‘No one can convince me’: Sharp divide remains over vaccines
CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports from Ohio, where, like the rest of America, there remains a sharp divide over Covid-19…
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Biden says full FDA approval of a Covid-19 vaccine could come as early as the end of August
By Jen Christensen, CNN To date, more than 339 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered to give people protection from the…
Continue Reading Three states are seeing about 40% of the country’s new Covid-19 cases
A Missouri mother is mourning her unvaccinated daughter’s death, and pleading for people to think of their loved ones and get vaccinated against…
Continue Reading Schizophrenia linked to marijuana use disorder is on the rise, study finds
By Katie Hunt, CNN The proportion of schizophrenia cases linked with problematic use of marijuana has increased over the past 25 years, according to…
Continue Reading How worried should vaccinated people be about Covid-19 breakthrough infections?
By Katia Hetter, CNN Coronavirus infections are on the rise again in the United States. While more than 99% of deaths are among those unvaccinated,…
Continue Reading Millions of peaches! How to make the most of summer’s best fruit
By Casey Barber, CNN There’s nothing like sinking your teeth into a perfectly ripe, juicy peach on a hot summer day. It’s one of…
Continue Reading Three states are seeing about 40% of the country’s new Covid-19 cases
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN While Covid-19 cases in the United States have been rising in almost every state over the past week, a handful have been…
Continue Reading CDC advisers will meet Thursday to discuss need for coronavirus boosters and J&J vaccine safety
By Jessica Firger, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet Thursday to make recommendations on how to…
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7 fully-vaccinated El Pasoans have died of Covid in past 2 weeks
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health disclosed Wednesday that seven El Pasoans had died over the past two weeks from Covid-19…
Continue Reading Why the Delta variant is spreading so much faster than other coronavirus strains
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Worldwide, there is an alarming surge in coronavirus cases — and health experts say a key factor in this latest wave is…
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Abbott won’t impose new mask mandate despite increasing Texas virus cases
HOUSTON, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will not impose another statewide mask mandate, despite Covid-19 cases being on the rise…
Continue Reading Breastfeeding for any amount of time linked to lower blood pressure in toddlers, study finds
By Sarah Molano, CNN Toddlers who were breastfed for any amount of time had lower blood pressure than those who were not breastfed at all, according…
Continue Reading This group of children is up to 10 times more likely to drown than others, a report finds
By Megan Marples, CNN Drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1 to 19 in the United States, but…
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Border crossing restrictions between US, Mexico extended until at least Aug. 21
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The United States Department of Homeland Security has once again decided to extend border crossing restrictions between the…
Continue Reading These routine shots already are required in schools, as more states ban Covid-19 vaccine requirements
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As debates abound over whether coronavirus vaccinations should be required in public schools, many experts point out that…
Continue Reading More than 91 million live in US counties with high Covid-19 infections. It’s time to reset and put masks back on, experts say
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN With the highly contagious Delta variant spreading, particularly among unvaccinated Americans, it may be time for much of…
Continue Reading Red and processed meat linked to heart disease, mega study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating beef, lamb, pork and processed meats will increase your risk of coronary heart disease later in life, according to a…
Continue Reading US life expectancy falls by more than a year due to Covid-19 pandemic, CDC study says
Amy Tersteeg talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about her husband’s plea to get their children vaccinated before he died of…
Continue Reading US life expectancy falls by more than a year due to Covid-19 pandemic, CDC study says
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Life expectancy in the United States fell by a year and a half in 2020 primarily due to increases in death due to the…
Continue Reading Child cases of Covid-19 are rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away
By Christina Maxouris, CNN New Covid-19 cases among children are back on the rise after months of declines, just as schools across the United States…
Continue Reading Child cases of Covid-19 are rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy tells CNN’s Dana Bash why he still sometimes wears a mask to protect his two young children at…
Continue Reading Dr. Fauci reacts to new student mask guidance
The American Academy of Pediatrics released new Covid-19 guidance for schools that supports in-person learning and, among other things, recommends…
Continue Reading Pediatricians’ group says all kids should wear masks in school, but some states block such mandates
By Jacqueline Howard and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN As students return to school in the coming weeks, some will be masked and some won’t. With…
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El Paso sees significant spike in daily Covid-19 cases, positivity rate
EL PASO, Texas — There was a significant increase in Covid-19 infections in El Paso reported on Tuesday, according to health department data.The…
Continue Reading Here are the precautions people who are immunocompromised should take before returning to the office
By Jen Christensen, CNN Many pandemic restrictions have been lifted for the vaccinated, but for the millions of people with conditions that suppress…
Continue Reading Study estimates 1.5 million children lost parents or grandparents to Covid-19
By Maggie Fox, CNN More than a million children around the world have lost a parent to Covid-19, and a total of 1.5 million have lost either a…
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Texas Dems infect aides for Pelosi & White House, dimming chance to meet Biden
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers who hightailed it to the nation’s capital in a faceoff over voting rights said Tuesday that they were pressing on…
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Texas hospital reports state’s 1st case of Lambda Covid variant
HOUSTON, Texas — A major Texas hospital system on Tuesday reported its first case of the Lambda Covid-19 variant, as the state reels from…
Continue Reading US renews ‘public health emergency’ declaration due to Covid-19 pandemic
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The United States remains under a state of “public health emergency” due to the Covid-19 pandemic. On Monday,…
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4 U.S. drug companies on verge of $26B opiod cases settlement
NEW YORK, NY — The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion…
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