How Covid vaccines for kids under 5 can help end the pandemic: experts
For months, the country has been waiting on a pandemic turning point — and it might be here, in the form of kids under age 5 becoming eligible for Covid…
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China cuts quarantine for overseas travelers, easing Covid controls
For more than two years, overseas travelers have had to quarantine upon arrival in China because of Covid restrictions. Pictured here at Beijing International Airport on June 18, 2022, are…
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North Korea on alert for downpour damages amid COVID crisis
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Tuesday it is making all-out efforts to prevent potential damages caused by heavy rains this week that outside observers worry could aggravate…
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Indictments: Donovan prison guard accepted bribes from inmate who also ran COVID benefits fraud
A corrections officer at an Otay Mesa state prison smuggled contraband to an inmate, including a bejeweled “grill” for the prisoner’s teeth, in exchange for thousands of dollars worth of…
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Biden officials to keep private the names of hospitals where patients contracted Covid
“Not knowing what the likelihood of getting transmission in the hospital really impacts an individual’s ability to quote unquote ‘make a personal decision’ on their risk levels,” said Mia Ives-Rublee,…
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COVID and the open line
Here’s the Saturday open line. And, Here’s the daily rundown of changes in the Arkansas COVID count based on the Arkansas Department of Health’s online summary: Total cases: 854,717 an…
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Bidenworld: We won the Covid battle, lost the political war
It’s the measurable progress Democrats once hoped would boost President Joe Biden’s popularity and his party’s midterm chances. The only problem: Voters long ago stopped caring. “We have certainly tamed…
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FDA advisers vote to recommend Moderna Covid vaccine EUA for kids 6-17
Efficacy of Moderna’s vaccine ranged from about 77 percent for kids 6 to 11 to 93 percent for 12- to 17-year-olds. But those studies were conducted when the Delta variant…
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Montgomery Co. reports improved COVID metrics
Montgomery County remains in the “medium” community transmission level, but its COVID-19 metrics are improving. Community transmission of COVID-19 in D.C., Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax counties in Virginia and Montgomery…
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CDC lowers Summit County’s COVID spread to ‘low’
AKRON, Ohio — Summit County dropped a level in the Center’s for Disease Control Prevention’s latest update for COVID-19 community spread. What You Need To Know Summit County uses the…
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