El Paso Walgreens pharmacist mistakenly gives woman Covid vaccine, not flu shot
(Editor’s note: Martin initially said it was a pharmacy tech who administered the shot, but later indicated that she learned it actually was a…
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FDA authorizes booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, says mix and match OK
By Maggie Fox and John Bonifield, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration authorized booster doses of both Covid-19 vaccines made by Moderna and…
Continue Reading Texas health officials plan for rollout of pediatric Covid vaccine
EL PASO, Texas- Health officials in Texas are planning for the Covid vaccine rollout for kids 11-years-old and under. On Wednesday, the White House…
Continue Reading White House details plan to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11
By Jeremy Diamond, Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House on Wednesday unveiled its plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children…
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3 fully-vaccinated El Pasoans among 11 new Covid deaths
EL PASO, Texas — A total of eleven El Pasoans died from Covid-19 over the past week, with three of those being breakthrough deaths involving…
Continue Reading ABC-7 Xtra examines Covid-19 vaccines for children
EL PASO, Texas — Covid-19 deaths across the Borderland are down, as are hospitalizations. In El Paso, vaccination rates are almost at 77%, the…
Continue Reading Five times as many police officers have died from Covid-19 as from gunfire since start of pandemic
Covid-19 has been the leading cause of death for US police officers in the last two years, according to Officer Down Memorial Page. CNN’s Ryan Young…
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New Mexico’s mask mandate extended through Nov. 12
SANTA FE, New Mexico – New Mexico’s indoor mask mandate will be extended again, through at least Nov. 12, according to the governor’s office on…
Continue Reading FDA panel votes to authorize booster shots for J&J vaccine
WASHINGTON, DC — A day after voting in support of Moderna booster shots for certain at-risk Americans, an independent Food and Drug Administration…
Continue Reading New CDC data shows the risk of dying from Covid-19 is 11 times higher for unvaccinated adults than for fully vaccinated adults
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Throughout August, the risk of dying from Covid-19 was 11 times higher for unvaccinated adults than for fully vaccinated…
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New Mexico’s mask mandate set to be extended
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico’s public health order is set to expire Friday. Under the current public health order, all individuals over the…
Continue Reading FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster shots for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.…
Continue Reading What will happen when Texas’ ban on Covid-19 vaccine mandates conflicts with the federal vaccine requirement
By Eric Levenson, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new executive order bans any entity in Texas from enforcing a Covid-19 vaccine mandate — a…
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China to test thousands of Wuhan blood samples in Covid-19 probe
Exclusive by Nick Paton Walsh, International Security Editor China is preparing to test tens of thousands of blood bank samples from the city of…
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U.S. to reopen Mexico border in November for fully vaccinated
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the United States will reopen its land borders to nonessential…
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Free Covid-19 mental health counseling still available to El Pasoans
EL PASO, Texas — More than a year in a half into the Covid-19 pandemic, El Pasoans are still recovering in many ways, especially mentally. But there…
Continue Reading Texas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandate
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including…
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New Mexico professor against vax, mask mandates fired
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico State University professor who publicly opposed campus vaccine and mask mandates will no longer be teaching…
Continue Reading 10 El Pasoans die of Covid in past week, none were vaccinated
EL PASO, Texas — A total of ten El Pasoans died from Covid-19 over the past week – and for the first time in a number of weeks, all of those deaths…
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Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its promising antiviral pill against…
Continue Reading Pfizer asks U.S. gov’t to allow Covid vaccine for kids under 12
WASHINGTON, DC — Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 in what would be a major…
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Southern New Mexico has 4 of state’s 10 recent Covid deaths
SANTA FE, New Mexico – The New Mexico Department of Health on Wednesday reported 10 recent Covid-19-related deaths across the state. The…
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Teen arrested for not wearing mask at EPISD board meeting won’t face charges
UPDATE, Oct. 5: EPISD has now decided not to press charges against 17-year-old student Skyler Brown. He was arrested at Monday night’s school board…
Continue Reading Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots
By Maggie Fox, CNN Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize booster shots for its coronavirus…
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El Paso County judge unveils plan for Juarez youth vaccination
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego is hoping build upon his idea to vaccinate maquiladora workers and get more Juarenses…
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Trick-or-treating returns for Halloween this year in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Kids will be able to go door-to-door trick-or-treating for Halloween this year after El Paso health officials gave the thumbs…
Continue Reading 3 fully-vaccinated El Pasoans among 9 new Covid deaths
EL PASO, Texas — A total of nine El Pasoans died from Covid-19 over the past week, with three of those being breakthrough deaths involving…
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Covid-19 forces early retirement for long-time El Paso educator
EL PASO, Texas — For Leonor Terrazas, her life was forever changed after she contracted Covid-19. An instructional aide at Ascarate Elementary…
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Schools issue new guidance after court halts El Paso’s mask mandate
EL PASO, Texas — After the 8th Court of Appeals required El Paso’s City/County Health Authority to lift his indoor mask mandate for now, local…
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US hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall
By AMY FORLITI and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The United States has reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone,…
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