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51 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County from March 24-30
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 20,119 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 51 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
‘Live free and die?’ The sad state of U.S. life expectancy
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Just before Christmas, federal health officials confirmed life expectancy in America had dropped for a nearly unprecedented second year in a row – down to 76 years…. Read More
38 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County from March 17-23
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 20,068 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 38 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
34 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County from March 10-16
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 20,030 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 34 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
Pandemic rules for Medicaid enrollment are ending soon. Here’s what that means
By: John Yang | Andrew Corkery | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — The nation’s uninsured rate reached an all-time low during the pandemic, largely because Congress temporarily blocked states from kicking people off Medicaid even if they were no… Read More
34 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County from March 3-9
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 19,996 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 34 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
85 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County from February 17-23
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 19,905 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 85 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
89 new COVID-19 cases reported in Athens County from February 10-16
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 19,820 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 89 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
One COVID-related death has been reported in Athens County, along with 83 new cases for February 3-9
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 157 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Thursday. The county… Read More
Health officials relieved no “triple-demic”, but note COVID, flu and RSV aren’t over in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s good news and bad news about three respiratory viruses that looked like they might cause a “triple-demic” this winter. Health officials were worried… Read More
82 new COVID-19 cases reported in Athens County from Jan. 27 – Feb. 2
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 19,648 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 82 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
COVID-19 is a leading cause of death among children, but is still rare
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — COVID-19 was the eighth leading cause of death among children in recent months, according to a study published Monday. In a yearlong period from August 2021 to… Read More
Educators try to turn around pandemic-era learning loss
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Nearly three years into the pandemic, students and teachers in the U.S. are still trying to close the education gap formed by COVID-induced school shutdowns and remote learning… Read More
An FDA committee votes to roll out a new COVID vaccination strategy
By: Scott Hensley | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on a proposal to simplify the nation’s strategy for vaccinating people against COVID-19. The recommendation… Read More
88 new COVID-19 cases reported in Athens County from Jan. 20-26
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 19,566 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 88 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
FDA considers major shift in COVID vaccine strategy
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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Updated 10:30 a.m. ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Food and Drug Administration is considering a major shift in the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine strategy. The goal is to simplify vaccination… Read More
Is it time for a reality check on rapid COVID tests?
By: Sydney Lupkin | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its fourth year, a negative result on a little plastic at-home test feels a bit less comforting than it once did…. Read More
64 new COVID-19 cases reported in Athens County from Jan. 12-19
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 19,478 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 64 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
Why manufacturers are hiking COVID vaccine prices
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Since COVID vaccines first became available in the U.S., the federal government has been buying them from manufacturers and distributing them for free. But soon, the… Read More
One COVID-related death has been reported in Athens County, along with 75 new cases for Jan. 6 – 12
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 156 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Thursday. The county… Read More
How the Paycheck Protection Program went from good intentions to a huge free-for-all
By: Sacha Pfeiffer | Austin Fast | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — When the Paycheck Protection Program launched during the pandemic shutdowns of spring 2020, it immediately became a chaotic free-for-all. Called PPP for short, the program offered… Read More
84 new COVID-19 cases reported in Athens County from Dec. 30 – Jan. 5
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 19,339 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 84 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
New COVID subvariant spreads rapidly in Northeast, sparking concerns it evades vaccines
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Three years into the pandemic and yet another new variant of the coronavirus has emerged. The omicron subvariant known as XBB.1.5 now accounts for more than… Read More
73 new COVID-19 cases reported in Athens County from Dec. 23-29
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 19,255 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 73 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
It’s not too late to get a COVID booster — especially for older adults
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. has come a long way from two years ago when COVID-19 vaccines first became available and people were cutting the line to get their… Read More
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