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The Covid-19 vaccine is administered at a pop-up clinic at Los Angeles International Airport on December 22.

Flying home after the holidays? Getting vaccinated or boosted is the first step toward safe travel, expert says

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN For Americans traveling after Christmas and New Year’s, getting their Covid-19 vaccinations or booster doses as soon as possible is critical to safely avoid serious illness, one health expert told CNN on Saturday. Amid a surge of cases nationwide fueled by the Omicron coronavirus variant before the holiday season, parts of

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Daily Covid-19 case rates have now surpassed Delta's surge. New Yorkers here scramble to get free Covid-19 test kits distributed by the city  in Brooklyn

Daily Covid-19 case rates have now surpassed Delta’s surge. Hospitalizations so far have yet to match

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread across the US this holiday season, the rate of daily Covid-19 cases detected has eclipsed those fueled by the Delta variant over the summer. Covid-19 hospitalizations remain relatively lower than peaks earlier this year, yet the situation may worsen as tens

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Hugh Jackman pays tribute to Broadway’s swings and understudies after Sutton Foster’s Covid-19 diagnosis

By Chloe Melas, CNN Hugh Jackman paid an emotional tribute to understudies, calling them “the bedrock of Broadway.” The actor and two-time Tony Award winner thanked Kathy Voytko, who plays Sutton Foster’s understudy as Marian Paroo in “The Music Man,” following their performance this week. Jackman told the audience that Voytko had only had her

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