NEW YORK (WABC) – Experts say this holiday weekend could be the busiest for air travel since the pandemic began. More than 1.58 million people passed through TSA checkpoints on Friday. That’s …
Read More »COVID Vaccine Updates: Cornell University Requires Students to Get Vaccinated for Fall Classes
NEW YORK (WABC) – Cornell University joins the growing list of schools that require students to be vaccinated. The Ivy League school made the announcement as it plans to teach classes in …
Read More »COVID Vaccine Updates: Booster Shots May Be Needed Until Infections Clear, Study Suggests
NEW YORK (WABC) – Like flu vaccines, which are adjusted each year to fight viruses as they change and mutate, COVID-19 vaccines may need similar alterations until infection rates decline, suggests a …
Read More »COVID Vaccine Updates: US Could Be On Cusp Of Another Coronavirus Rise, Experts Say
NEW YORK (WABC) – Optimism is spreading in the US as COVID-19 deaths plummet and states ease restrictions and open vaccines to younger adults. But across Europe, fear is emerging with another …
Read More »COVID Vaccine Updates: Scientists Concerned About New York’s ‘Escape Variation’
NEW YORK (WABC) – Health officials are warning of the spread of a variant of COVID-19 in New York, saying current vaccines may be less effective against the new strain as more …
Read More »280 people who tested positive for COVID-19 add to Iowa total
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – More people who have tested positive for the new coronavirus have been added to the state’s mobile total, according to new data Sunday. At 10:30 a.m., the …
Read More »COVID-19 Hospitalization Increases As Cases, Positivity Rate Stays Within Recent Ranges
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – The number of people hospitalized in Iowa with COVID-19 increased, according to new data from the state Saturday morning. At 10:30 a.m., the Iowa Department of Public …
Read More »COVID Vaccine Updates: Moderna Starts Testing Booster Shots Against Variants
NEW YORK (WABC) – Moderna is now testing its potential COVID-19 vaccine boosters for protection against emerging variants. The pharmaceutical company says that 60 people who have already received the Moderna vaccine …
Read More »Iowa exceeds 700,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – A total of 705,151 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Iowa, according to state data as of Monday morning. As of 10:30 a.m., the …
Read More »State models project historic lows in one month
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continued to decline in California Thursday, and state models are increasingly optimistic about their outlook for the pandemic. With 5,525 new cases reported Thursday, according to data compiled …
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