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CDC forecasts up to 100,000 more Covid-19 deaths in the next few weeks

January 21, 2021 9:19 am CNN Newsource

The United States could face as many as 100,000 more Covid-19 deaths in less than a month, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and…

Biden inheriting nonexistent coronavirus vaccine distribution plan and must start ‘from scratch,’ sources say

January 21, 2021 8:37 am CNN

Newly sworn in President Joe Biden and his advisers are inheriting no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan to speak of from the Trump…

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: The United States’ one-year coronavirus checkup

January 21, 2021 6:12 am CNN Newsource

We have entered the era of coronavirus anniversaries. Today marks one year since the announcement of the first patient with Covid-19 in the United…

Lifesaving Covid-19 antibody treatments are plentiful, but still sitting on the shelf

January 21, 2021 4:48 am CNN Newsource

To treat Covid-19 patients with monoclonal antibodies — one of the few lifesaving treatments available — Piedmont Healthcare in Georgia…

Couples struggle with sleep problems in the Covid-19 pandemic

January 21, 2021 12:45 am CNN Newsource

Sleep specialists say they are currently treating quarantined couples struggling to sleep in the same bed, and it’s creating and compounding problems…

Loss of smell drives Covid-19 survivors to get creative in the kitchen

January 21, 2021 12:48 am CNN Newsource

Emergency physician Dr. Alex Yeats had just whipped up what seemed like an appetizing dinner option when his wife let him know she wasn’t…

Santa Cruz County, Safeway, announce vaccine distribution partnership

January 20, 2021 3:56 pm Victor Guzman

Santa Cruz County and Safeway stores has announced a partnership which would allow local stores to assist in distributing COVID-19 vaccines to…

California lifts administration pause on Moderna Covid-19 vaccine lot

January 20, 2021 10:13 pm Dominoe Ibarra

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION) The pause on administering the Moderna Lot 41L20A Covid-19 vaccine has been lifted by the California Department of Public…

California officials say providers can resume administering Moderna vaccine from a specific lot after pause

January 20, 2021 10:15 pm CNN Newsource

California health officials have given providers the all-clear to “immediately” resume administering the Moderna vaccine from a specific…

Retired Pacific Grove Police Chief dies of COVID-19

January 20, 2021 11:30 am Avery Johnson

The Pacific Grove Police Department announced that retired Chief Jon Reither died of COVID-19 at…

Arizona dispensaries begin applying to sell recreational marijuana

January 20, 2021 10:55 am CNN

Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Arizonans are one step closer to buying legal recreational…

San Benito County looks for volunteers for COVID-19 mass vaccine clinics

January 20, 2021 9:55 am Avery Johnson

The San Benito County Public Health Services agency said it is working to recruit volunteers…

Marijuana abuse by youth with mood disorders linked to suicide attempts, self-harm and death, study finds

January 20, 2021 9:51 am CNN Newsource

Heavy use of marijuana by teens and young adults with mood disorders — such as depression and bipolar disorder — is linked to an…

Biden’s first executive order will require masks on federal property

January 20, 2021 5:50 am CNN Newsource

President-elect Joe Biden, who plans to make the coronavirus pandemic his top priority, will begin his presidency by asking Americans to wear masks…

Officials call for more vaccine doses as the US death toll passes 400,000

January 20, 2021 1:03 am CNN

A funeral bell tolled at the Washington National Cathedral 400 times Tuesday, once for every thousand Americans who have died of Covid-19 in the…

Officials call for more vaccine doses as the US death toll exceeds 400,000

January 20, 2021 12:32 am CNN

A funeral bell tolled at the Washington National Cathedral 400 times Tuesday, once for every thousand Americans who have died of the Covid-19…

Preemies may have greater risk of premature death as adults, study suggests

January 20, 2021 12:12 am CNN Newsource

One in 10 babies around the world is born prematurely, and the vastly improved survival rates of preemies is one of the most striking advances of…

US surpasses 400,000 deaths from Covid-19

January 19, 2021 11:39 pm CNN

The United States has reported at least 400,000 deaths from Covid-19 since the pandemic began, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University…

COVID-19 on the Central Coast

March 23, 2020 8:06 pm KION546 News Team

SAN BENITO COUNTY: San Benito County Health and Human Services confirms 4,959 total cases of COVID-19. 515 cases remain active4,401 people have…

Brazilian officials were warned six days in advance of a looming oxygen crisis in Manaus

January 19, 2021 3:49 pm CNN

Local and federal officials in Brazil were warned of looming oxygen shortages nearly a week before crisis struck in the city of Manaus, the…