Feb 09 Denmark’s queen and Spain’s king test positive for COVID By Associated Press The queen of Denmark and the king of Spain both have tested positive for the coronavirus despite being vaccinated, their respective royal houses announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing By Associated Press The White House said Wednesday it was beginning to prepare for the next phase of the pandemic response amid growing impatience for the federal government to ease up. Continue reading
Feb 09 ‘I could live normally’: How child tax credit payments brought relief to these families By Laura Santhanam Congress failed to extend funding for the credit, and these families reflected on how the payments shaped their lives amid COVID-driven economic uncertainty and how they are getting by now. Continue reading
Feb 08 Bipartisan congressional commission recommends new approach to combatting overdose epidemic By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The U.S. needs a nimble, multipronged strategy and Cabinet-level leadership to counter its festering overdose epidemic, a bipartisan congressional commission advises. Continue reading
Feb 08 WATCH: Surgeon General Murthy testifies on youth mental health at Senate Finance committee By News Desk Surgeon General Vivek Murthy testifies Tuesday on youth mental health before the Senate Finance committee. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 5:33 Pharmacists struggle to keep up with a spike in demand for their services By Maea Lenei Buhre, Jonah Anderson Pharmacists and pharmacy workers get far less attention than other health care workers, but the stress and pressure has been intense. Staffing shortages and working conditions have been a problem throughout the pandemic, and major pharmacy chains and independent stores… Continue watching
Feb 07 WATCH: Members of Congress hold moment of silence for 900,000 U.S. COVID deaths By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lead a moment of silence on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Monday evening to remember the more than 900,000 American lives lost due to COVID-19. Continue reading
Feb 07 Governor ending New Jersey’s school mask mandate By Mike Catalini, Associated Press Individual school districts will be free to continue requiring masks once the state mandate ends March 7, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said. Continue reading
Feb 04 Judge temporarily halts Virginia governor’s order allowing parents to opt-out school mask mandates By Denise Lavoie, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press The ruling means that mask mandates put in place by school boards may remain in place, at least for now. It was one of the first actions taken by Youngkin after he took office on Jan. 15. Continue reading
Feb 04 Propelled by omicron, U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hits 900,000 By Mark Kennedy, Ken Sweet, Associated Press COVID-19 has become one of the three top leading causes of death in America, behind the big two — heart disease and cancer. To public health experts, the milestone is made all the more tragic because so many of the… Continue reading