UTEP will now offer Covid-19 vaccines to the public
EL PASO, Texas – The University of Texas at El Paso announced it will make free Covid-19 vaccines available to the public on Friday…
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Herd immunity in El Paso threatened by lack of Juarez vaccinations
EL PASO, Texas– Much has been made about ‘herd immunity’ in the fight against Covid-19. With vaccinations continuing to increase in El Paso and more…
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El Paso sees increase in vaccine allocation despite J&J pause
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso is receiving more than 2,000 vaccines this week than the previous week despite a federal and state pause on the one-shot…
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Johnson & Johnson said blood clots have been reported with all Covid-19 vaccines. The author of the study they cited says they’re wrong.
When news broke that Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine might be linked to blood clots, the company responded by pointing a finger at…
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Northeast El Paso Walmart store closes to clean over virus concerns
EL PASO, Texas — The Walmart Neighborhood Market at 4716 Hondo Pass Drive in northeast El Paso has been temporarily closed for deep cleaning as a…
Continue Reading To end this pandemic, ‘we’ve got to get everyone in our country vaccinated,’ US surgeon general says
All Americans age 16 and up can now get a Covid-19 vaccine. But the challenge is getting enough people to roll up their sleeves so we can finally…
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Man in his 30s among 3 new virus deaths reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new coronavirus-related death and 77 new cases Monday morning. El…
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Medical experts look at possible link between Covid-19 and new diabetes cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, health experts are learning more about Covid-19 long-haulers. Long-haulers are…
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Why Temple Grandin wants your kids to go outside
Before she became a famous scientist and inventor, Temple Grandin was a kid who liked to play outside. “I absolutely loved flying kites,”…
Continue Reading In the race between Covid-19 vaccines and the virus, hesitancy gives dangerous variants a leg up, expert says
More than half of all US adults have now gotten at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and…
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El Paso County judge concerned about potential for another virus spike
(Editor’s note: The vaccination rate for El Paso has been adjusted to reflect current numbers.) EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. has seen a recent increase…
Continue Reading Other US states could see scenarios similar to the Covid-19 crisis unfolding in Michigan, expert says
States across the country are reporting a rise in Covid-19 cases. But in one state — Michigan — another surge has overwhelmed hospitals…
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No new El Paso virus deaths, but infections remain ‘stubbornly high’
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials on Sunday reported no new deaths from Covid-19, but the number of added cases continued to grow by…
Continue Reading More young people are getting hospitalized as a ‘stickier,’ more infectious coronavirus strain becomes dominant
What used to be a mysterious new variant first detected in the UK is now the most dominant coronavirus strain in the US. And unlike the original…
Continue Reading The US made little progress this week in preventing more Covid-19 deaths, an influential forecasting team says
As health experts worry about a Covid-19 resurgence, an influential forecasting team said the country did not make significant progress against the…
Continue Reading Doctors home in on cause of blood clots potentially linked with Covid-19 vaccines
Doctors say they are homing in on the cause of blood clots that may be linked with certain coronavirus vaccines, and add their findings have…
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Global Covid-19 death toll passes a staggering 3 million as cases surge
BALTIMORE, Maryland — More than three million people globally have died of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, Johns Hopkins University…
Continue Reading El Paso is 4 virus deaths away from reaching pandemic toll of 2,500
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials on Saturday reported two more Covid-19 deaths and 94 additional confirmed virus cases. The latest…
Continue Reading Doctors hone in on cause of blood clots potentially linked with Covid-19 vaccines
Doctors say they are honing in on the cause of blood clots that may be linked with certain coronavirus vaccines, and add their findings have…
Continue Reading Federal official: CDC, FDA taking reports of blood clots and J&J Covid-19 vaccine ‘seriously’
US health agencies are taking concerns about blood clots and the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine “seriously” and are working to…
Continue Reading Nearly half of US states reported an increase in Covid-19 cases this week. Here’s what experts say can help stop another surge
At least 21 states have recorded at least a 10% rise in daily average positive cases of Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University data…
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Virus cases rising again in New Mexico as death toll tops 4,000
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The number of new Covid-19 cases is ticking up again in New Mexico as the death toll reaches another milestone. State health…
Continue Reading Surprise conception: Woman conceives second child while carrying first
At first, baby Noah was all alone, growing beatifically in his mother’s womb. Noah’s first close-ups, taken by ultrasound at seven and 10…
Continue Reading The foods you should eat to jump-start your morning, and 2 recipes to try out
Successfully tackling your morning to-do list could start with the first thing you put in your mouth. If you’re feeling like a zombie in the…
Continue Reading How to help siblings get along better
Sibling rivalry is often taken as an unexamined fact of family life — as much a part of parenting as potty training or bedtime stories. But…
Continue Reading Teens slept 45 minutes more a night when their school district tried a new scheduling strategy
Changing middle and high school schedules can lead to significantly improved shut-eye for students, a new study found. Researchers surveyed around…
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No wait at midday for Fabens drive-thru clinic, with 1,000 Pfizer vaccines remaining
UPDATE: As of the noon-hour on Friday, El Paso County officials said there was no wait at the Fabens drive-thru vaccine clinic site at the El Paso…
Continue Reading El Paso sees 3 more virus deaths, nears 2,500 total
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new coronavirus-related death and 130 new cases on Friday morning.…
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Covid-19 variants detected in El Paso causing concern
EL PASO, Texas — Despite vaccines rolling out, experts are warning that the variants of the coronavirus spreading through El Paso are presenting…
Continue Reading Covid-19 surge in Michigan is putting some hospitals at critical capacity levels, health care provider says
Soaring Covid-19 cases in Michigan — where one of the nation’s worst outbreaks is underway — are pushing hospitals to critical…
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