Houston Doctor Peter Hotez Tests Positive For COVID-19 – Houston Chronicle

Illustration by Laurène Boglio This week we’re back with tweets unrelated to the first in-person gathering of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) in more than three years, which ended a week ago yesterday. Well, for the most part. Some conference-goers on social media are still lamenting the spread...

This obituary is part of “We Will Remember,” a series about those we’ve lost to the coronavirus.Frederika Rita Price was the matriarch of her family, known for her kindness, positivity, work ethic and penchant for helping others.She died at 81 on Sept. 16, 2021, at McLaren Hospital in Lansing due to...

Wasn’t this supposed to be the summer of big plans? Inflation, Covid-19 and instability have some travelers putting away their passports and grabbing their weekender bags: The close-to-home vacation isn’t dead yet.Meaghan Thomas and Thomas McGee of Louisville, Ky., stayed home instead of traveling to London, because they were worried...

Updated at 9:51 a.m. on May 20, 2022Yesterday afternoon, I called the UCLA epidemiologist Anne Rimoin to ask about the European outbreak of monkeypox—a rare but potentially severe viral illness with dozens of confirmed or suspected cases in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Portugal. “If we see those clusters, given...

(CNN)Eric Clapton, the famed guitarist who has expressed skepticism about Covid-19 vaccine mandates and lockdowns, has postponed some tour dates after testing positive for Covid-19. Clapton's diagnosis was confirmed in a Monday post on his official Facebook page. He tested positive after performing at London's Royal Albert Hall earlier this...

The Laredo Health Department announced Friday they have started to offer the COVID-19 booster shot for children ages 5-11.The booster is highly recommended and can be administered at least five months after completion of the initial two doses. “FDA/CDC pediatric booster approval ensures a higher level of COVID-19 protection amongst...