The Riverside County Board of Supervisors appointed Dr. Jennifer R. Chevinsky as the county’s new Public Health Officer. She succeeds Dr. Geoffrey Leung, who recently announced his decision to step away from the position. “We deeply appreciate Dr. Leung’s outstanding leadership and dedicated service and are privileged to welcome Dr. Jennifer Chevinsky as our new
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US government plans to make more at-home Covid-19 tests available for free this month as the country heads into respiratory virus season with high levels of the coronavirus already circulating. Each household will be able to order another round of four free at-home test kits starting at the
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New COVID-19 vaccines are expected to be available as soon as this week amid a surge of the disease here in California. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the distribution of the updated Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for the upcoming season. The companies are now set to begin shipping millions of doses. Doctors at
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Originally Published: 01 FEB 24 18:21 ETUpdated: 28 MAR 24 13:12 ETBy Nick Watt, CNN (CNN) — “I’m not getting a fat check!” joked Kelly R as she helped her daughters with homework in the kitchen of their Los Angeles home. “But I’m hoping that the kids will benefit. That’s the biggest thing that I
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By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An influential government advisory panel says older U.S. adults who got a COVID-19 shot in the fall should get a booster dose now. The advisers say people 65 and older should get another dose of the updated vaccine that became available in September — if
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By John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota (WCCO) — One of the coldest mornings of the year so far didn’t stop researchers with the University of Minnesota from performing an involved deer study. They met up at Elm Creek Park Reserve to capture and study deer using a helicopter.
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Older adults have accounted for nearly two-thirds of Covid-19 hospitalizations in the United States this year, posing “a continued public health threat,” says a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From January through August, adults 65 and older accounted for about 63% of all Covid-19 hospitalizations, 61% of
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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to prevent possible shortages during a rise in coronavirus
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. And this fall, the first vaccines for another scary virus called RSV are rolling out to older adults and pregnant women. Doctors hope enough people get vaccinated to help avert another
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A divided Huntington Beach City Council voted today to seek a ban of universal mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the city. The motion passed with a 4-3 vote during a marathon meeting that ended at 2:48 a.m. Under the city’s action, people who have tested positive for COVID-19 would still be required to wear
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Originally Published: 05 SEP 23 15:57 ET By Kevin Liptak and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden’s positive Covid-19 test does not appear to portend a major return to pandemic-era protocols at the White House, a reflection of how the virus’ threat has receded since the early days of the administration
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Originally Published: 04 SEP 23 21:01 ET Updated: 04 SEP 23 21:22 ET By Mary Kay Mallonee and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 Monday, the White House announced. “This evening, the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19. She is currently experiencing only mild symptoms. She will remain
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As the coronavirus is on the rise in the U.S., people have to decide when is the right time to get the newest vaccine and/or booster. A Desert Care Network representative says the new vaccine formula has not yet come out. They say that in late September or early October, we should expect a new
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El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Riverside informó que los casos de COVID- 19 han incrementado durante este verano y que en las últimas cinco semanas aumentado las hospitalizaciones por coronavirus, lo bueno es que ningún paciente ha requerido terapia intensiva. Actualmente hay otras variantes circulando en el ambiente, pero la más dominante es
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 is on the rise again as the world approaches the fourth virus season since the coronavirus arrived on the scene. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show a slight increase in hospital admissions, emergency department visits, and positive Covid-19 tests — although not nearly as high
Continue Reading Originally Published: 12 JUL 23 16:03 ET By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — People spread the virus that causes Covid-19 to wild white-tailed deer in the United States more than 100 times in late 2021 and early 2022, according to a new study from the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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Originally Published: 15 JUN 23 06:29 ET Updated: 15 JUN 23 16:13 ET By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A panel of outside advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday that Covid-19 vaccines should be updated for the fallas the pandemic continues to recede from daily life but the coronavirus shows no signs
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Riverside County is just one of several places worldwide being impacted, after the The World Health Organization said the coronavirus pandemic no longer qualifies as a global emergency. On Thursday, May 11th, the Biden Administration will end the Federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements for Federal employees, Federal contractors and international air travelers. The action reverses a declaration
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still requiring international visitors boarding flights to the United States to be vaccinated against Covid-19, but it’s easing vaccine requirements for those travelers. International travelers boarding flights to the United States will now be considered fully vaccinated two weeks after getting a
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