Over 9,000 Texans hospitalized for Covid-19 for 2nd day in a row
AUSTIN, Texas — For a second day this week, hospitalizations of people with the coronavirus in Texas topped 9,000, state health…
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New Mexico virus infections total nearly 113,000 – with 15,000 in Doña Ana County
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Wednesday reported an additional 1,759 Covid-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to nearly 113,000 since the…
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A Covid-19 survivor spent months tracking down the 116 health care workers who saved his life
When he awoke from a month-long coma, one of Jeff Gerson’s first thoughts was that he wanted to thank the people who saved his life. Gerson, a…
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U.S. House OKs temporary funding bill, buys time for virus relief talks that may include $600 checks
WASHINGTON, DC — Still spinning their wheels on Covid-19 relief, lawmakers grabbed a one-week government funding extension on Wednesday that buys…
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Southern New Mexico sees 7 of state’s 33 virus deaths in delayed report from Tuesday
SANTA FE, New Mexico – The New Mexico Department of Health has announced 33 additional Covid-19-related deaths in Tuesday’s delayed…
Continue Reading Men face ‘almost three times the odds’ of ICU admission for Covid-19, study says
In the early weeks and months of the coronavirus pandemic, medics and health professionals working in hospitals around the world noticed that…
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Deputies probe death of ‘bleeding and unresponsive’ man at El Paso halfway house
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies said Wednesday they were investigating the death of a 48-year-old man at a halfway house that…
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This one simple trick can make your New Year’s resolution more likely to stick
Want to replace your television habit with exercise? “I want to start running” could work better than “I want to quit watching TV…
Continue Reading As hospitals start to max out, medical workers beg officials for new Covid-19 mandates
Dr. Cleavon Gilman served in the Iraq War, but he said that doesn’t compare to the battle he’s fighting as an emergency room physician in…
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Canadian health officials approve Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
TORONTO, Canada — Canada’s health regulator has approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine. Health Canada posted on it is website Wednesday that the…
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Azar has met with Biden’s transition team and says 20 million Americans could be vaccinated in ‘the next several weeks’
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Wednesday that he has met with President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team and pledged a…
Continue Reading States face tough questions about who should get Covid-19 vaccines after the initial groups
With the first shipments of a coronavirus vaccine poised to go out as early as this week, the plan to get the shots from the manufacturers into…
Continue Reading States face tough questions about who should get Covid-19 vaccines after the initial groups
With the first shipments of a coronavirus vaccine poised to go out as early as this week, the plan to get the shots from the manufacturers into…
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20 virus deaths, 381 new cases reported in El Paso; hospitalizations decline
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 20 new coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday morning, with the victims…
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Officials aiming to have Covid-19 vaccine administered within 96 hours of authorization
Covid-19 vaccines will be distributed to vulnerable populations within days of an emergency use authorization (EUA), an official said, as the US…
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5 things to know for December 9: Pandemic, transition, defense deals, Iraq, data scientist
“Animal Crossing.” “Sourdough bread.” “Why is toilet paper sold out?” Google released its list of the…
Continue Reading Not everyone is sad to be missing the holidays with family this year
In pre-pandemic times, Sarah Sheehan always headed to North Carolina for a hectic holiday schedule that included hopping between the homes of several…
Continue Reading How Neanderthal DNA affects human health — including the risk of getting Covid-19
Early modern humans originated in Africa and started spreading around the world about 80,000 years ago. As they traveled, they came across other…
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Dry ice to play key role as virus vaccines arrive in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — The coronavirus vaccine is making its way to El Paso. Once the shots get here, they need to be stored in in a very cold environment…
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Yes, there’s a vaccine, but not enough to go around
In the United Kingdom, people are getting Pfizer’s Covid vaccine. The idea that we’ve officially entered the vaccine stage of this thing…
Continue Reading US has to overcome Covid-19 denial and pull together, Fauci says
Dr. Anthony Fauci wants people who still believe Covid-19 is a hoax to know it’s real and that the US needs everyone to get behind public…
Continue Reading New Mexico prepares to ration care if pandemic worsens; no daily case report due to state glitch
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Top health officials say New Mexico has a solid plan in place to stretch hospital and health care resources as far…
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Texas sends thousands of doctors, nurses to hospitals across state swelling with virus patients
DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — Hospitals across the region and state have put out the call this week: they need nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists…
Continue Reading Get to know Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Biden’s CDC director pick
When Dr. Rochelle Walensky began her career at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in the mid-1990s, finding ways to take on the HIV/AIDS epidemic was an…
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Mexico to launch virus vaccinations this month as Juárez reaches 23,000 cases, over 2,200 deaths
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico plans to being vaccinating its people against Covid-19 at the end of the third week of December, starting with…
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El Paso County to use high-tech, light-pulsing robots to disinfect courthouse, other facilities of virus
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County is following in the footsteps of the Ruidoso Municipal School District in taking a different approach to fighting…
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Biden vows 100 million vaccine shots in first 100 days as he introduces his virus team
WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden is promising to distribute a coronavirus vaccine to 100 million people during the first three…
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Trump vaccine executive order at summit raises questions after Pfizer offer declined
WASHINGTON, DC — The chief scientific adviser for the Trump administration’s coronavirus vaccine program said he did not know anything about an…
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New results on AstraZeneca virus vaccine candidate suggest it is safe, 70% effective
LONDON, England — New results on a possible Covid-19 vaccine from Oxford University and drug-maker AstraZeneca suggest it is safe and about 70%…
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She gave birth to a healthy baby but died of Covid-19 before she could hold him
Erika Becerra was eight months pregnant when she was diagnosed with Covid-19. In November, she was induced and gave birth to a healthy baby boy.…
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