Coronavirus News
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| CDC: Fully vaccinated people can largely ditch masks indoors | In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings. The new guidance still calls for… |
2021-05-13 | |
| Emergency program to give people $50 off internet bill | Americans can begin applying for $50 off their monthly internet bill on Wednesday as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic. The $3.2 billion program is part of the $900 billion December pandemic-relief package. The government is increasing… |
2021-05-12 | |
| With 46 COVID cases, 15 hospitalizations & a death, Whatcom falling further from Phase 3 | With Gov. Jay Inslee expected to lift the two-week pause on phase shifts in his Healthy Washington — Roadmap to Recovery plan early next week, Whatcom… |
2021-05-12 | |
| Whatcom still missing both goals for Phase 3, as county sees 53 new COVID cases Monday | Approximately one week from the next evaluation date to determine if it will be allowed to remain in Phase 3 or be forced to roll back to stricter COVID-19 measures, Whatcom County is missing both of the state’s metrics in its … |
2021-05-11 | |
| Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to U.S. children as young as 12 | U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation’s adolescents before they head back to school in the fall and paving the way for them to return to more normal activities. Shots could begin as soon as… |
2021-05-11 | |
| Still wary of shedding COVID-19 protections? Experts say that is normal | Across the Bay Area, vaccinated people are venturing onto breezy restaurant patios, visiting with small groups of inoculated friends and hitting hiking trails unmasked. The science says the risk of getting or transmitting the coronavirus in such scenarios is very low. But there’s another… |
2021-05-10 | |
| WWU opens on-campus vaccination clinic | Video news story on Western's vaccine clinic starts after short ad. May need to adjust volume. Includes interview with David Hansen, WWU associate medical director. |
2021-05-10 | |
| Grief, fear, helplessness fill Indians overseas. It’s a wake-up call too | India’s Covid surge and the accompanying humanitarian calamity has left the nearly 4.8 million people strong Indian-American community reeling. Few, if any, from this community have been left untouched, and feelings of grief, fear, and helplessness are widespread, as people … |
2021-05-10 | |
| Mask-wearing could become seasonal after COVID pandemic, Fauci says. Here’s why | Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, said mask-wearing could be a seasonal habit to combat common illnesses, even after the coronavirus pandemic. Fauci, the White House’s… |
2021-05-10 | |
| Whatcom’s fourth COVID surge looking quite different, as county sees three new variants | Whatcom County has definitely begun to see its fourth COVID-19 surge of the pandemic, a local doctor says, but this surge is looking quite different than the three previous peaks. “Unlike the other surges, when we saw a significant increase in cases in the community followed by a… |
2021-05-10 |