In this May 27, 2020 file photo, a worker at a daycare center in Tacoma, Wash., wears a mask as she cleans a tricycle following use by a class, a task that is repeated several times a day.Ted S. Warren | APTwelve kids who likely caught Covid-19 at three childcare centers in Utah went on…
Clays Galaxy Drive In was in hamburger heaven for the three weeks it was in business this summer until a worker's positive test for COVID-19 forced it to temporarily close on July 3. Park Tavern Bowling shut down for cleaning on a prime June 27-28 weekend due to a worker's infection as well. The disruptions…
By Jessica Hamzelou A contact tracing advert on a billboard in London this monthReuters/Hannah McKay JUST how many people have been infected with the coronavirus? Statistics are trickling in from cities and countries around the world, but the figures vary hugely. Some regions are reporting that less than 1 per cent of people have been…
Two men were caught after allegedly committing a robbery and hijacking at Cresta Mall.One of the suspects was shot and injured during a shootout with the police and security guards.Two others fled on foot, leaving the hijacked vehicle behind, while the two who were apprehended are expected in court soon.Swift response by alert police officers…
(Getty Images) Cape Metro cops received a tip-off about drug related activity at a house in Strand, Cape TownThey found drugs and over R1 million cash unaccounted for, stuffed in two black bagsA 50-year-old man has been arrested for possession of drugs while investigations continueA 50-year-old man was arrested after he was found with an…
Overwhelmed by the demands of caregiving, Quette dialed 911 when she found her teenage son downstairs in their kitchen struggling to breathe. He had rolled his wheelchair to the oven to keep himself warm as he tried to regulate his temperature, she recalled, and was drenched in sweat from an apparent infection. In that moment
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I