Coronavirus Outbreak Resources

For most Americans, the coronavirus has become a tolerable threat, on par with the flu, and requires minimal precautions, if any. But for older people and the immunocompromised, the virus still poses a formidable risk. Roughly 300 people in…
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Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! A city program to award $10 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to Oahu small businesses that suffered economic losses during the…
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Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! The Hawaii Department of Health got a financial boost for the work it does in the wake of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S.…
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Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aims to become more nimble as a result of lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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WASHINGTON >> Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers today, clearing the way for its full regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration. The medication has been used by…
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Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Three years on since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Hawaii shores, many have resumed living without restrictions, but the state is still…
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The Hawaii Department of Health today reported 449 new COVID-19 infections over the past week, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 381,057. The department noted on its dashboard…
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WASHINGTON >> If you get health care coverage through Medicaid, you might be at risk of losing that coverage over the next year. Roughly 84 million people are covered by the government-sponsored program, which has grown by 20 million…
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The Hawaii Department of Health today reported the state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases at 73 this past week compared with 70 on March 1. The state’s average positivity rate — the percentage of all tests reported that were…
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BOSTON >> Evena Joseph was unaware how much her 10-year-old son was struggling in school. She found out only with help from somebody who knows the Boston school system better than she does. Her son, J. Ryan Mathurin, wasn’t always…
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