Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new US COVID cases
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in…
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El Paso’s weekly Covid-19 death toll at 21, youngest victims in their 20s
EL PASO, Texas — The number of weekly deaths due to Covid-19 continued to go down slightly this past week, while the number of breakthrough deaths…
Continue Reading Trump met with boos in Texas after revealing he received Covid-19 booster
CNN By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Donald Trump was booed by a portion of an audience in Dallas on Sunday when he said he had received a…
Continue Reading Moderna booster shot increases antibody levels against Omicron, company says
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Biotechnology company Moderna announced Monday that preliminary data suggests its half-dose booster shot increased antibody…
Continue Reading 3 Democratic lawmakers announce positive Covid-19 tests
By Greg Clary Three Democratic members of Congress announced Sunday that they have breakthrough coronavirus infections. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of…
Continue Reading Omicron ‘is going to take over’ this winter, and Fauci says Americans should brace for a ‘tough few weeks to months’
By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The United States is likely in for a hard winter as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly, Dr.…
Continue Reading Biden to deliver Omicron-focused speech to the nation on Tuesday
WASHINGTON, DC– President Joe Biden will give an Omicron variant-focused speech on Tuesday, according to the White House, as the nation contends…
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El Paso County officials prepare for Covid-19 Christmas surge
EL PASO, Texas — With the Christmas holiday only days away El Paso County officials are preparing for a possible COVID-19 surge. County Judge…
Continue Reading Appeals court allows Biden vaccine mandate for private employers to take effect
CINCINNATI, Ohio — A federal appeals court panel has ruled that President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for larger private employers can take…
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Covid-19 infusions now available in El Paso without a doctor’s referral
EL PASO, Texas — COVID-19 patients can now get an infusion treatment without having to go through a doctor. Patients will still need to meet certain…
Continue Reading Pfizer tests extra COVID shot for kids under 5 in setback
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer is testing an extra dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for babies and preschoolers after preliminary research…
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CDC endorses schools’ coronavirus ‘test-to-stay’ policies
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are endorsing “test-to-stay” policies that allow close contacts of…
Continue Reading New York state sees record daily high of new Covid-19 cases
By Travis Caldwell, Artemis Moshtaghian and Maggie Fox, CNN New York state reported that Thursday had the highest single day count of new Covid-19…
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‘Mentally, it’s rough’: El Paso woman struggling with ‘long Covid’ more than 1 year after contracting virus
EL PASO, Texas — While many typically recover from Covid-19 there’s also a number of people who are still experiencing symptoms, more than four…
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U.S. Covid-19 death toll tops 800,000 as winter surge intensifies
BALTIMORE, Maryland — As Americans gather to toast the end of another particularly difficult year, many loved ones will be notably missing from…
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Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, potency versus omicron
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says that its experimental COVID-19 pill appears effective against the omicron…
Continue Reading Justices won’t block vaccine mandate for NY health workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused to halt a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an…
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El Paso’s Covid-19 weekly death toll at 25, with youngest victim in his 20s
EL PASO, Texas — There were 25 El Pasoans who died from Covid-19 over the past week, the El Paso Department of Public Health announced Monday…
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EP Rent Help still offering financial aid to those in need due to Covid economic impact
EL PASO, Texas — Those El Pasoans who are in need of financial assistance with rent or utilities can still apply through EP Rent Help. Rental…
Continue Reading Why changing the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ could be difficult
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might consider redefining what it means to be “fully…
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US expands Pfizer COVID boosters, opens extra dose to age 16
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, opening a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine to…
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El Paso mayor, county judge urge holiday caution as Covid cases rise
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso leaders on Wednesday urged fully vaccinated El Pasoans to get an additional vaccine shot and remain vigilant in the face of…
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Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to offer important protection against the new…
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El Paso Health Dept. opens new Covid-19 infusion treatment center to meet demand
EL PASO, Texas — As Covid-19 cases continue climb across the Borderland, El Paso’s Health Department is hoping to expand its efforts in helping…
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Texas reports its 1st case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Texas has identified its first case of the omicron COVID-19 variant, a strain flagged as potentially more…
Continue Reading El Paso’s Covid-19 weekly death toll soars to 30, with 3 victims in their 20s
EL PASO, Texas — There were 30 El Pasoans who died from Covid-19 over the past week, the El Paso Department of Public Health announced Monday…
Continue Reading NYC to impose vaccine mandate on private sector employers
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says all private employers big and small in…
Continue Reading ABC-7 Xtra examines rising Covid cases again in El Paso and the new Omicron variant
EL PASO, Texas — The war against Covid-19 is not over. In fact, it is intensifying with cases going back up.Fortunately, we no longer see tents…
Continue Reading Study suggests past Covid infection may not fend off Omicron
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South African scientists are warning that the new omicron variant may be causing more…
Continue Reading 8 U.S. cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have now been confirmed
NEW YORK, NY — Five cases of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron have been detected in New York state, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced in a press…
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