2 El Paso virus deaths, 76 cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced two new coronavirus-related deaths and 76 new cases Tuesday morning. Both fatality…
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‘Your child’s feelings matter’: New resource to help Texas parents with child anxiety, depression
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Many can see the light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. But after more than a year of…
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More places in the US lift mask mandates. One local leader says the honor system is already not working
Several days since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said fully vaccinated Americans can — for the most part — ditch their…
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The CDC was too cautious about what vaccinated people can do, doctors say. Now pendulum has swung in the opposite direction
At first, the news sounded great: Fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks indoors, with just some exceptions, the US Centers for…
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Gov. Abbott to end $300-a-week federal jobless benefit for Texans
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Monday joined the growing number of states that will stop paying the federally funded $300 in extra…
Continue Reading New York won’t require masks or social distancing for fully vaccinated people starting Wednesday
New York will adopt the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines to not require masks or social distancing for vaccinated…
Continue Reading Summer camps look forward to welcoming back children, with new protections
Days are getting longer and warmer, summer is surely coming. For millions of children, that signals the end of school and fun-filled days at camp.…
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Target, CVS, Starbucks join stores dropping mask rules for vaccinated
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Target, CVS Pharmacy and Starbucks are joining the list of businesses that say fully vaccinated people no longer need to…
Continue Reading What we know about the Covid-19 variant first found in India
A coronavirus variant first detected in India in February has now gone global, spreading to dozens of countries and raising fears that the strain…
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Nurses’ union president criticizes new CDC mask guidance
The president of the country’s largest nurses’ union has spoken out against updated federal guidance which says that — with a few…
Continue Reading California won’t lift mask requirement until June 15 to give public time to prepare and ensure virus cases stay low
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won’t lift its mask requirement until June 15 to give the public time to prepare and ensure cases stay low.…
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Masks still required in southern New Mexico, but that could soon change
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The governor of New Mexico might have dropped the state’s mask requirement for vaccinated residents, but there are still…
Continue Reading Biden to share additional 20 million vaccine doses with world
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden said Monday that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines with the world in the…
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U.S. Supreme Court to take on major abortion case seeking 15-week ban in Mississippi
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will decide whether states can ban…
Continue Reading Child cash benefits from stimulus will begin landing in millions of parents’ bank accounts July 15
WASHINGTON, DC — The families of more than 65 million children will start receiving enhanced child tax credit monthly payments of up to $300 on…
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What Texans can do if you lose or damage your Covid-19 vaccine card
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Your Covid-19 vaccine record card is likely one of the most important documents you will receive all year. Health providers…
Continue Reading El Paso reports fewest Covid hospitalizations since last June; 4 additional virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four coronavirus-related deaths and 53 new cases Monday. The latest…
Continue Reading Experts are warning about the unintended consequences of the CDC mask guidance
Communities across the US ushered in a quick return to normalcy over the weekend as the country responded to the latest mask guidance from the…
Continue Reading Those emerging cicadas are giving some people anxiety
Rosalie Lacorazza already has lived through two 17-year cicada events and dreads what’s coming. As the periodical cicadas in Brood X begin to…
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Viewer questions on masks, vaccines answered on ABC-7 Xtra Sunday edition featuring disease expert, health authority
El PASO, Texas — There is a great deal of progress we are all making on the Covid-19 front worthy of celebrating. This past week, the FDA and CDC…
Continue Reading Some people still need to mask up even if vaccinated. Are you one of them?
The news flashed across the country — mask-free at last! People who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 no longer have to wear masks inside…
Continue Reading CDC chief on mask wearing: Unvaccinated people need to be honest with themselves
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Sunday that people have to be honest with themselves when…
Continue Reading Former CDC director: Direct Covid-19 vaccines to where they’re needed most
We’re starting to get the Covid-19 pandemic under control, at least in some parts of the world, but the pandemic won’t be over until most…
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No new El Paso virus deaths as hospitalizations drop, but infections rising among children
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials on Sunday reported 68 new Covid-19 cases, but there were no new deaths. Active infections numbered…
Continue Reading Mask policies across the US are rapidly changing. Here’s what worries experts about that
In the past week, America took two big steps closer to a semblance of the normalcy we’ve longed for. On Monday, the Food and Drug…
Continue Reading Coronavirus Outbreak Timeline Fast Facts
Here’s some information about the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The coronavirus,…
Continue Reading What the new CDC mask guidelines mean for your mental health
No more masks? As the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced fully vaccinated people can stop masking or physical distancing, except…
Continue Reading How to talk to our kids about traumatic events, according to a 9/11 responder
Isaac Rothbart’s twins had always known their daddy doesn’t like fireworks. But he’d never told his kids why. Then, while…
Continue Reading Temperature checks are gone from some theme parks and elsewhere. Health experts say that’s just fine
Just before the CDC’s new mask guidance for vaccinated people became the country’s hot Covid-19 topic, a different feature of the…
Continue Reading Woman in her 20s among 3 new Covid-19 deaths in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A woman in her 20s was among three new Covid-19 deaths reported by El Paso public health officials on Saturday morning. In…
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