Kiowa County Public Health Weekly COVID-19 Update - December 8, 2021
DATA Cases 260 Hospitalizations 9 Deaths 4** *These are cumulative totals as of 12/07/2021 4pm **Deaths in people with a recent positive COVID test. CASES PAST 7...
Coronavirus COVID-19
Wyoming showing slow signs of recovery from pandemic
A declining unemployment rate is one of several indicators offering hope that Wyoming's economy is on the road to pre-pandemic strength.
COVID Booster Shot Could Make Holiday Season Safer
The holiday season is approaching, and one way to boost this time of year could be with a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
U.S. Senate votes against private sector vaccine mandate, House passage unlikely
The U.S. Senate Wednesday night sent the Biden administration a message: Congress' upper chamber does not support the president's vaccine mandate on private...
Federal judge blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for federal contract workers
A federal court issued an injunction Tuesday blocking the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for federal contract workers, the latest in a series of legal...
New research links pandemic with higher blood pressure
High blood pressure among Americans was already a concern before the pandemic. Researchers now say the crisis has created greater risk for certain individuals.
The pandemic is changing the way young people eat and how they feel about their bodies
Kids, like adults, cope with stress and anxiety in many different ways.
The hunt for coronavirus variants: how the new one was found and what we know so far
Hunting for variants requires a concerted effort. South Africa and the UK were the first big countries to implement nationwide genomic surveillance efforts for SARS-...
How can scientists update coronavirus vaccines for omicron?
If the omicron variant of the coronavirus is different enough from the original variant, it's possible that existing vaccines won't be as effective as they have been...
Biden administration rolls out more COVID measures, vaccine requirements for flights possible
President Joe Biden unveiled a new set of executive actions to address the Omicron variant Thursday, though how serious the threat of the variant will be remains...
Will omicron – the new coronavirus variant of concern – be more contagious than delta?
Omicron is very unusual in that it is by far the most heavily mutated variant yet of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Nation's first case of omicron variant identified in California
The first nationwide confirmed case of the COVID-19 omicron variant has been detected in California, officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Federal court halts Biden administration’s vaccination mandate for health care workers
A federal court in the Western District of Louisiana has halted the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccination mandate for millions of health care workers.
Kiowa County Public Health COVID-19 Weekly Update - December 1, 2021
DATA Cases 251 Hospitalizations 9 Deaths 4** *These are cumulative totals as of 11/30/2021 4pm **Deaths in people with a recent positive COVID Test CASES PAST 7...
Who’s in? Who’s out? The ethics of COVID-19 travel rules
Omicron, the latest COVID-19 variant dubbed a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization, has prompted new travel restrictions in many nations.
Omicron: why the WHO designated it a variant of concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the B.1.1.529 lineage of Sars-CoV-2, thought to have emerged in southern Africa, is to be designated as a...
