Coronavirus News
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| How COVID did away with the sick day | The tone of the typical isolation postcard is sunny, insistent and aspirational as a holiday greeting: “Thanks to everyone who sent well wishes for @VP,” wrote Doug Emhoff, the second gentleman, on Twitter. “She is feeling good and is working from home.” Like so many Americans, Vice… |
2022-06-14 | |
| What you need to know about access to COVID antiviral drugs and therapeutics in King County and WA | As infection and hospitalization numbers continue to rise, one question, doctors say, is becoming more common: If you test positive for COVID-19, what treatments are you eligible for? While Washington state has a strong supply of COVID therapeutics, many primary care providers often aren… |
2022-06-13 | |
| Whatcom County nearly sees number of COVID cases double for second straight month in May | Whatcom County’s number of new COVID-19 cases saw a big increase for the second straight month, but monthly case rates remained well below the peak seen earlier this year. A total of 2,382 new COVID cases in Whatcom County were epidemiologically linked to the month of May, according to… |
2022-06-13 | |
| COVID is making flu, other common viruses act in unfamiliar ways | At one point last month, children were admitted to Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital with a startling range of seven respiratory viruses. They had adenovirus and rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus, influenza and parainfluenza, as well as the coronavirus — which… |
2022-06-13 | |
| US: Pfizer COVID-19 shot appears effective for kids under 5 | Federal health officials said Sunday that kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines appear to be safe and effective for kids under 5, a key step toward a long-awaited decision to begin vaccinating the … |
2022-06-13 | |
| Whatcom returns to CDC’s ‘medium’ COVID risk level, but 3 regions in county at ‘low’ level | Whatcom County returned to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control an Prevention “medium” community COVID-19 risk level on Thursday, meaning masking is once again recommended for those who are at high risk of serious complications from COVID and those who could expose those at high risk. … |
2022-06-10 | |
| US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel | The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain the spread of … |
2022-06-10 | |
| Two new versions of omicron are gaining ground in U.S., the CDC estimates | The omicron subvariants known as BA.4 and BA.5 now represent 13% of new coronavirus cases in the United States, up from 7.5% a week ago and 1% in early May, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The spread of the subvariants adds more uncertainty… |
2022-06-09 | |
| Officials: Millions of COVID-19 shots ordered for youngest | Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been ordered for small children in anticipation of possible federal authorization next week, White House officials say. The government allowed pharmacies and states to start placing orders last week, with 5 million doses initially available — half… |
2022-06-09 | |
| Moderna says updated COVID shot boosts omicron protection | Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant appears to work, the company announced Wednesday. COVID-19 vaccine makers are studying updated boosters that might be offered in the fall to better protect people against… |
2022-06-08 |