The New England Patriots may have a COVID-19 issue unfolding. According to Field Yates of ESPN, safety Kyle Dugger missed practice on Wednesday amid a “possible” COVID-19 related situation. Patriots S Kyle Dugger missed practice today as the team awaits more information on a possible […]
Day: December 1, 2021
New surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations straining Indiana health care resources
Eva Parrish, left, of Gary, looks up as her sister, Elizabeth Vasquez, a graduate nursing student at Purdue University Northwest, finishes administering a COVID-19 vaccine shot on Wednesday at the Hammond campus.
Omicron variant identified in U.S.: First case of covid-19 linked to new variant found in California
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Hochul clarifies COVID-19 state of emergency justification
The initial justification for the state of emergency indicated New York is experiencing transmission rates of the coronavirus that had not seen since April 2020, and that hospitals admissions are now greater than 300 per day. Hochul’s administration has since clarified that the April 2020 […]
COVID-19 in Arkansas: Upward trend of hospitalizations continues
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health released data Wednesday showing the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are at the highest levels since mid-October. According to the latest figures, there was an increase of 14 patients in the last 24 hours to […]
Watch live: White House officials update nation on omicron Covid variant
[This stream is slated to begin at 1:40. Please refresh the page if you do not see the stream] White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci and press secretary Jen Psaki will update the nation with the latest information on the omicron Covid variant […]
Supreme Court conservatives look ready to gut Roe v. Wade during arguments in Mississippi abortion case
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday appeared poised to side with Mississippi in its bid to uphold a 15-week abortion ban, a ruling that would erode decades-old precedent protecting the right to an abortion before viability. The justices heard oral arguments in the case, Dobbs […]
WHO says South Africa Covid hospitalizations are rising but it’s too soon to know severity of omicron
Van Kerkhove said Wednesday that the public health measures used to fight delta, which is currently the dominant variant worldwide, should be strengthened to combat omicron. “That does not mean lockdown. What that means is using proven public health and social measures,” Van Kerkhove said. […]
CDC confirms first U.S. case of omicron Covid variant has been detected in California
The U.S. imposed a travel ban starting Monday for noncitizens who have traveled in South Africa and seven other nearby nations in the past 14 days. The U.K. and the European Union have implemented similar travel restrictions. President Joe Biden said Monday he is directing […]
First U.S. omicron patient was fully vaccinated and has mild Covid symptoms, officials say
The person in California who tested positive for the omicron variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 was fully vaccinated, has mild symptoms and is improving, officials said Wednesday. The patient was otherwise healthy when they returned to the San Francisco Bay Area from traveling […]