Articles filed under Health Crises
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Search for a COVID-19 test means sold-out signs, long linesDec 23, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - President Joe Biden promised to distribute hundreds of millions of free COVID-19 tests and to open more testing sites to fight surging infections, but th...
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CDC warns of 2 listeria outbreaks tied to packaged saladDec 23, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials are warning the public not to eat certain brands of packaged salads, which they say are linked to two small, long-running listeria ...
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US sets shorter COVID-19 isolation rules for health workersDec 23, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Worried that a new COVID-19 wave could overwhelm understaffed U.S. hospitals, federal officials on Thursday loosened rules that call on health care worke...
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Omicron less likely to put you in the hospital, studies sayDec 23, 2021 6:00 am - Two new British studies provide some early hints that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than the delta version. Scientists stress that even if the f...
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US adds Merck pill as 2nd easy-to-use drug against COVID-19Dec 23, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health regulators on Thursday authorized the second pill against COVID-19, providing another easy-to-use medication to battle the rising tide of o...
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Universal Orlando reinstates mask rule as COVID cases riseDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - ORLANDO - Universal Orlando is reinstating its mask requirements beginning Christmas Eve as COVID-19 cases are surging as a result of the omicron variant. Daily cases of...
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Letter: Unvaccinated should face consequencesDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - If there is no valid medical reason for not getting a vaccine, the unvaccinated who do get COVID-19 should not be allowed to take up hospital beds. They should either re...
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Cook County to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination at restaurants, fitness centers, barsDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - Cook County issued new rules effective Jan. 3 requiring people age 5 and older to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to enter county restaurants, fitness centers...
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U.S. adds Merck pill as 2nd easy-to-use drug against COVID-19Dec 23, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. health regulators on Thursday authorized the second pill against COVID-19, providing another easy-to-use medication to battle the rising tide of omicro...
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Editorial: Congratulating Trump on his embrace of COVID-19 vaccinesDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - During the COVID-19 vaccine rollout last winter, four past presidents participated in public service announcements urging Americans to roll up their sleeves. Democrats J...