Many teens live online, alone. Here’s how to stay connected in the pandemic
For many teens, the pandemic has created an environment in which most of their lives take place in the shadows. Our kids have become increasingly…
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CDC director urges people to keep masking and distancing ‘regardless of what states decide’
The director of the US Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said she hopes people will decide to individually “do the right thing”…
Continue Reading Two doses of Pfizer and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine are necessary, officials say, but questions still linger
The United States is holding firm to the strategy to administer two doses of the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines a few weeks apart.…
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New Mexico officials say they’ll need more vaccine supply to meet federal mandate for teacher shots
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The U.S. government needs to boost vaccine supplies if it wants New Mexico to meet a new mandate for getting at least one…
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Texas Education Agency says schools still may require masks – but don’t have to
AUSTIN, Texas — Masks are still required in Texas public schools unless local school boards decide to make them optional, the Texas Education Agency…
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El Paso leaders urge masks despite Texas lifting mandate
EL PASO, Texas — Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego on Wednesday implored El Pasoans to continue wearing masks in the wake of…
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YISD superintendent to recommend board keep school mask mandate
EL PASO, Texas — The ramifications of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement that he will remove the statewide mask mandate and allow all businesses…
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El Paso Catholic church capacity limits, mask requirement to remain despite Texas changes
EL PASO, Texas — The Catholic diocese of El Paso announced Wednesday that it will continue restrictions at churches on the number of people allowed…
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Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrives in Las Cruces, will be used for hospital staff & 1st-responders
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Exactly 1,000 doses of the newly approved, single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine have arrived at Memorial Medical…
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School and child care workers in Texas now eligible for vaccination
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Wednesday that school and child care personnel are now eligible to be…
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Dona Ana County sued in federal court over 1st-responder vaccine mandate
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A corrections officer is suing Dona Ana County over a requirement that first-responders and other employees be vaccinated,…
Continue Reading Biden: Texas decision to reopen ‘Neanderthal thinking’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden sharply criticized states such as Texas and Mississippi for lifting Covid-19 restrictions against pleas…
Continue Reading These Texas chains will still require masks once the state’s mandate is lifted
The end of mask mandates in Texas and Mississippi has created a dilemma for businesses: Keep such safety rules in place to protect against Covid-19…
Continue Reading ‘The impossible is not impossible’: The push to make Covid-19 vaccines at record speed
Before the pandemic, Anne Leonard’s friends and family had only a cursory interest in her two decades of work manufacturing pharmaceuticals.…
Continue Reading Some US bishops discourage Catholics from getting Johnson & Johnson vaccine if others are available
As officials and health experts race to get Americans vaccinated against Covid-19, some Catholic bishops have weighed in to discourage Church members…
Continue Reading Big companies in Texas and Mississippi will still require masks as states end mandates
The end of mask mandates in Texas and Mississippi has created a dilemma for businesses: Keep such safety rules in place to protect against Covid-19…
Continue Reading Vaping marijuana linked to lung injury in teens, study says
Teens are about twice as likely to report “wheezing or whistling” in the chest after vaping marijuana than after smoking cigarettes or…
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CVS has vaccine appointments for Texas teachers; all currently booked in El Paso
AUSTIN, Texas — CVS Pharmacy is now offering Covid-19 vaccines to teachers, daycare and preschool workers in Texas. The pharmacy was previously only…
Continue Reading An exhausted Texas ICU nurse says she’s scared about an end to the state’s mask mandate
Brittany Smart has spent months tending to the Covid-19 patients who poured into Texas hospitals as the virus raged across the state — and the…
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El Paso just shy of reaching 2,100 confirmed virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 11 coronavirus-related deaths and 199 new cases Wednesday morning. The…
Continue Reading Losing our sense of control during the pandemic
On a recent trip to the supermarket, I was trying and failing miserably to open a plastic bag to tuck my broccoli into — without licking my…
Continue Reading How to help your kids get enough sleep, especially during the Covid pandemic
Getting enough sleep was tough even before the pandemic. With disrupted routines, extra screen time and the incredible amount of stress most people…
Continue Reading More states are easing Covid-19 restrictions, even as health experts sound warnings
Several states on Tuesday announced they are loosening restrictions put in place to stop the spread of Covid-19, even as health experts warn against…
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It took UMC an hour to fill online registrations for 4,000 vaccinations after site crashed
UPDATE: All of University Medical Center’s latest vaccination appointments were booked within about an hour of online registration going live at…
Continue Reading Mammograms pick up swelling due to Covid-19 vaccine, causing unnecessary fear, radiologists say
When she found a lump in her left breast during a routine self-check, Boston primary care physician Dr. Devon Quasha knew exactly what to do. She…
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El Paso businesses to decide whether to maintain or relax restrictions come March 10
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that mandated virus restrictions will be lifted starting March 10, at which time it’ll be…
Continue Reading More Americans are dying “in the prime of their lives,” new report finds
Younger and middle-age Americans have been dying at higher rates over the past three decades, marking what is becoming a public health crisis across…
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Gov. Abbott to lift mask mandate, other Texas virus restrictions on March 10
LUBBOCK, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott will end Texas’ statewide mask mandate and allow all businesses to reopen at full capacity as of next Wednesday,…
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Texas will create ‘tough situation’ for New Mexico, which keeps mask mandate
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The decision to drop mask requirements and pandemic occupancy limits in Texas will have a ripple effect on New Mexico, the…
Continue Reading Biden says vaccines for all adults by end of May, directs states to prioritize teachers
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by…
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