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News

CDC issues new COVID guidelines

Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 6:46 PM MST
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By Bud Foster
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have eased it’s COVID-19 restrictions following a dramatic drop in the number of cases, deaths and hospitalizations.

National

CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19

Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 2:41 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.

National

FDA: Take 3 home tests if exposed to COVID to boost accuracy

Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 1:16 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
Previously, the Food and Drug Administration had advised taking two rapid antigen tests over two or three days to rule out infection.

National

WHO: COVID-19 deaths fall overall by 9%, infections stable

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 9:35 AM MST
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By The Associated Press
The U.N. health agency said there were more than 14,000 COVID-19 deaths in the last week and nearly 7 million new infections.

National

Study: COVID-19 may be linked to increase in head and neck infections in kids

Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 11:04 AM MST
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By CNN staff
Most of these infections were among children under the age of 12 who recently had COVID-19.

News

KOLD INVESTIGATES: Permanent injunction issued against COVID testing company with locations in Arizona

Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 6:33 PM MST
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By Shaley Sanders
The Illinois-based company offered free COVID testing and had six independently owned sites in Arizona, including one off of Speedway Boulevard in Tucson.

National

Doctor: Biden’s COVID symptoms return, in ‘good spirits’

Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 10:55 AM MST
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By The Associated Press
His physician, Kevin O’Connor, said the president continues to feel well, though dealing with a “loose cough.”

NFL

Cardinals QB Kyler Murray tests positive for COVID-19

Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 1:13 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
Coach Kliff Kingsbury said on Monday that Murray was experiencing “minor” symptoms and will miss a minimum of five days.

News

What are the new COVID rules for the older set, like President Biden?

Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 8:58 PM MST
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By Bud Foster
Now that President Biden has shown that getting COVID-19 is not a death sentence for the elderly, the question seems to be when can I resume my normal life as the president has?

National

Doctor: Biden’s COVID symptoms ‘almost completely resolved’

Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 12:53 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
Tuesday is Biden’s fifth full day of isolation, and he plans to test for the virus on Wednesday.
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National

Biden improves ‘significantly,’ throat still sore from COVID

Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 11:28 AM MST
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By The Associated Press
The White House COVID-19 coordinator says President Joe Biden is feeling “much, much better” after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Crime Team

Judge tosses Arizona suit over limits on virus relief funds

Updated: Jul. 23, 2022 at 3:51 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
In a ruling earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Steven Logan concluded it was reasonable for the Biden administration to say that the money couldn’t be spent on efforts that would undermine compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines.

News

Hair loss seen in some people recovering from COVID-19

Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 8:05 AM MST
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By Carsyn Currier
About 20% of people recovering from COVID experience hair loss about three months after getting infected.

News

President Biden may be face of COVID-19′s future

Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 7:14 PM MST
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By Bud Foster
Experts said COVID won't go away, it will become less lethal.

Coronavirus

Doctors discuss health concerns as more southern Arizona students return to classroom

Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 6:39 PM MST
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By Mikala Novitsky
Millions of children have missed out on some of their vaccinations, which means we may see other diseases become more common.

News

Wastewater being used to estimate BA-5 cases in Pima County

Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 6:46 PM MST
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By Bud Foster
It’s clear now that the BA-5 coronavirus variant is dominate in Pima County, now making up 80% of the new cases.

National

Scars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, their families

Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 9:37 AM MST
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By The Associated Press
While more than 1 million people in the United States died of COVID-19, many more survived ICU stays that have left them with a host of health issues.

Your Money

LOOKING FOR WORK? These companies are hiring in southern Arizona

Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 5:28 PM MST
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By KOLD News 13 Staff
Employers holding job fairs to fill open positions.

National

Fauci expects to retire by end of Biden’s current term

Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 10:54 AM MST
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By The Associated Press
He is currently the Chief Medical Advisor to the president.

Coronavirus

COVID-19 hospitalizations back to March levels

Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 7:32 AM MST
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By CNN
John Hopkins University found the average number of daily deaths has risen above 400 for the first time in two months.

News

COVID cases shoot up in Arizona as BA-5 variant becomes dominant strain

Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 8:24 PM MST
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By Bud Foster
The new BA-5 variant of the coronavirus is now the predominate strain in Arizona with just under 60% of the new cases. But how many, is still uncertain.

National

US regulators OK new COVID-19 shot option from Novavax

Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 2:07 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
The U.S. is getting another COVID-19 vaccine choice as the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared Novavax shots for adults.

National

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tests positive for COVID-19

Updated: Jul. 10, 2022 at 6:33 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has tested positive for COVID-19.

News

COVID-19 subvariant extremely contagious, infecting fully vaccinated and boosted people

Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 7:21 AM MST
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By Carsyn Currier
Omicron subvariant BA.5 is the most dominant strain in this country.

National

COVID-19 third leading cause of death in 2021, study says

Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 11:30 AM MST
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By CNN
Researchers looked at death certificates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to gather the information.

National

Supreme Court rejects COVID-19 shot mandate case from New York

Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 8:22 AM MST
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By The Associated Press
The court had previously turned away health care workers in Maine, who filed a similar challenge.

Coronavirus

COVID vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths, study says

Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 5:49 AM MST
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By CNN Staff
The impact of the vaccination programs was determined by estimating the additional lives lost if no vaccines were available.

Top Story

COVID-19 Test to Treat program is making treatment accessible for everyone

Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 5:26 PM MST
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By Mikala Novitsky
The Pima County Health Department has launched its first COVID-19 Test to Treat program.This allows people who test positive for the virus to receive quick treatment at no cost.

National

Long COVID can affect children, study says

Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 11:09 AM MST
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By CNN Staff
Researchers say that while children getting long COVID is low it is still a possibility.

Coronavirus

Pediatrician reacts to parents’ hesitancy about COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 and under

Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 7:04 AM MST
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By Carsyn Currier
Misinformation about both the virus and the vaccine has been a big part of the pandemic.

Coronavirus

COVID-19 vaccines available for babies, toddlers in Pima County

Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 7:21 PM MST
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By Allie Potter
“I was talking to Dr. Cullen this morning and there are 4,000 pre-ordered vaccines in the community,” said Dr. Elliott.

National

US opens COVID-19 vaccines to children under 5; shots to begin next week

Updated: Jun. 18, 2022 at 1:41 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
The advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously decided that coronavirus vaccines should be opened to children as young as 6 months.

National

Fauci tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’

Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 12:26 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
The 81-year-old Fauci, who is fully vaccinated and received two booster shots, was experiencing mild COVID-19 symptoms, according to the National Institutes of Health.

National

Dolly Parton gives $1M to infectious disease research, again

Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 10:26 AM MST
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By The Associated Press
Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

National

FDA advisers back Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for teens, younger kids

Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 4:15 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
A government advisory panel Tuesday endorsed a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens.

National

Canadian PM Trudeau tests positive for COVID days after meeting with Biden

Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 8:53 AM MST
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By ROB GILLIES
The positive test comes after he met with U.S. President Joe Biden and other leaders at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.

Coronavirus

US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel

Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 5:59 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
A senior administration official said the mandate expires Sunday at 12:01 a.m. ET, saying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that it’s no longer necessary.

Coronavirus

Marathon US hearings to decide fate of COVID shots for kids under 5

Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 4:30 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
As parents wait for a final decision on vaccines for this age group, a rollout plan is already underway.

Coronavirus

Officials: Millions of COVID-19 shots ordered for youngest

Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 9:31 AM MST
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By The Associated Press
Young children are the last group of Americans who have not been recommended to get COVID-19 vaccinations.

News

COVID-19 makes a summer comeback as cases rise significantly

Updated: May. 30, 2022 at 7:01 PM MST
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By Bud Foster
It’s almost June which means there will be an increase in COVID-19 cases. It’s been that was since the beginning, and this year is no exception.

Coronavirus

COVID rates climbing ahead of the summer

Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 9:24 PM MST
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By Bud Foster
Cases continue to rise in Pima County.

National

Long COVID affects more older adults; shots don’t prevent it

Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 10:22 AM MST
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By The Associated Press
In a study of veterans published Wednesday, about one-third who had breakthrough infections showed signs of long COVID.

National

US sees risk of COVID supply rationing without more funds

Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 8:57 AM MST
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By The Associated Press
Biden administration officials have been warning for weeks that the country has spent nearly all the money approved for COVID-19 response.

Coronavirus

COVID Booster available for kids five to 11 in Pima County

Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 2:14 PM MST
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By KOLD News 13 Staff
Pima County vaccination sites are not offering the COVID-19 booster shot to kids between the ages of five and 11, county leaders announced on Friday, May 20.

National

CDC advisers urge Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11

Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 4:31 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the U.S. government said Thursday.

National

New ‘disinformation’ board paused amid free speech questions

Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 2:37 PM MST
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By NOMAAN MERCHANT and AMANDA SEITZ
Federal and state agencies treat disinformation as a national security threat. But the new board was hampered from the start by questions about its purpose and an uneven rollout.

National

FDA authorizes new over-the-counter COVID-19 test

Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 8:38 AM MST
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By Mandy Gaither
Unlike any other, it uses a nasal swab sample to test for COVID, flu and respiratory syncytial virus at the same time.

National

FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11

Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 8:49 AM MST
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD
The Food and Drug Administration’s authorization now opens a third shot to elementary-age kids, too — at least five months after their last dose.

National

Biden offering additional 8 free COVID-19 tests to public

Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 5:12 AM MST
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By The Associated Press
The White House announced Tuesday that U.S. households can request an additional eight free at-home tests to be shipped by the U.S. Postal Service.

News

Arizona sees uptick in flu, COVID cases

Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 10:14 PM MST
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By Bud Foster
COVID cases and flu cases are both rising sharply as we head toward summer. But experts say it not something we can ignore.
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