President Joe Biden made at-home COVID-19 rapid tests eligible for reimbursement by private insurance. But how do they work?
COVID-19
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Travel bans of African nations called unfair, ineffective by many health experts
‘While we were busy banning travel from South Africa, the variant is already here, because we are seeing community transmission in the U.S.’
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President Biden announces new actions to combat COVID-19 and new omicron variant
‘We have more tools today to fight the omicron variant than we have had to fight previous variants, including delta.’
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CDC: First confirmed case of omicron variant detected in the U.S.
On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control reported that a case of the omicron variant was confirmed by the California and San Francisco Departments of Public Health.
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Omicron COVID-19 variant: ‘A cause for concern, not a cause for panic’
U.S. health officials have said that more data is needed to determine the efficacy of the current COVID-19 vaccines against the Omicron variant.
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COVID-19: the bad news and the good
Not only is the pandemic not over, but there is also a surge occurring in Minnesota, giving it one of the highest COVID-19 outbreak rates in the country.
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Monoclonal antibody treatment expands in the Twin Cities to combat COVID-19 surge
Gov. Tim Walz announced on Tuesday that the Minnesota Department of Health and M Health Fairview are expanding access to monoclonal antibodies COVID-19 treatments in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota.
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Vaccination and diligence are key to controlling COVID-19
The colorful fall season is also bringing some good signs that the United States is making progress in the fight against COVID-19.
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COVID-19 vaccination education
‘In the Black community, we first need to acknowledge the understandable mistrust of medicine and healthcare that dates back hundreds of years.’
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FDA approves Moderna, J&J boosters, and ‘mix and matching’ of vaccines
The FDA approved the use of each of the available COVID-19 vaccines as a ‘mix and match’ booster dose in eligible individuals.
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‘Kids Deserve a Shot’ incentive program offers $200 for kids 12-17 to get vaccinated
Kids 12-17 must receive both doses of COVID-19 vaccine before being entered into the drawings.
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Colin Powell, first Black U.S. secretary of state, passes at age 84
Colin Powell has died from complications from COVID-19, his family members have confirmed. He was 84.
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Pfizer, BioNTech seek vaccine emergency use authorization for kids
Pfizer and BioNTech officials have confirmed that they have approached federal regulators to authorize emergency use of their coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.
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School bus driver crisis forces quick fixes
Minneapolis Public Schools’ current bus driver shortage is part of a nationwide issue that has only gotten worse with the pandemic.
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COVID is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of urbanites
Rural Americans are dying of COVID at more than twice the rate of their urban counterparts.
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Mounting COVID deaths fuel school bus drivers’ fears nationwide
Many drivers are retirees from previous occupations, so age and health conditions could contribute to the deaths.
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Things parents should know sending their kids back to school
Aside from attending class, they will be also participating in extracurricular activities, like sports, music, and clubs. Parents have many concerns and questions.
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FDA panel recommends limiting Pfizer booster shots to Americans 65 and older, high risk
The key scientific advisory council of the FDA has voted to deny use of a booster shot of Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine to the general public for the time being.
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Moderna vaccine appears to offer the strongest protection against COVID
levels were higher in participants vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine than those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine or the Janssen vaccine.
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Poverty behind COVID’s disproportionate impact on Blacks
In the nation’s capital, while Black Americans make up 45% of the population, they account for 76% of the COVID-19 deaths, according to D.C. government data.