommend ‘taking things into your own hands’ regarding Covid-19 vaccine boosters, says top agency official
By Sarah Braner and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Dr. Peter Marks, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the US Food and Drug…
Continue Reading FDA does not recommend ‘taking things into your own hands’ regarding Covid-19 vaccine boosters, says top agency official
New data from Pfizer shows a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine can “strongly” boost protection against the Delta variant, but the US Surgeon General…
Continue Reading Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Think you don’t want to get vaccinated? Think again
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent I still remember the feeling I had on December 13, 2020 — the date the first vaccines…
Continue Reading Florida Covid-19 hospitalizations up 13% from previous peak in July 2020
By Gregory Lemos, CNN Coronavirus-related hospitalizations are up 13% from Florida’s previous peak on July 23, 2020, according to the Florida…
Continue Reading Florida Covid-19 hospitalizations up 13% from previous peak in July 2020
By Gregory Lemos, CNN Coronavirus-related hospitalizations are up 13% from Florida’s previous peak on July 23, 2020, according to the Florida…
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