The Latest on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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  NPR

  

  1 day ago

  Free covid tests by mail are back, starting Monday

  NPR - Selena Simmons-Duffin

  The Biden administration is whirring the COVIDtests.gov website back to life. Starting Monday, September 25, the federal government will send up to four free COVID-19 rapid tests per household to anyone who requests them. This announcement comes with a recognition that COVID hospitalizations in the …

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  Fox News

  

  5 days ago

  COVID vaccine just approved should be skipped by Florida residents under age 65, says Gov. DeSantis

  Fox News - Melissa Rudy

  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, during a virtual roundtable with Dr. Joseph Ladapo, the state's surgeon general, and other doctors on Wednesday, told residents that if they are under the age of 65, they should not get the updated COVID-19 vaccine. The governor’s comments came during a discussion held on …

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  Reuters

  

  5 days ago

  WHO chief pushes China for ‘full access’ to determine COVID’s origins

  Reuters

  The chief of the World Health Organization urged Beijing to offer more information on the origins of COVID-19 and is ready to send a second team to probe the matter, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

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  Insider Business

  

  5 days ago

  Did you have a severe case of COVID-19? Research suggests that Neanderthal genes could be to blame

  Insider Business - Charles R. Davis

  Researchers in Italy say their study of people infected with COVID-19 shows that those with certain genetic variations attributable to Neanderthal ancestry were far more likely to experience severe symptoms requiring hospitalization, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Writing in the journal …

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  The Hill

  

  5 days ago

  Pence says he hasn’t made a decision on whether to get COVID booster

  The Hill - Nick Robertson

  Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that he’s not sure if he will get the newly-approved COVID vaccine booster, but encouraged other …

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  Associated Press

  

  Sep 13

  There's no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway

  Associated Press - ALI SWENSON

  NEW YORK (AP) — As Americans fend off a late summer COVID-19 spike and prepare for a fresh vaccine rollout, Republicans are raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are next. It’s been a favorite topic among some of the GOP’s top presidential contenders. Florida Gov. …

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  BBC News

  

  5 days ago

  How will museums of tomorrow tell the Covid pandemic story?

  BBC News - By Laurence Cawley

  Covid's arrival in early 2020 threw organisations and businesses into turmoil. But while most workers grappled with furlough, social distancing and working from home, a small band of museum officers sensed history was in the making. This is one museum service's story of trying to collect items in …