Dec 28 New CDC isolation and quarantine guidelines confuse some and raise questions By Zeke Miller, Katie Foody, Associated Press U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create confusion among many Americans. Continue reading
Dec 28 After a quiet 2020, flu cases begin to rise again By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press The U.S. flu season has arrived on schedule after taking a year off. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 9:27 Why the CDC reduced COVID quarantine time despite omicron’s spread By Stephanie Sy, Dorothy Hastings The omicron variant of the coronavirus has upended plans to put the pandemic behind us. Instead, average daily U.S. COVID infections are up 80 percent in two weeks. Hospitals are hunkering down, and the White House is scrambling to respond. Continue watching
Dec 27 CDC recommends shorter COVID isolation and quarantine period By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press U.S. health officials are cutting isolation restrictions for Americans who test positive for the coronavirus and shortening the time that close contacts have to quarantine. Continue reading
Dec 27 Over 4,000 flights cancelled as omicron, storms disrupt air travel for 4th consecutive day By Tali Arbel, Associated Press Flight cancellations that disrupted holiday travel stretched into Monday. Staffers calling out sick because of COVID-19 have left airlines short in recent days. Continue reading
Dec 27 Fauci says vaccine mandate for U.S. air travel might incentivize more shots By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The top U.S. infectious disease expert says the U.S. should consider a vaccination mandate for domestic air travel. Continue reading
Dec 26 France sees over 100,000 daily virus infections for 1st time By Angela Charlton, Associated Press More than 1 in 100 people in the Paris region have tested positive in the past week, according to the regional health service. Most new infections are linked to the omicron variant, which government experts predict will be dominant in… Continue reading
Dec 25 3 members of K-pop sensation BTS diagnosed with COVID-19 By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS have been infected with the coronavirus after returning from abroad, their management agency said. RM and Jin were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Saturday evening, the Big Hit Music agency said in a… Continue reading
Dec 25 Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life. Continue reading
Dec 25 Queen recalls ‘familiar laugh missing’ in Christmas speech By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Saying she understood the difficulty of spending the holiday season “with one familiar laugh missing,” the monarch delivered her address beside a framed photograph of her arm-in-arm with Prince Philip, who died in April at age 99. Continue reading