Fully-vaccinated El Pasoan among 7 latest Covid death victims
El PASO, Texas — A fully-vaccinated person and a woman with no underlying health conditions were two of the seven El Pasoans who died over the past…
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Pentagon to mandate military members get vaccinated by Sept. 15
WASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the Covid-19 vaccine by Sept. 15, according to a memo obtained…
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FDA approval of the Covid-19 vaccine could mean more people will get vaccinated for an unexpected reason
By Jen Christensen, CNN Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is currently only authorized for emergency use in the United States, but its full approval by…
Continue Reading 2 Texas ERs temporarily shut down as US Covid-19 hospitalization and death rates double in 2 weeks
By Madeline Holcombe and Holly Yan, CNN The crush of patients infected with the Delta variant is affecting hospitals nationwide. Now some Texans…
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TTUHSC doctor: Twice as many kids have died of Covid-19 than flu
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of El Paso is aiming to get the younger age groups vaccinated. Medical officials…
Continue Reading ‘All the beds are taken up by Covid victims’: Hospitals in the South are running out of space or staff
By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations are reaching all-time highs in parts of the South, with some patients unable to get…
Continue Reading ‘All the beds are taken up by Covid victims’: Hospitals in the South are running out of space or staff
By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations are reaching all-time highs in parts of the South, with some patients unable to get…
Continue Reading ‘All the beds are taken up by Covid victims’: Hospitals in the South are running out of space or staff
By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations are reaching all-time highs in parts of the South, with some patients unable to get…
Continue Reading 2 Texas ERs temporarily shut down as US Covid-19 hospitalization and death rates double in 2 weeks
By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The crush of patients infected with the Delta variant is affecting hospitals nationwide. Now some Texans…
Continue Reading Get your kids to start cooking at home
By Lisa Drayer, CNN As a busy parent, I spend a lot of time in the kitchen preparing breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for my family. I’m…
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New Mexico governor, senators urge employers to require vaccinations
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s governor and dozens of other elected officials are urging the state’s business community to require that…
Continue Reading ‘A Band-Aid over a gaping hole’: Booster shots for the rich world won’t end the pandemic, experts warn
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN The war against Covid-19 is changing, putting into stark relief the deepening divide between countries that have the weapons…
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Mosquitoes test positive for Encephalitis virus in east El Paso, but no human cases
EL PASO, Texas — A group of mosquitoes caught in east El Paso have tested positive for the St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) virus, according to state…
Continue Reading U.S. averaging 100,000 new Covid-19 infections a day
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — The Covid-19 outbreak in the United States has crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections. It’s a milestone…
Continue Reading These top US chains are reinstating their mask requirements
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Top US retail and food chains have updated their mask policies since the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading What experts are learning about Lambda, a coronavirus ‘variant of interest’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As the coronavirus pandemic continues, infections caused by the Lambda variant have been emerging in the United States,…
Continue Reading From increased hospitalizations to long Covid, children can get hit hard by Covid-19. Here’s why doctors say kids should be protected
By Holly Yan, CNN The myth that kids can’t get seriously sick from Covid-19 keeps getting debunked as more children get hospitalized during the…
Continue Reading More children are being admitted to hospitals with Covid-19 as health systems struggle to deal with surge of new patients
By Madeline Holcombe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN More children are being hospitalized with Covid-19 as health systems struggle to cope with a surge in…
Continue Reading Officials split on masking children in schools as pediatric hospitals fill up with Covid-19 patients
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The polarization surrounding mask mandates is deepening as some state and local officials spar on how to approach face…
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El Paso at 70% vaccination rate, but expert says that’s no longer herd immunity
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hit an important vaccination milestone on Friday with the number originally linked to herd immunity. 70% of the eligible El…
Continue Reading Texas won’t require schools to notify parents of Covid cases
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas school districts will not be required to conduct contact tracing this year if a student contracts Covid-19, according to new…
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NMSU to now require Covid-19 vaccinations for students & staff
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University is following in the footsteps of some other universities around the country and requiring that…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated dad records days of regret in hospital — and makes heartbreaking request for daughter’s wedding in case he dies
A Virginia dad is chronicling his story of battling Covid-19 in a series of Facebook videos and says he made a mistake by not getting vaccinated.…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated dad records days of regret in hospital — and makes heartbreaking request for daughter’s wedding in case he dies
By Jason Hanna, CNN Between difficult breaths of supplemental oxygen, Travis Campbell is fighting to relay a message about his battle with Covid-19…
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Texas woman gives birth in same hospital where her husband died of Covid-19
By David Williams and Carmen Conte Widman Maria Garza spent much of her pregnancy in the ICU of a Texas hospital with her husband Jason, who died of…
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Baby girl with Covid-19 airlifted 150 miles because of Houston hospital bed shortage
By Ray Sanchez and Kay Jones, CNN An 11-month-old girl with Covid-19 is stable and no longer intubated one day after she was airlifted to a Texas…
Continue Reading Half of US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, official says
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Half of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, White House Data Director Dr. Cyrus Shahpar said Friday.…
Continue Reading Half of US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, official says
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Half of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, White House Data Director Dr. Cyrus Shahpar said Friday.…
Continue Reading FDA approval of the Covid-19 vaccine could mean more people will get vaccinated for an unexpected reason
By Jen Christensen, CNN Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is currently only authorized for emergency use in the United States, but its full approval by…
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Latest effort to end nurses’ strike ends with no settlement
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The latest effort to resolve a five-month-long strike by nurses at a Massachusetts hospital has ended without a settlement.…
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