The Omicron variant has sent cases of COVID-19 surging once again, and many businesses, workplaces and schools have reintroduced restrictions to curb the spread.
Continue Reading The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance for COVID-19 prevention in K-12 schools on Thursday, aligning the recommendations with the agency’s recently updated COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidelines for the general public.
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Many people are hearing from their doctors that they have a “mild” COVID-19 infection amid a surge of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but your illness may not feel as minor as “mild” sounds.
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond and Kevin Liptak, CNN Dr. Rochelle Walensky assumed her new role as the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last January with a vow to restore trust in the agency. But last fall, several months into the job and after a series of messaging missteps, Walensky
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Covid-19 has hit late-night TV once again. “The Late Late Show” host James Corden announced on Thursday that has has tested positive for Covid-19, adding that his program will be off the air for “the next few days” as a result. “I’m fully vaccinated, boosted and because of this am fortunate
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN Amid a winter surge of coronavirus cases that sparked a nationwide scramble for tests last month, as many as 1 million unused Covid-19 rapid test kits expired in a Florida warehouse, a top state official said on Thursday. The stockpile sat idle during the fall when cases fell in Florida and
Continue Reading If you caught COVID-19 over the holidays — and with the highly contagious Omicron variant in circulation, record numbers of people did — you may be wondering what your next steps should be.
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The first time that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, the NBA didn’t even have health and safety protocols.
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Idaho officials reported 1,765 new COVID-19 cases and 31 new deaths Thursday.
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New guidelines coming down from the CDC Wednesday to try and fight the spread of the new highly contagious Omicron variant in kids.
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The CDC strengthened its booster recommendations this week by encouraging everyone 12 and older to receive a COVID-19 booster shot at least five months after the primary series of Pfizer-BioNTech.
Continue Reading While the highly transmissible Omicron variant continues to drive up COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations — and the numbers are likely to get worse before they get better — health experts say it’s critical Americans continue safe practices to prevent infections.
Continue Reading Schools are shutting down and children’s hospitals are filling up with young patients sick from the latest, most highly transmissible coronavirus variant, Omicron.
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By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says a record 9.5 million COVID-19 cases were tallied over the last week as the omicron variant of the coronavirus swept the planet, a 71% increase from the previous 7-day period that the U.N. health agency likened to a “tsunami.” But there was
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Guitarist and singer John Mayer will not be appearing at the “Playing in the Sand” festival with the band Dead & Company because he has tested positive for Covid-19, according to the band’s verified Twitter account. “Today, just prior to leaving for Mexico, per his physician, @JohnMayer tested positive for
Continue Reading By Livia Borghese, Joseph Ataman and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Anyone over 50 living in Italy must be vaccinated against Covid-19, under strict new rules introduced by the government. The mandatory measure was introduced amid rising cases in the country, which was one of the first in the world to be badly affected by the pandemic
Continue Reading he US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations for the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine booster on Wednesday to include children as young as 12, at least five months after they finish the primary vaccine series.
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 1,441 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths Wednesday.
Continue Reading By Grace Finerman Click here for updates on this story SALEM, New Hampshire (WMUR) — William and Carol Stewart of Salem died within seconds of each other of COVID-19, holding hands as they took their last breaths. Daughter Melissa Noke said their entire family of eight tested positive for COVID-19. Carol was on life support
Continue Reading As the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations now surpass those during the Delta variant surge over the summer and fall, more states are enacting emergency protocols to deal with growing staff shortages at hospitals.
Continue Reading The United Kingdom is experiencing the fastest growth in the number of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic started.
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ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Officials in Croatia say that omicron variant of the coronavirus has fueled the highest number of daily new infections in the country since the start of the pandemic. Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said Wednesday that a total of 8,587 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours in a 50%
Continue Reading At-home COVID-19 rapid test kits were already in short supply at stores. Now, a popular version is getting more expensive.
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN In its first update of travel advisories for 2022, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added just one new destination — a popular Caribbean winter getaway — to its highest-risk category. The CDC advises travelers to avoid Aruba, a Dutch island just off the coast of South America,
Continue Reading Doctor’s offices and urgent care centers are bracing for impact as they again face high patient demand and more staffers out sick from the super-contagious omicron variant.
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 1,722 new COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths Tuesday.
Continue Reading With tens of millions of unvaccinated Americans at higher risk for severe disease from COVID-19 infections, doctors and health care facilities nationwide are reporting a rising number of young people hospitalized, some of whom are too young to receive vaccine doses.
Continue Reading The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to update its guidance on the recommended isolation period imminently, according to a source familiar with the plan.
Continue Reading A leading expert who helped create the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine said Tuesday that giving everyone in the world booster shots multiple times a year is not feasible.
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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — The Montana State women’s home basketball games slated for Thursday against Idaho and Sunday against Montana have been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Bobcat program, the university said. The Cat-Griz men’s and women’s basketball games had already been moved from Saturday to Sunday because much of MSU’s athletic staff
Continue Reading Francesca Street and Livia Borghese, CNN One of the largest cruise ships operating in the Mediterranean has become the latest to be hit by a Covid outbreak amid the current global surge in virus cases. MSC Cruises confirmed 45 Covid positive passengers disembarked from its MSC Grandiosa vessel in the Italian port of Genoa on
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Jimmy Fallon is opening up about his experience with Covid-19. The ‘Tonight Show’ host wrote on Instagram that he tested positive “on the first day of our holiday break” but only experienced “mild symptoms.” Fallon said he is vaccinated and has had a booster. “Thank you to the doctors and nurses
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The US Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization for booster doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 Monday.
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 1,420 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths over the holiday weekend.
Continue Reading More than 103,000 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, the first time the total has reached six figures in nearly four months, according to the latest data from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Continue Reading After spending two months in a coma due to COVID-19 earlier this year, a California woman is urging people to get vaccinated.
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Whoopi Goldberg has tested positive for Covid-19, “The View” co-host Joy Behar announced on Monday’s episode of the talk show. Behar told viewers that Goldberg’s case was mild thus far. “They say there’s no place like home for the holidays and that’s exactly where we are this year,” Behar said of the
Continue Reading Do you have a sore throat, a runny nose and muscle aches? It could be a common cold, a case of the flu — or COVID-19.
Continue Reading Over the weekend, at least five metro Atlanta school districts announced they would shift to remote learning for the first week of the new year as students return to school after a holiday break that saw the Omicron variant spread even further out of control.
Continue Reading In the holiday season, when the average American can easily pack on a few pounds, experts say there is another reason to pay attention to your weight: COVID-19.
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday expanded the emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine boosters to children ages 12 to 15.
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Many people are hearing from their doctors that they have a “mild” Covid-19 infection amid a surge of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but your illness may not feel as minor as “mild” sounds. It was true for Michelle Cordes, a dietitian at a Chicago-area hospital. She’s vaccinated
Continue Reading By Ben Tinker and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci said he anticipates “further clarification” on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated guidelines to end the Covid-19 isolation period after just five days for people who are not exhibiting symptoms. Asked by CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday whether the CDC’s shorter Covid-19
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN “No worries,” “at the end of the day,” “you’re on mute,” and the dreaded “supply chain”: These are the phrases thousands of English speakers have finally heard enough of. They and several others make up Lake Superior State University’s Banished Words List, an annual list amassed from submissions around the world,
Continue Reading The US kicked off 2022 with a massive COVID-19 surge that some experts warn will be different than any other time in the pandemic.
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace and Matt McFarland, CNN Business Thousands of US flights were canceled over New Year’s weekend as a combination of Covid-19 disruptions and wintry weather slowed travel. Flight cancellations have trended up steadily since Christmas Eve, hitting a new peak Saturday as millions travel over the holidays. Data from the website FlightAware shows
Continue Reading The US is ringing in the new year amid a COVID-19 surge that experts warn is exploding at unprecedented speed and could alter daily life for many Americans during the first month of 2022.
Continue Reading By Kara Fox, Ryan Prior and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Leading British Covid-19 experts have joined the likes of James Bond, Tony Blair and Emma Raducanu in receiving awards in the Queen’s New Year’s honors list. England’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty and deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam are to be knighted for
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Even after Covid-19 cases fall from their current record-high levels, it’s unlikely the United States — let alone the world — will be able to completely eliminate the coronavirus that causes them. But there will come a day when it’s no longer a pandemic, when cases are no longer out of
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, CNN Millions of American kids will head back to classrooms in the coming days — just after new pediatric Covid-19 hospitalizations reached an all-time high. And that has many parents wondering what’s safe as the Omicron variant sweeps the country. “We fear that it’s going to get a lot worse, between getting
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people not to go on cruises, regardless of their vaccination status, because of onboard outbreaks fueled by the omicron variant.
Continue Reading Two reports released Thursday show that people who get booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine are well protected against severe disease and hospitalization from the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the company said.
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN An unprecedented spike in Covid-19 cases fueled by the fast-moving Omicron variant is crushing hospitals across the United States, with doctors describing packed emergency rooms as health experts implore New Year’s Eve revelers to keep parties small and outdoors to help avert an even worse surge. “It’s unlike anything we’ve ever
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that quick antigen tests people take at home may be less sensitive to picking up the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but health officials say they’re still a useful tool. The FDA said its recent studies with the National Institutes
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN If you test positive for Covid-19, you’ll be advised to isolate for anywhere from five days to two weeks. It all depends on where you live. The United States and the United Kingdom have slashed their recommended self-isolation periods for asymptomatic people — and more countries may soon follow suit, as
Continue Reading Inside one children’s hospital in Chicago, COVID-19 cases are roughly three times higher than the hospital’s previous peak in December 2020. In the past week, hospitalizations are four times higher what the hospital typically sees.
Continue Reading Hugh Jackman went from praising those on Broadway who have stepped up in the face of the pandemic to sharing that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Continue Reading The US hit a seven-day average of 265,427 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, blowing past the country’s previous record of about 252,000 daily cases, reported nearly a year ago on January 11.
Continue Reading By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday shortened the recommended times that people should isolate when they’ve tested positive for Covid-19 from 10 days to five days if they don’t have symptoms — and if they wear a mask around others for at least five more days. The
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The Teton County Health Department says they are “overwhelmed” with new cases of Covid, according to a press release.
Continue Reading COVID-19 numbers keep soaring as travelers scatter back across the country after Christmas and Americans prepare for another holiday weekend.
Continue Reading By Gawon Bae and Alaa Elassar, CNN Three members of the K-pop supergroup BTS have tested positive for Covid-19, according to BIGHIT Music statements published on global fan community platform Weverse. The group had recently returned to South Korea from the US, where it kicked off its first tour in two years since the beginning
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Cohen, Danielle Herman and Justin Lape, CNN For Americans who suffer from weak immune systems, it felt like a miracle occurred on December 8. That day, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized a drug to help keep immune-compromised people from getting infected with the coronavirus. But that joy quickly turned to despair
Continue Reading CNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to New Zealand, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics New Zealand was a poster child early on for how to deal with Covid-19. Its early lockdown and strict border measures meant it suppressed the virus
Continue Reading The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shortening the isolation time for health care workers who test positive for COVID-19, as it anticipates a surge in hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant.
Continue Reading With holiday travel returning to pre-pandemic levels, a health expert is offering advice for those planning to visit loved ones for Christmas, given the surge in COVID-19 cases in many parts of the country.
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi and David Wright, CNN Former President Donald Trump pushed back on a questioner’s skepticism about the effectiveness and safety of the Covid-19 vaccine in a new interview, saying that the “vaccine works” and “people aren’t dying when they take the vaccine.” “Look, the results of the vaccine are very good, and if
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FREMONT COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) – Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed the first case of the OmicronCOVID-19 variant in the health district. Health officals say the infected patient lives in Fremont County. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports the Omicron variant is now the dominant strain of coronavirus in the US. It accounted
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 456 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths Thursday.
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The Idaho State University COVID-19 Testing Site and the COVID-19 Hotline will close at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday and will be closed Friday to observe Christmas.
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 355 new COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths Wednesday.
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN For awhile there, it appeared we might be able to ring in New Year’s Eve in major cities across the planet with something resembling the huge celebrations of yore. Another Covid-19 surge and the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus have dashed those hopes — at least
Continue Reading The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized Merck’s antiviral pill, molnupiravir, to treat COVID-19 “for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, and who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death, and for whom alternative COVID-19 treatment options authorized by the FDA are not accessible or clinically appropriate.”
Continue Reading As the highly transmissible Omicron and Delta coronavirus variants continue to sweep across the United States, health officials warn that more people are expected to get infected — even those who are fully vaccinated — and they need to stay home and isolate themselves so they don’t spread the virus to others.
Continue Reading By Laura Ly, CNN New York’s governor signed legislation Wednesday criminalizing fake Covid-19 vaccination cards, according to a news release from her office. The new law makes the falsification of cards a misdemeanor and creates a new felony of “computer tampering in the third degree for intentional entering, alteration or destruction of ‘computer material’ regarding
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, a dozen Broadway shows have shuttered their doors this week as cast or crew members test positive for Covid-19 — an unfortunate event during what is usually a busy holiday season for the industry Since Broadway returned following an 18-month hiatus due
Continue Reading The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing the Omicron variant makes up 90-percent of new covid-19 cases in the United States.
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you’re wondering whether you should go to in-person religious services during the winter holidays this year, CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen recommends thinking about it like your finances. Just like a financial budget helps you figure out what your spending limits are, a “coronavirus budget” can help you figure
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By Rob Picheta, CNN For the second year in a row, a worrying new coronavirus variant has scuppered holiday plans around the world. This year, it’s the Omicron strain that has scientists and governments concerned — in just a matter of weeks, it has become dominant in multiple countries and put hospitals on alert for
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN With coronavirus cases surging once again, frustrated Americans are struggling to get tested days before Christmas as long lines and increased demand overwhelm some facilities across the country. The catalyst has been the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, which has become the dominant strain in the US in a matter
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Zinnia Health investigated overdose deaths in Idaho during COVID-19 using provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
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With Christmas in just a few days, many of us are getting ready to travel and see family.
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After the expiration of the current mask order at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2021, the Teton District Health Officer will not seek a new mask order at this time, unless a significant surge in cases, healthcare system stress or other significant community impact is seen.
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 423 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths Tuesday.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Washington health officials say at least 400 cases of the new COVID-19 variant had been confirmed in the state, but that omicron hasn’t yet overtaken delta cases in the state. Over the past two weeks Washington state has averaged more than 1,500 new, likely cases of COVID-19 a day. The Seattle Times
Continue Reading While many of the world’s most popular tourist destinations are expected to reopen to travelers in 2022, there are still some places that will be off-limits.
Continue Reading It might be time to rethink your festive plans, the World Health Organization has warned amid a rising number of cases of the coronavirus caused by the Omicron variant.
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The impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant on a largely unboosted US population going into the holiday season will create a “perfect storm” that will challenge health care systems from coast to coast, an expert said Monday.
Continue Reading In nearly two years of the coronavirus pandemic, the US Secret Service has seized more than $1.2 billion in relief funds obtained by fraudsters.
Continue Reading As Omicron spreads rapidly throughout the United States, the new coronavirus variant has taken over from Delta as the dominant strain.
Continue Reading The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns the Omicron coronavirus variant could drive COVID-19 cases higher than ever before, according to modeling posted on the agency’s website this week.
Continue Reading By Pervaiz Shallwani and Mark Morales, CNN The New York Police Department has seen an increase in the number of officers calling out sick, including fully vaccinated officers, according to numbers shared with CNN by a senior NYPD official, as the Covid-19 Omicron variant has sent virus infection rates soaring across New York City and
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Genomic surveillance data shows omicron has overtaken the delta variant in Miami-Dade County as the dominant strain of the coronavirus in just a matter of weeks. Genetic sequencing showed omicron grew from a tiny fraction of hundreds of samples taken the first week of December to nearly three of every four samples
Continue Reading By Tom Yun Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The head of Moderna’s operations in Canada says that the company is studying whether a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose or even annual boosters may be necessary. While Moderna says its current booster vaccine — called mRNA-1273 — offers good protection against
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Governor Brad Little announced on Monday that Idaho, joined by 26 other states, filed an emergency motion to reinstate the stay in the U.S. Supreme Court on Biden’s OSHA vaccine mandate on private business, after a three-judge panel in the Sixth Circuit dissolved the stay Friday, allowing the OSHA rule to go into effect.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) has deactivated Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) in the Panhandle Health District in accordance with IDAPA 16.02.09 – Crisis Standards of Care For Healthcare Entities.
Continue Reading The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added eight destinations to its highest-risk category for travel on Monday, including the world’s No. 2 most-visited nation before the pandemic started.
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 680 new COVID-19 cases and 0 new deaths over the weekend.
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, Lauren Kent and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will not travel to Sandringham for Christmas and will instead celebrate at Windsor Castle, a Buckingham Palace source told CNN on Monday, as the new Omicron coronavirus variant surges in the United Kingdom. In a typical year, the Queen travels to her
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Wyoming has asked the Supreme Court to halt implementation of the emergency temporary standard issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) which mandates vaccines on employees of private Wyoming businesses with over 100 employees.
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