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News Articles: Series: The Coronavirus Crisis

A woman receives a booster shot at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Las Vegas on Dec. 21.

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  • Health Care

The CDC now recommends Pfizer boosters after 5 months, down from 6

The move to shorten the Pfizer booster interval comes as the U.S. shatters daily case records. The recommended interval for those who received Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines has not changed.

January 04, 2022
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
A Hollywood, Calif., classroom sits empty in August 2020. At least 3,229 schools around the U.S. announced they were canceling in-person learning as of Monday evening.

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  • Education

Officials are determined to keep schools open, despite omicron

As coronavirus cases and pediatric hospitalizations surge in the U.S., the majority of U.S. schools are staying open for in-person learning.

January 04, 2022
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, there are still a lot of questions to be answered about how to keep kids safe.

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  • Health

A pediatrician's advice to parents of kids under 5 on omicron, travel and day care

Amid the omicron surge, there is understandable anxiety among parents, particularly those with kids under 5. Pediatric infectious disease doctor Ibukun Kalu answers some of their questions.

January 03, 2022
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta,
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • and 1 more
Sheep and goats stand together on Monday in Schneverdingen, Germany, as they form an approximately 330-foot syringe to promote vaccinations against COVID-19.

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  • Animals

700 sheep and goats were arranged in the shape of a syringe to encourage vaccinations

A shepherd in Germany arranged her animals into a 330-foot syringe to encourage people to get vaccinated.

January 03, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The Broadway cast of <em>Come From Away</em> <em></em>had to cancel a week's performances before Christmas due to a COVID-19 outbreak. When it returned, eight out of the 12 actors in the show were substitutes.

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  • Theater

With COVID outbreaks, Broadway's understudies take center stage

Breakthrough infections from the omicron variant have been spreading like wildfire among casts and crews, so understudies and swing performers have been helping keep shows afloat.

January 03, 2022
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that the CDC was considering adding testing negative to its recommendations for when people could stop isolating after testing positive.

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  • Health

CDC could add a negative test to its new isolation guidelines, Fauci says

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.

January 02, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Colorado's governor is letting localities decide on COVID-19-related restrictions

Eyder Peralta asks John Suthers, mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado, about pandemic restrictions and fatigue.

January 02, 2022
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By:
  • Eyder Peralta
When Dr. Tiffany M. Osborn received her COVID-19 vaccination shortly after vaccines became available in late 2020, she felt hopeful about the pandemic's trajectory. A year later, she's sad and frustrated to see so many COVID patients in the ICU.

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  • Science

ICU teams report fatigue and frustration as they brace for omicron surge

A resurgence in COVID-19 cases is testing the endurance of health care workers who care for the sickest patients, most of whom are unvaccinated.

January 01, 2022
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Travelers make their way through Miami International Airport on Tuesday. Airlines canceled more than 2,400 U.S. flights by midday on Saturday, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.

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  • National

U.S. COVID cases continue to skyrocket and disruptions abound as 2022 begins

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.

January 01, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
An public safety message from the government of South Africa. The country announced on Thursday that it was past the peak of its latest coronavirus surge.

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  • Global Health

As omicron heats up in the U.S., South Africa says its wave is on the way out

The variant caused fewer deaths and less severe infections than past versions of the virus in South Africa, but that could be different in other countries.

December 31, 2021
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By:
  • Eric McDaniel
A health care worker holds doses of J&J vaccines at the Gandhi Phoenix Settlement in Bhambayi township, South Africa, on Sept. 24. A study of the J&J booster shot in the country had promising results against the omicron variant.

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  • Health

New COVID studies show promise for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine booster

Two studies that have not yet been peer reviewed indicate increased protection against the infectious omicron variant.

December 30, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Palca and
  • Dana Farrington
The 2022 sign that will be lit on top of a building on New Year's Eve is displayed in New York's Times Square earlier this month.

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  • National

Americans fume as the pandemic scrambles New Year's Eve celebrations again

Skyrocketing COVID-19 case rates have caused officials In New York City and elsewhere to scale back their New Year's Eve celebrations. Around the country, people are facing tough decisions.

December 30, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Mann
A member of the Salt Lake County Health Department COVID-19 testing staff walks past a line outside the department on Tuesday. The number of new COVID019 cases hit a record this week, topping numbers from January.

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  • Health

The U.S. hits a record number of new COVID cases

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases topped 280,000 this week as the omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University's tracker.

December 29, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Do we still need to "stay home" to stay safe?

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  • Health

It's time to recalculate your COVID 'risk budget'. Here's how

The omicron situation seems to be changing so fast that it's hard to figure out which activities are safe on any given day. Two experts guide us through how to make a smart risk budget.

December 29, 2021
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By:
  • Patrick Wood and
  • Mary Louise Kelly
Travelers wait in the ticketing line at Salt Lake City International Airport on Monday. There have been thousands of flight delays and cancellations as the omicron variant spreads across the country. Unionized flight attendants are wary of new CDC guidelines that shorten the isolation period.

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  • Health

Delta's CEO asked the CDC for a 5-day isolation. Some flight attendants feel at risk

Some workers are concerned about new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that shortens the isolation period for COVID-19 cases.

December 29, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
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