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Covington, GA Mrs. Lisa D. Conner, age 64, a lifelong resident of Covington passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020. She was born in Covington on August 28, 1956 to Bob and Margie Bates Smith who have preceded her in death. Lisa was a graduate of Newton County High School. She retired from Ne…
Covington, GA Mrs. Lisa D. Conner, age 64, a lifelong resident of Covington passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020. She was born in Covington on August 28, 1956 to Bob and Margie Bates Smith who have preceded her in death. Lisa was a graduate of Newton County High School. She retired from Ne…
The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine created antibodies that neutralized coronavirus variants first found in the United Kingdom and South Africa, the company said in a news release on Monday.
Less than a week into his new administration, President Joe Biden's promise of restoring bipartisanship is going to face even more hurdles as Republicans are signaling they have little interest in taking up his first legislative priority: another massive Covid-19 relief bill.
President Joe Biden has replaced the controversial White House physician who offered misleading information about President Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis last fall.
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On the surface, Wuhan bustles like a city that has never known a paralyzing 76-day lockdown.
More than three dozen Capitol Police officers have tested positive for coronavirus since the Capitol riot on January 6, the union representing the Capitol Police told CNN Sunday.
President Joe Biden on Monday will reinstate the Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-US citizens who have been in Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and much of Europe, a White House official confirmed to CNN.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the incoming chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said Sunday that Democrats would use a rare procedural tactic to pass major parts of a Covid-19 relief package if Republicans refuse to move on the measure.
Scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are speaking with UK health officials to learn more about British data that suggests a new coronavirus variant could be more deadly.
The words "vaccine passport" have a reassuring ring to them, perhaps conjuring up the image of a sleek, embossed document with watermarked pages and official stamps of approval. Flourished at border controls, it would open travel doors that, for so many of us, have been closed by Covid-19.
Getting Americans masked up is a top priority for the Biden administration.
HONOLULU (KITV) -- A new report released Thursday forecast more than half of Hawaii's hotel rooms will remain empty this year and the industry blames COVID-19.
States may be scrambling for vaccines now, but the United States could see additional Covid-19 vaccines by the end of March, if not sooner.
Walmart is rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine in more states as the Biden administration tries to accelerate distribution.
The new Covid-19 variant first detected in the UK may be more lethal than previous strains, according to the country's Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Officials for the Tokyo Olympic Games and the International Olympic Committee remain committed to hosting the delayed Summer Games in July contrary to reports cancellation is being discussed.
President Joe Biden delivered a factually accurate Thursday speech about the coronavirus pandemic. But then, after he signed a series of executive actions intended to address the crisis, he was asked by a reporter whether the vaccination goal he announced in December -- 100 million doses adm…
Childhood sweethearts who were inseparable during their 70 years of marriage died of Covid-19 while holding hands in an Ohio hospital, their family told CNN.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not meet a goal to quickly ramp up surveillance for possibly dangerous coronavirus mutations, according to numbers from the federal agency.
For Caroline Brant, attempting to get a vaccine appointment for her in-laws in Pennsylvania felt like trying to "win a seat at the big show."
Ads promoting masks are many (above). On getting vaccines, few.
As researchers around the world race to see if new coronavirus variants will pose a problem for the vaccines, a second study in two days says a variant from South Africa could possibly do just that.
Stacker constructed a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic from its first mention by Dr. Li Wenliang in Wuhan, China, to crossing 400,000 U.S. deaths a year later.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Thursday that Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu has died of Covid-19.
President Joe Biden's first full day in office on Thursday focused on rolling out his national strategy to get the coronavirus pandemic under control and signing several executive actions, including ramping up vaccination supplies and requiring international travelers to provide proof of a n…
We have entered the era of coronavirus anniversaries.
Newly sworn in President Joe Biden and his advisers are inheriting no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan to speak of from the Trump administration, sources tell CNN, posing a significant challenge for the new White House.
Covid-19 vaccinations will not only help stop the virus from spreading, they will also hamper the coronavirus' ability to mutate into new variants, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Thursday.
Amazon wasted no time to reach out to newly installed US President Joe Biden about prioritizing its essential workers in his administration's vaccine distribution plans.
The NBA plans to enlist team security to prevent the postgame hugs and handshakes that continue to happen between players despite the league's stricter health and safety protocols, ESPN reported Wednesday.
ATLANTA — The suspension of jury trials in Georgia during the coronavirus pandemic has created a substantial backlog across the court system, Georgia Chief Justice Harold Melton told state lawmakers Wednesday.
For the past few years, I’ve had the luxury of starting the new year with a happy pronouncement about how great things are. Obviously, I won’t be doing that this year.
As state leaders clamored for more Covid-19 vaccine doses, Joe Biden became President on Wednesday with an eye toward changing approaches to the pandemic that has claimed more than 400,000 lives in the US.
Georgia officials battling the COVID-19 pandemic are hoping for a shot in the arm to the state’s vaccine rollout when President-elect Joe Biden takes office on Wednesday.
ATLANTA - The unusual nature of the current pandemic-driven recession has put Georgia in a stronger economic position than could have been expected otherwise, the state’s chief economist said Tuesday.
At least four new variants of the coronavirus are keeping scientists awake at night.
Stacker explores 15 ways doctors are now treating COVID-19, including drugs, equipment, and prevention, along with support for new research and doctors’ brainstorming groups.
President Donald Trump on Monday lifted coronavirus-related travel restrictions for much of Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Brazil, effective on January 26 -- a move that President-elect Joe Biden's administration has promised to block.
As many people postpone necessary medical care due to the pandemic, medical professionals are worried that their patients will get sick or even die from other causes.
In less than a year, Covid-19 has killed almost 400,000 Americans.
Los Angeles has become the first US county to report more than 1 million coronavirus cases, according to state officials.
With coronavirus vaccines now rolling out across the United States, businesses and schools are considering how, and what it will take, to safely resume in-person operations.
States are racing to get Covid-19 vaccine supplies and distribution in order as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday of more contagious variants of coronavirus potentially exacerbating the spread.
The overwhelming majority of the more than 20,000 National Guard members expected in Washington for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration will not be tested for coronavirus before they are deployed from states around the country or upon their arrival in the nation's capital, a National Gu…
Hopes of a surge in Covid-19 vaccine shipments under a new policy to release second doses held in reserve appear to be evaporating -- with the revelation that those doses have already been distributed, contrary to recent indications by the Trump administration.
It's as if 10 of the world's largest commercial jets fell out of the sky, every day for an entire year.
President-elect Joe Biden on Friday outlined a plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to the US population that includes opening up eligibility to get more people vaccinated, creating more vaccination sites and taking measures to increase the supply and distribution of the vaccines.
The incoming Biden administration plans to retire the name for the coronavirus vaccine effort under President Donald Trump -- Operation Warp Speed -- with a transition official for the incoming president telling CNN they are "moving to a new phase" of the coronavirus response.
Over 90,000 Americans could die of Covid-19 in the next three weeks, according to new predictions from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is occurring as the United States has surpassed 388,000 reported deaths, with the country shattering the record of over 4,000 deaths …
The old saying "Revenge is a dish best served cold" is understood to mean it is better to deliver retribution for a perceived or actual injustice after time has passed, in order for it to be done dispassionately. Sometimes it is better not to serve that dish at all. Like perishable food left unrefrigerated, a different kind of "bacteria" can infect the nation.
Despite hopes of widespread vaccinations this year, experts warned the start of 2021 would be a very rough time in this pandemic.
Georgia Tech men’s basketball’s game against N.C. State, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 16 in Raleigh, N.C., has been postponed due to COVID-19-related protocols within the Wolfpack program.
The Pebble Beach Pro-Am will be played next month without the traditional pro-am part of the tournament, the PGA Tour announced Thursday.
The Virginia women's basketball team canceled the rest of the 2020-21 season Thursday due to health and safety concerns.
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