The rate of Covid-19 cases is dropping nationally but rising in these 5 states
By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN The big picture for Covid-19 in the US is looking a little brighter as new infections and hospitalizations…
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How to talk to your 5- to 11-year-old kids about getting the Covid-19 vaccine
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN It’s what parents around the country have been waiting for: Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday they are asking the…
Continue Reading Is my immunity waning? Doctors advise Pfizer vaccine recipients not to worry
By Maggie Fox, CNN There’s little doubt now — study after study, in real life and in lab dishes, in the US and elsewhere — that…
Continue Reading Is it safe to go trick-or-treating this Halloween? An expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN The pandemic is making me think about Halloween costumes and candy earlier than ever. I am also wondering what my busy block…
Continue Reading With more Covid-19 booster shots on the horizon, one expert says mixing and matching doses may be an effective approach
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Amid the growing prospect of more Covid-19 booster shots becoming available, an expert has suggested that some people could…
Continue Reading Covid-19 has taken the parents or grandparents of 140,000 US children, and minorities were hit harder
By Maggie Fox, CNN More than 140,000 US children have lost a parent or grandparent who takes care of them to Covid-19, CDC researchers reported…
Continue Reading Don’t panic if you get swollen lymph nodes after a vaccine booster. But be aware if you’re due for a mammogram, doctors say
By Holly Yan, CNN Some people who recently got a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine are noticing swollen lymph nodes. Don’t panic, doctors say.…
Continue Reading Children face similar risk of coronavirus infection as adults, new study suggests
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Children are almost as likely as adults to become infected with coronavirus, but they are less likely to have symptoms,…
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CDC vaccine advisers schedule meetings to discuss booster shots, vaccines for kids
By Maggie Fox, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have planned two meetings in the coming weeks to discuss…
Continue Reading It’s peak apple season: How to make the most of an apple adventure
By Casey Barber, CNN Orange pumpkins might be more popular this month, but there’s no better time than now to take advantage of tasting a truly…
Continue Reading Some children’s hospitals see another surge in rare Covid-19 complication MIS-C
By Jen Christensen, CNN Scientists still don’t know a lot about a rare and serious Covid-19 complication that impacts children, but what they…
Continue Reading Facebook went offline this week. Experts say we should log out, too
By Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN For nearly six hours on Monday, the world experienced a forced break from Facebook’s social networking…
Continue Reading These Southern states have fully vaccinated less than a third of eligible adolescents. That gap could widen with younger children, expert says
By Aya Elamroussi, Maggie Fox and Mallika Kallingal, CNN With federal health officials set to consider Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5…
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El Paso hospitals coping with nursing shortage amid thousands of job openings
EL PASO, Texas — A year and half after the pandemic began, local health officials said El Paso is still facing a critical staffing shortage.…
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El Paso sees first 2 deaths of 2021 from West Nile virus
EL PASO, Texas — Health officials have confirmed the first deaths due to West Nile virus in El Paso this year. The El Paso Department of Public…
Continue Reading More people are getting Covid-19 vaccine boosters than getting their first shots, CDC data shows
By Virginia Langmaid and Naomi Thomas, CNN Mark Warschauer, a professor of education at the University of California, Irvine, was “tremendously…
Continue Reading More people are getting Covid-19 vaccine boosters than getting their first shots, CDC data shows
By Virginia Langmaid and Naomi Thomas, CNN Mark Warschauer, a professor of education at the University of California, Irvine, was “tremendously…
Continue Reading Covid-19 caused nine times more deaths in those with learning difficulties, study finds
By Jack Guy, CNN People with learning difficulties died from Covid-19 at a rate nine times higher than the general population during the first wave…
Continue Reading Fewer Covid-19 hospitalizations, more vaccinations show US may be turning corner in pandemic but experts warn: ‘We’re still in two Americas’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN More than 100,000 hospital beds were filled with Covid-19 patients across the United States, with patients occupying more…
Continue Reading Here’s what having a Covid-19 vaccine for children might mean for your kids
By Maggie Fox, CNN Pfizer said Thursday it’s asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize use of a low-dose version of its Covid-19…
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Abortions resume in some Texas clinics after judge halts law
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Abortions have resumed in at least six Texas clinics after a federal judge…
Continue Reading Biden’s investment in rapid Covid-19 tests is a good start, but not nearly enough, experts say
By Jen Christensen, CNN The search for a rapid at-home Covid-19 test now might remind you of what it was like to hunt for toilet paper at the…
Continue Reading Covid-19 Pandemic Timeline Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the coronavirus outbreak, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The coronavirus, called…
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18 ex-NBA players charged in $4M health care fraud scheme
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities say 18 former NBA players have been charged with…
Continue Reading Here’s how one college system kept Covid-19 cases down as they surged throughout the state
By Mallory Simon, CNN Students began flocking back to the six campuses of the University of Maine this fall hoping for a more normal college…
Continue Reading Here’s how one college system kept Covid-19 cases down as they surged throughout the state
By Mallory Simon, CNN Students began flocking back to the six campuses of the University of Maine this fall hoping for a more normal college…
Continue Reading Pfizer asks U.S. gov’t to allow Covid vaccine for kids under 12
WASHINGTON, DC — Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 in what would be a major…
Continue Reading Pfizer seeks FDA authorization of Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are seeking US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization from for their…
Continue Reading When might your kid be able to get vaccinated? Here’s what the rollout of Covid-19 shots for ages 5 to 11 might look like
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As soon as the US Food and Drug Administration authorizes the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5 to 11…
Continue Reading Here’s how one parent is juggling quarantines and school closures
By Matt Volz, Kaiser Health News My unvaccinated 7-year-old son began hacking and sneezing in late September as the hospitals in our home state of…
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