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Governor sees ‘astronomical’ number of Covid-19 cases as officials anticipate full FDA approval for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the continued spread of the more infectious Delta variant, health and elected officials warned that hospitals across the country are reaching critical levels of Covid-19 patients, especially in areas with lower vaccination rates. Overall hospitalizations are continuing to increase across Alabama as the “pandemic of unvaccinated people continues,” state health

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Louisiana sees ‘astronomical’ number of new Covid-19 cases, governor says

By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the continued spread of the more infectious Delta variant, health and elected officials warned that hospitals across the country are reaching critical levels of Covid-19 patients, especially in areas with lower vaccination rates. Overall hospitalizations are continuing to increase across Alabama as the “pandemic of unvaccinated people continues,” state health

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Dr. Michael Nguyen tends to a patient in a hallway at the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital on August 18.

As Covid-19 hospitalizations increase, a greater number of Americans are deciding to get vaccinated

By Travis Caldwell and Dakin Andone, CNN With an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, more Americans have recently made the decision to get vaccinated than in the last six weeks. More than 1 million doses of the vaccine were reported administered Thursday, new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed, marking

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Rates of Covid-19 hospitalizations for children and adults under 50 reach their highest levels yet. Nurses and EMTs here tend to patients in the hallways at the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital on August 18.

Rates of Covid-19 hospitalizations for children and adults under 50 reach their highest levels yet, CDC data shows

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The pace of Covid-19 hospitalizations is surging across the US, with the rates for children and adults under 50 hitting their highest levels yet, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Every age group under 50 has surpassed its previous record of hospitalizations, which were recorded in

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A pair of new studies out find a "very concerning" rise in the number of climate-related deaths and paint a picture of world where people struggle with regular temperature extremes

Study finds ‘very concerning’ 74% increase in deaths associated with extreme heat brought on by the climate crisis

By Jen Christensen, CNN A pair of new studies out Thursday find a “very concerning” rise in the number of climate-related deaths and paint a picture of world where people struggle with regular temperature extremes. One of the studies finds the number of deaths caused by high temperatures increased by 74% globally between 1980 and

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How to enjoy working out if you hate exercise. Regularly exercising with a friend can help motivate both of you to keep it up.

How to enjoy working out if you hate exercise

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN When my junior year of high school ended, I rejoiced. That meant the end of mandatory gym class. Not gifted athletically, I hated everything about sports and exercise — the sweat, the hammering heart, the requirement to learn activities I had no interest in, like archery and square dancing. At

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Pro-mask wearing parents stage a protest at the Cobb County School Board headquarters

Parents pull kids from schools as district bucks CDC guidance and board member spreads misinformation

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It’s the third week of school in Cobb County, Georgia, and many parents are livid with the district’s lax Covid-19 protocols and dangerous misinformation being disseminated by a school board member via his official email account. Some parents, including those with children suffering from asthma and one whose 13-year-old has

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Pro-mask wearing parents stage a protest at the Cobb County School Board headquarters

Parents pull kids from schools as district bucks CDC guidance and board member spreads misinformation

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It’s the third week of school in Cobb County, Georgia, and many parents are livid with the district’s lax Covid-19 protocols and dangerous misinformation being disseminated by a school board member via his official email account. Some parents, including those with children suffering from asthma and one whose 13-year-old has

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