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San Juan Basin Public Health adopts new CDC guidelines
Shorter isolation for positive COVID-19 cases and no quarantine for those boosted
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CDC recommends shorter COVID-19 isolation, quarantine for all
A middle school principal walks the empty halls of his school as he speaks with one of his teachers to get an update on her COVID-19 symptoms Aug., 20, 2021,…
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2021 on track to surpass last year as deadliest for nation
Medical staff move a COVID-19 patient who died to a loading dock to hand off to a funeral home van, at the Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La., on Aug.…
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U.S. sets shorter COVID-19 isolation rules for health workers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted revised guidelines on Thursday, Dec. 23, that are loosening rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for…
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Ignacio student dies from COVID-19 complications
marks first COVID-related pediatric fatality in La Plata and Archuleta counties
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Explainer: Boosters key to fight omicron, lot still to learn
City residents wait in a line extending around the block to receive free at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits in Philadelphia on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (Matt Rourke/Associated Press)Matt Rourke The…
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Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new COVID-19 cases
Travelers wait for a shuttle but to arrive at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 21. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported…
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Can you safely enjoy the holidays? Experts offer COVID tips
People including some wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus visit the Christmas Village in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. The delta and omicron variants of…
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U.S. regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill
Bottles of abortion pills at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, loosened some restrictions on the pill mifepristone, allowing it…
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How can I protect myself from the new omicron variant?
(Peter Hamlin/Associated Press illustration)AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin How can I protect myself from the new omicron variant? The same way you guard against COVID-19 caused by any other variant: Get vaccinated…
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Local public health officials prepare for omicron variant but await more information
Colorado sees first confirmed case Thursday
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What we know and don’t know about omicron variant
Travelers wearing protective face masks arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Israel on Sunday approved barring entry to foreign nationals and the use…
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Rapid testing remains elusive in fight against COVID-19
Colorado lost an important tool when community sites phased out tests
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What’s behind vaccine hesitancy in Southwest Colorado? Survey provides some answers
suggests majority of holdouts won’t be swayed; others are receptive to mandates and education
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Local health department calls for statewide mask mandate
order would carry more weight than regional orders, health director says
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Durango School District rolls out vaccines, testing program
Students can receive pediatric doses at school clinics starting later this week
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Another COVID surge threatens to overwhelm Colorado’s hospitals
transfer policies could help ferry patients around the state, but staff shortages remain
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Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early COVID-19
of COVID-19 treatment would cost $4
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Montezuma County resident dies from West Nile virus
Statewide, virus has infected 155 people and killed eight
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COVID vaccine: CDC expands booster rollout, OKs mixing shots
A nurse loads a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Jackson, Miss. Millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose a different company’s vaccine for that next…
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Update: Cyclist who died of heart attack south of Cortez is identified
Cyclist found unresponsive on Road G; cause of death listed as heart attack
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FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster
On Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, U.S. health advisers said that some Americans who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine should get a half-dose booster to bolster protection against the virus. (David Zalubowski/Associated…
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It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots
A patient receives an influenza vaccine in 2020 in Mesquite, Texas. Amid all the focus on COVID-19 vaccinations, U.S. health experts have another plea: Don’t skip your flu shot. With…
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Study highlights difficulty of stopping antidepressants
According to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, British patients with a long history of depression highlight how difficult it can be to stop medication,…
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Study: Childhood obesity in U.S. accelerated during pandemic
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Thursday ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming” increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers. (Patrick Sison/Associated…
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Durango woman reboots immune system with $60,000 and a trip to Mexico
Multiple sclerosis patients seek stem cell transplantation treatment
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CDC finds unvaccinated 11 times more likely to die of COVID
A syringe is prepared Aug. 26 with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccine clinic in Santa Ana, Calif. New U.S. studies released on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, show…
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San Juan Regional offers monoclonal antibody infusions for treatment of COVID-19
San Juan Regional Medical Center offers monoclonal antibody infusions for non-hospitalized patients with confirmed mild to moderate coronavirus infection within 10 days of the onset of symptoms. Monoclonal antibodies are…
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Food bank becomes more like a grocery store experience in Durango
demand remains high, those in need can pick their own items