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What to know about new COVID variants and the spread of bird flu and measles
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Hospitalizations for COVID are at an all-time low four years after the start of the pandemic, but new variants are in circulation. Meanwhile, bird flu has… Read More
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CDC advisers back the broad rollout of new COVID boosters
By: Scott Hensley | Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention backed the broad use of new COVID-19 vaccines, as cases of the respiratory illness rise…. Read More
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Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. And this fall, the first vaccines for another scary virus called RSV are rolling… Read More
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Pandemic burnout worsens nursing shortages in hospitals across U.S.
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The national nursing shortage dates back decades, but the COVID-19 pandemic pushed it to crisis levels. One study predicts that in the next two years, there… Read More
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After pandemic pet boom, owners struggle with rising costs of veterinary care
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Millions of Americans became pet owners during the pandemic. Today, around 70 percent of U.S. households now have pets, but many owners struggle to cover the… Read More
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Ohio Supreme Court rules insurance doesn’t cover business COVID losses
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a business’s insurance policy doesn’t cover the income it lost when the governor ordered a shutdown early in the… Read More
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The FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — U.S. regulators on Thursday cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than age 5. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision aims to better… Read More
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Authorities are urging indoor masking in major cities as the ‘tripledemic’ rages
By: Juliana Kim | NPR
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Public health officials are revisiting the topic of indoor masking, as three highly contagious respiratory viruses take hold during the holiday season. Over the past few weeks, a surge in… Read More
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Student math scores are down from pre-COVID levels, the National Report Card finds
By: Sequoia Carrillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON D.C. (NPR) – Math and reading scores for students across the country are down following years of disrupted learning during the pandemic. On Monday, the National Assessment of Educational… Read More
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Alexander aims for its first normal school year since the start of the pandemic
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ALBANY, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Classes. Standardized tests. Driving to school. That’s what was on the minds of students at Alexander Junior High/High School after the first week of… Read More
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“Tired” local health care systems weather the latest surge of COVID-19
By: Kaitlin Thorne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Hospitals in Southeast Ohio are feeling the strain of the latest wave of COVID-19, as many facilities near capacity and wait times for hospital transfers increase. … Read More
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The current COVID wave is affecting nearly everything in Ohio right now
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Much of the attention in recent days has been focused on Ohio’s hospitals that have been overwhelmed because of COVID patients. Ohio Gov. Mike… Read More
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Holzer And O’Bleness Respond To Understaffing And High COVID Numbers With Familiar Pandemic Protocols
By: Kaitlin Thorne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in Southeast Ohio, causing local health care systems to be stretched thin and re-institute early 2020 pandemic protocols. Holzer Health Systems… Read More