Rising COVID cases in Utah lead Sundance officials to cancel in-person festival
The Sundance Film Festival will be virtual this year, organizers said, citing a recent surge in COVID-19 cases as the reason.
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Salt Lake County implements mask mandate
Salt Lake County officials have implemented a mask mandate as the number of COVID-19 increase because of the omicron variant.
Federal judge blocks Head Start vaccine, mask mandate in 24 states
A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked President Joe Biden administration's vaccine and mask mandate at Head Start preschools, granting a preliminary...
Colorado health department aligns its COVID quarantine guidance with CDC
Colorado's COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidance has been revised to align with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) updated guidance
U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenges to Biden vaccine mandates in early January
The U.S. Supreme Court early next month will hear challenges to two of President Joe Biden's worker-related COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Biden to step up federal COVID measures as omicron variant spreads
President Joe Biden is expected to announce new steps to fight COVID-19 Tuesday as the number of new cases continues to rise and the U.S. recorded its first death...
Prevention called key to heading off COVID, cold, flu
Experts Recommend the Same Steps for all Respiratory Illnesses
Genomic sequencing: Here’s how researchers identify omicron and other COVID-19 variants
How do scientists detect new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19? The answer is a process called DNA sequencing.
Boeing suspends vaccine mandate for employees
Boeing Friday said it has suspended its requirement that U.S.-based employees be fully vaccinated or face losing their jobs.
6th Circuit reinstates Biden's workplace vaccine mandate, Supreme Court battle looms
The 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday reinstated President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate on larger employees, overturning another federal court's injunction...
Kiowa County Public Health COVID-19 Weekly Update - December 15, 2021
DATA Cases 260 Hospitalizations 10 (up 1) Deaths 4** *These are cumulative totals as of 12/13/2021 4pm **Deaths in people with a recent positive COVID Test CASES...
Colorado extends vaccine requirement for health care workers as industry employment wanes
Colorado public health officials extended the state's vaccine requirements for health care workers on Wednesday as the number of employees in the sector wanes.
How effective are vaccines against omicron?
All new vaccines must undergo clinical trials in which researchers test the vaccines on thousands of people to examine how well they work and whether they are safe.
Rapid tests play a crucial role in curbing COVID-19 infections – especially as people gather for the holidays
As winter begins and the holidays are in full swing, the COVID-19 pandemic has entered another worrying phase. Emergence of the omicron variant, along with...
Omicron: evidence shows it evades immunity from earlier infection more than other variants
Evidence suggests that the Omicron variant is associated with increased ability to evade immunity from prior infection. In contrast, there is no population-wide...
Here’s what scientists are doing right now to understand the new coronavirus variant
Scientists around the world have been racing to learn more about the new omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2, first declared a "variant of concern" on Nov. 26, 2021 by the...
