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One COVID-related death has been reported in Athens County, along with 155 new COVID-19 cases for June 17-23
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 144 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Thursday. The county also has now had had 15,716 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 155 additional cases were reported since last… Read More
Ohio cities face ‘snowballing effect’ with growing trend to work from home
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group representing cities across Ohio is calling on state legislators to take a close look at the struggles municipalities face now that more people work from home. A report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that, at the end of 2021, 11.1% of employees continued to… Read More
304 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for June 10-16
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 15,561 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 304 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the numbers on June 16, 2022. According to ODH data, the cases involved 94 people 20-29, 70 people 0-19,… Read More
Advisers to the FDA back COVID vaccines for the youngest children
By: Scott Hensley | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to recommend that the agency authorize COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech for children as young as 6 months. The committee’s recommendations, in a pair of 21-0 votes, pave the way for the FDA to make COVID-19 vaccines available… Read More
Starting on Sunday, you won’t have to test for COVID-19 to fly into the U.S.
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Biden administration is planning to drop the requirement for air travelers coming to the United States to test negative for COVID-19 before departure, starting on Sunday, according to a senior administration official. The official said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had determined the requirement was no longer needed…. Read More
140 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for June 3-9
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 15,257 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 140 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the numbers on June 9. According to ODH data, the cases involved 35 people 20-29, 34 people 0-19, 19… Read More
Vaccine mandate opponents are taking another shot at ending certain requirements
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Opponents of vaccine mandates are taking on a new fight in the Ohio Statehouse after other pieces of priority legislation failed to pass out of the legislature. A new bill, HB679, would do away with incentives or penalties for businesses that are based on requiring their employees to get… Read More
The idea of working in the office, all day, every day? No thanks, say workers
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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BOTHELL, Wash. (NPR) — To Jonathan Pruiett, it just didn’t make sense. A geospatial analyst who updates Google maps for a living, Pruiett had been called back to his company’s offices in Bothell, Washington, five days a week, starting June 6. Like many on his team, Pruiett had only worked remotely, having started the job… Read More
White House says COVID vaccination for kids younger than 5 could start in a few weeks
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The White House laid out the federal government’s plans to make the first COVID-19 vaccines available for very young children. COVID-19 vaccinations for kids younger than 5 could start right after the Juneteenth holiday. In a White House briefing on Thursday, Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator, said… Read More
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100 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for May 27-June 2
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 15,117 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 100 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the numbers on June 2. According to ODH data, the cases involved 22 people 40-49, 18 people 20-29, 17… Read More
94 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for May 19-26
By: Kaitlin Thorne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 15,017 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 94 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the numbers on May 26. According to ODH data, the cases involved 15 people 0-19, 11 people 20-29, 13… Read More
71 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for May 12-19
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 14,923 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 71 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed numbers on May 20. According to ODH data, the cases involved 19 people 0-19, five people 20-29, 10 people… Read More
Americans reflect on hardship and loss from the pandemic
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — As we approach the tragic milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. PBS NewsHour wanted to bring you reflections from some of the people they’ve met over the past two years of this pandemic. A paramedic, a nurse, a single mom, a sister, a daughter, a student —… Read More
83 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for May 6-12
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 14,852 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 83 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed numbers on May 12. According to ODH data, the cases involved 18 people 20-29, 16 people 0-19, 13 people… Read More
3 ways to get COVID pills, if you’ve just tested positive
By: Pien Huang | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — If you’ve just tested positive for COVID-19, and you have common risk factors for serious illness, there are now ample treatments available – generally at little or no cost – that could help you avoid the worst and recover more quickly from a mild or moderate case of COVID. Paxlovid, a… Read More
The number of Americans who say they won’t get a COVID shot hasn’t budged in a year
By: John Burnett | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — West Hansen pilots his muddy Subaru through the industrial landscape of Southeast Texas where he grew up — past Bible churches, donut shops and the silver industrial towers of the refineries. The longtime social worker says he’s given up trying to explain to his clients how safe the COVID-19 vaccines are…. Read More
Inequality persists as the U.S. economy recovers from the pandemic
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The latest jobs report for April shows the U.S. capping a year of solid growth. Employers added 428,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remains steady at 3.6 percent, a pandemic-era low. But inequality continues as the economy recovers from the pandemic. Maurice Jones, former Virginia commerce secretary and HUD official, and… Read More
Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses
By: Blake Farmer | NPR
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TRAVELERS REST, S.C. (NPR) — On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets – one silver, one white – sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in the town of Travelers Rest, S.C. The family had just lost a mom and dad, both to COVID. “They died five days apart,”… Read More
A WHO report finds nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19 worldwide
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Nearly 15 million people around the world have died from COVID’s impact, directly or indirectly, during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new World Health Organization report. It’s also about three times higher than governments have reported so far. University of Washington’s Jonathan Wakefield, whose modeling work… Read More
81 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for April 29-May5
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 14,769 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 81 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed numbers on May 5. According to ODH data, the cases involved 34 people 20-29, nine people 0-19, nine people… Read More
What COVID might look like in the U.S. once we reach the endemic phase
By: Adrian Florido | Courtney Dorning | Elena Burnett | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — If it feels like everyone you know has COVID-19 right now, you’re not alone. In many parts of the U.S., case numbers are going up, and much of that increase is being driven by subvariants of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. And this new wave of cases might be a… Read More
71 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for April 22-28
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 14,688 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 71 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed numbers on April 28. According to ODH data, the cases involved 31 people 20-29, 19 people 0-19, eight people… Read More
Pfizer asks FDA to authorize booster shots for kids ages 5 through 11
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Children ages 5 through 11 who’ve received two shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine may soon be eligible for a booster. That’s if the Food and Drug Administration agrees to a request made Tuesday by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech to authorize their booster shot for kids in this age range…. Read More
The CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections
By: Associated Press
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NEW YORK (AP) — Government researchers say three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus. Among Americans of all ages, more than half had signs of previous infection. The figures come from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Tuesday. It looked in the blood of more than… Read More
One COVID-related death has been reported in Athens County, along with 80 new cases for April 15-21
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 142 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Thursday. The county also has now had 14,617 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 80 new cases were added since last week’s update…. Read More
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