Sep 07 Idaho enacts crisis hospital care standards amid COVID surge By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press The activation includes 10 hospitals and healthcare systems in Idaho's panhandle and north-central Idaho. The move allows hospitals to allot scarce resources like intensive care unit rooms to those most likely to survive. Continue reading
Sep 03 4 takeaways about Americans’ COVID views at summer’s end By Laura Santhanam While taming the coronavirus will continue to depend on widespread adoption of key public health measures, the United States is still confronting the gulf between those who believe that something like getting a vaccine is a personal decision versus those… Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 5:53 News Wrap: Biden administration to invest $3 billion in COVID vaccine production In our news wrap Thursday, the Biden administration pledged a $3 billion investment in the nation's COVID-19 vaccine supply chain. First-time claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. have fallen to a new low during the pandemic. Calmer winds in… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: U.S. Education Department investigating mask mandate bans in 5 GOP-led states In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. Department of Education announced it is investigating five Republican-led states that have banned universal indoor masking. The European Union has advised its member nations to reinstate travel restrictions for American tourists. The entire… Continue watching
Aug 26 100,000 more COVID deaths expected unless U.S. changes its ways By Carla K. Johnson, Nicky Forster, Associated Press But health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces. Experts agree: What the coronavirus has in store this fall depends on human behavior. Continue reading
Aug 18 U.S. health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19 By Mike Stobbe, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press U.S. health officials Wednesday recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines' effectiveness is falling. Continue reading
Aug 07 U.S. now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day By Terry Spencer, Associated Press The U.S. is now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge in another bleak reminder of how quickly the delta variant has spread through the country. Continue reading
Jul 20 Muslims mark Eid al-Adha holiday in pandemic’s shadow By Mariam Fam, Amr Nabil, Associated Press Muslims around the world were observing Tuesday yet another major Islamic holiday in the shadow of the pandemic and amid growing concerns about the highly infectious delta variant of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jul 16 What happened when some GOP-led states cut the $300 unemployment benefit By Courtney Vinopal Across the country, Americans who recently lost the extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits are weighing tough choices about returning to work. Continue reading
Jul 16 WATCH: COVID-19 becoming ‘a pandemic of the unvaccinated,’ warns CDC director By News Desk and Associated Press The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. is becoming “a pandemic of the unvaccinated.”… Continue reading