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‘We are failing one another:’ USA Today front page implores people to pay attention to Covid surge

August 5, 2021 9:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A newspaper’s front page is designed to get your attention — sometimes more so than usual. USA Today’s…

Navajo Nation: No COVID-19 related deaths for 5th day in row

August 5, 2021 6:41 PM Associated Press

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 43 new COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the fifth consecutive day. The…

California mandates virus vaccination for all 2 million health care workers

August 5, 2021 4:25 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California will require all of its roughly 2.2 million health care and long term care workers to be fully vaccinated…

Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine shows 93% efficacy through 6 months, as company expects to finish application for approval this month

August 5, 2021 2:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Naomi Thomas and Jason Hanna, CNN Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine showed 93% efficacy against symptomatic disease through six months, and the…

CDC warns people to not eat raw cake batter after E. coli outbreak sickens 16

August 5, 2021 11:03 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Nearly 500 Covid-19 cases reported in people who crowded Milwaukee Bucks Deer District during NBA playoffs

August 5, 2021 9:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone and Keith Allen, CNN Nearly 500 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in people who congregated in Milwaukee’s Deer District to…

Some states banning mask mandates in schools also have fewest teens vaccinated

August 5, 2021 1:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips, CNN As kids head back to school this month, vaccination rates among adolescents tend to be lower in…

Some states banning mask mandates in schools also have fewest teens vaccinated

August 5, 2021 1:56 PM CNN

By Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips, CNN As kids head back to school this month, vaccination rates among adolescents tend to be lower in…

Israelis told to ‘stop embracing’, elderly urged to get booster as Covid-19 cases spike

August 5, 2021 7:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, CNN Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is warning that Israelis over 60 are at risk unless they go get their third booster shot…

5 ways to support tweens’ and teens’ developing brains

August 5, 2021 2:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Christine Koh, CNN Do you feel frustrated by adolescent self-centeredness, boundary pushing and questionable decision-making that seem to come out…

People spend half of their lives not focused on the present, research says. Here’s how to change it

August 5, 2021 1:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Trent, CNN “A wandering mind is an unhappy mind.” That’s what Harvard researchers Matthew A. Killingsworth and Daniel T.…

Fully vaccinated people who get a Covid-19 breakthrough infection can transmit the virus, CDC chief says

August 5, 2021 7:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe and Christina Maxouris, CNN Fully vaccinated people who get a Covid-19 breakthrough infection can transmit the virus, US Centers…

Delta variant wave wiping out Texas’ pandemic progress

August 4, 2021 8:27 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — The rates of new Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are showing steeper increases than past surges, state health officials…

El Paso mayor, county judge urge Abbott to allow schools to mandate masks

August 4, 2021 3:16 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego sent a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, imploring him…

U.S. military plans to require Covid-19 shots for active duty troops

August 4, 2021 5:05 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to seek authorization to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for all active duty…

US planning to expand coronavirus testing, Fauci says

August 4, 2021 5:09 PM CNN Newsource

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…

U.S. plans to require Covid-19 vaccinations for all foreign visitors

August 4, 2021 3:32 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. to be vaccinated for…

As debate around school mask mandates heats up, local health officials fear for their safety

August 4, 2021 1:14 PM CNN

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Local health officials in the United States are worried about another rise in anti-mask protests — and their safety.…

As debate around school mask mandates heats up, local health officials fear for their safety

August 4, 2021 1:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Local health officials in the United States are worried about another rise in anti-mask protests — and their safety.…

As debate around school mask mandates heats up, local health officials fear for their safety

August 4, 2021 1:14 PM CNN

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…

FDA does not recommend ‘taking things into your own hands’ regarding Covid-19 vaccine boosters, says top agency official

August 4, 2021 10:20 AM CNN Newsource

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…

FDA does not recommend ‘taking things into your own hands’ regarding Covid-19 vaccine boosters, says top agency official

August 4, 2021 10:20 AM CNN

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…

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Think you don’t want to get vaccinated? Think again

August 4, 2021 12:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent I still remember the feeling I had on December 13, 2020 — the date the first vaccines…

Florida Covid-19 hospitalizations up 13% from previous peak in July 2020

August 4, 2021 10:11 AM CNN

By Gregory Lemos, CNN Coronavirus-related hospitalizations are up 13% from Florida’s previous peak on July 23, 2020, according to the Florida…

Florida Covid-19 hospitalizations up 13% from previous peak in July 2020

August 4, 2021 10:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Lemos, CNN Coronavirus-related hospitalizations are up 13% from Florida’s previous peak on July 23, 2020, according to the Florida…

WHO calls for a moratorium on booster shots until at least the end of September

August 4, 2021 10:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Naomi Thomas, CNN The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on booster shots until at least the end of September, WHO…

Delta variant now accounts for over 93% of all U.S. Covid cases

August 4, 2021 7:57 AM CNN

ATLANTA, Georgia — The highly-infectious Delta variant now accounts for an estimated 93.4% of all coronavirus cases now occurring in the United…

WHO chief calls for moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine booster shots through Sept. so low-income countries can catch up

August 4, 2021 7:31 AM Associated Press

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a way to…

Here’s how to keep your kids safe from the coronavirus Delta variant

August 4, 2021 8:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN The more contagious Delta variant is spreading fast across the US, but children under 12 cannot get the best protection there…

The unvaccinated still think Covid vaccines are a risk, survey finds

August 4, 2021 4:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Maggie Fox, CNN Just over half of Americans who remain unvaccinated against Covid-19 still believe the vaccine is more dangerous than the…