WATCH: City of El Paso briefing on mask rule, court order vs. Abbott
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health and the City Attorney’s Office held a media briefing Wednesday afternoon on the local…
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Biden to require nursing homes get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy explains why the decision was made to roll out vaccine boosters for…
Continue Reading WATCH: TTUHSC holds town hall about vaccines & science
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) El Paso hosted a virtual town hall on Wednesday to address vaccine safety,…
Continue Reading Health officials say booster shots will be offered to all in U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — The nation’s top health officials are recommending all Americans get Covid-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to be offered to Americans beginning September 20, health officials say
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN US health officials and medical experts announced in a joint statement on Wednesday that booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading Are you Teflon or Velcro around stress? It matters
By Matt Villano, CNN As we struggle through month after month of the pandemic, it can be difficult to keep a positive attitude about the present and…
Continue Reading As Covid-19 cases rise among teens, so do vaccinations, CNN analysis finds
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN More adolescents have received Covid-19 vaccinations in the past two weeks — representing about a fifth of all new…
Continue Reading If you live in a state with a low vaccination rate, you’re 4 times more likely to be hospitalized and more than 5 times more likely to die
By Jason Hanna, Steve Almasy and Madeline Holcombe, CNN A vast majority of US residents live in an area with high Covid-19 transmission, but…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Gov. Abbott’s order, so El Paso mask mandate is in effect Wednesday
EL PASO, Texas — A judge blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order forbidding mask mandates late Tuesday night, clearing the way for a new…
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EPISD board votes for mask rule, will sue Abbott over ban
UPDATE: EPISD’s board, with only one nay, voted 6-1 Tuesday night to impose a mask mandate for all teachers, staff and students in school facilities,…
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SISD board unanimously approves mask rule for schools
UPDATE: SISD’s board voted unanimously Tuesday night to follow the El Paso Health Authority’s mask mandate for schools, which was set to take effect…
Continue Reading Gov. Abbott, staunch mask rule opponent, has ‘breakthrough’ case of Covid-19
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a staunch opponent of mask mandates, is infected with a “breakthrough” case of Covid-19, the governor’s…
Continue Reading New Mexico imposes mask mandate; requires vaccinations for some workers
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday that face masks will once again be required in all public indoor…
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Mask rule protesters show up at LCPS board meeting
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — With the state of New Mexico on Tuesday reinstating mask requirements for all indoor activities, Las Cruces Public…
Continue Reading As additional mRNA shots roll out, Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients told to wait
By Jen Christensen, CNN The calls and emails about Covid-19 boosters have already started coming in to Dr. William Schaffner’s medical center…
Continue Reading ANALYSIS- Here’s why there may be no need for boosters for everyone just yet
By Maggie Fox, CNN Biden administration officials say the federal government is thinking about offering boosters to people starting about eight…
Continue Reading U.S. gov’t extends mask mandate for flights, other travel into January
WASHINGTON, DC — The mask mandate for travelers on planes, trains and buses will be extended into January, a Department of Homeland Security source…
Continue Reading Vaccine boosters are not unusual: CNN’s medical analyst explains why
By Katia Hetter, CNN With the Biden administration expected to announce that booster doses will be needed for most people who received the Covid-19…
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Texas requests five mortuary trailers during Covid-19 surge
By Raja Razek and Ray Sanchez, CNN Five mortuary trailers have been requested by the health services department in Texas, which is seeing a surge in…
Continue Reading Studies show White people still dominate health care spending in US, despite efforts to even out disparities
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN Two new studies published Tuesday show White people dominate health care spending across the United States, despite decades…
Continue Reading Child Covid-19 cases have ‘steadily increased’ since the beginning of July, AAP says, with 121,000 new cases last week
By Naomi Thomas, CNN More than 121,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the US in the last week, according to a report from the American Academy…
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More El Paso kids getting Covid, but too soon to know if school re-openings fuel spread
EL PASO, Texas — It’s still too soon to know how kids going back to the classroom will impact community spread in the Borderland, according to a…
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Top infectious disease doctor doesn’t think El Paso will see major Covid spike
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of El Paso’s top infectious disease experts said he does not believe El Paso hospitals will be overwhelmed with Covid-19…
Continue Reading How to help struggling college freshman boys who hide failure, according to an expert
By John Duffy, CNN When a young man I work with in my therapy practice headed off to college in 2019, his future looked bright. He made friends,…
Continue Reading El Paso Health Authority imposes mask rule; City Council suing governor
UPDATE: El Paso City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza told City Council he planned to impose a mask mandate, requiring that face coverings…
Continue Reading U.S. health leaders to recommend vaccine boosters at 8 months
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. experts are expected to recommend Covid-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they…
Continue Reading One state has no available ICU beds while thousands more students quarantine due to Covid-19
By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Those unvaccinated against Covid-19 aren’t just risking their own health — they’re also…
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New Mexico makes urgent call for nurses, health care workers as Delta variant surges
SANTA FE, New Mexico — As the Delta variant has caused hospitalizations to surge in New Mexico, state officials have issued an urgent call for…
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12 fully-vaccinated El Pasoans have now died of Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — A fully-vaccinated person was among 14 El Pasoans who died from Covid-19 over the past week, health department officials reported…
Continue Reading Being a better listener for your loved ones might protect their brain health, study finds
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Can you count on anyone to listen to you when you need to talk? If so, your brain might be more resilient in the face of any…
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