Stories tagged: "COVID-19"

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Economy Here’s What to Know About the Child Tax Credit Money That Parents Started Receiving This Week

Arizona families with children could start to see hundreds of dollars in extra monthly payments in their bank accounts or mailboxes later this week.

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi July 15, 2021 2:19 pm EDT
Coronavirus US President Joe Biden speaks after visiting a mobile vaccination unit at the Green Road Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 24, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Coronavirus With 45% of NC Adults Unvaccinated, President Biden Implores North Carolinians to Get Their Shot

New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are down in North Carolina, but so is the number of new shots.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy June 24, 2021 9:31 pm EDT
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Education Masks, Vaccines, and Curriculum Concerns Are Prompting Confrontations in Arizona School Districts

A school board meeting in Scottsdale was cut short after a group of attendees erupted in anger after being asked to wear masks.

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi May 21, 2021 6:50 pm EDT
Coronavirus Junior Molly Day gets her first Pfizer Biontech COVID vaccine at Ridley High School on May 3, 2021 in Ridley, Pa. "It feels good, I'm happy I can protect myself and other," Day said after getting the shot. (Photo by Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group/Daily Times via Getty Images)
Coronavirus FDA Approves Pfizer Vaccine for Kids 12 and Up

The US Food and Drug Administration expanded its emergency use authorization of the Pfizer vaccine on Monday, taking a huge step in the overall vaccination effort and bringing incalculable relief to many parents. It’s the news so many have been waiting for: Children 12 and older can now safely get the COVID-19 vaccine. The US...

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy May 10, 2021 6:51 pm EDT
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Economy ‘We Survived it’: Michigan Business Owner Made it Through a Year of Unpredictability

A local Michigan store owner gets a second chance of opening her business as we see economic growth with more pandemic support than ever before.

Olivia Potenziano Olivia Potenziano May 6, 2021 12:41 pm EDT

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Thor Hermanson hands a customer a sample of horseradish sauce produced by Huntsinger Farms Tuesday, the opening day of Wisconsin Farm Technology Days. Huntsinger Farms, just south of Eau Claire, is hosting this year’s event, which was scheduled to occur last year but was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Julian Emerson) Agriculture Farmers Show the Dairy State Has More Than Just Milk and Cheese
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Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes speaks at his US Senate campaign launch event July 20, 2021, in Milwaukee. (Photo by Olivia Stern) Politics Lt. Gov. Barnes Joins Senate Race, Shaking Up Crowded Field
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Coronavirus When Will Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Be Used Again in Virginia?

RICHMOND-Over a week after Virginia ceased using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, questions still remain.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles April 22, 2021 4:23 am EDT
Coronavirus Vaccine Works Against New COVID-19 Strains
Coronavirus Southwest Virginia Has A COVID-19 Problem, Ballad Officials Warn

WISE – Ballad Health’s Chief Operating Officer Eric Deaton took the podium Wednesday for the first press briefing in two months. The reason came as a grim reminder: COVID-19 is still in Southwest Virginia.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles April 15, 2021 4:45 am EDT