Joe Hernandez
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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The CDC recently cut the number of days it recommends COVID-positive people remain in isolation from 10 days to five, but it didn't require a negative test to leave isolation.
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The 24-hour Facebook suspension came a day after Twitter permanently suspended the Republican's personal account on that platform.
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The U.S. will soon mark two years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country, and the number of new infections has never been higher. Meanwhile, travelers are facing canceled flights.
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When the pandemic hit last year, restaurants closed and grocery stores struggled to keep their shelves stocked. A shift also occurred in the national food safety system.
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Last week, experts opened a box they believed to be a chest left in the plot in 1887, but the contents weren't what they were expecting. Now they may have finally found what they were seeking.
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Vaccinated health care staff and other essential workers can return to work five days — rather than the previous 10 days — after a positive COVID-19 test if they meet certain safety standards.
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The former Minnesota police officer mistakenly drew her firearm instead of her Taser when she fatally shot the 20-year-old Black man during a traffic stop in April.
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The medicine, called molnupiravir, is taken twice a day for five days and works by preventing the virus from replicating. Merck says it will have 10 million packs available by the end of the month.
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Seven schools in the University of California system, Harvard University, Northwestern University and others are among those changing their plans in response to the highly transmissible variant.
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The company said it had not received any reports of adverse events related to the products but was issuing the recall as a precautionary step.