Coronavirus Outbreak Resources

Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Even as Hawaii distances itself from the harshest effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-hunger advocates say that elevated food…
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WASHINGTON >> Days out from a surgery and with a young son undergoing chemotherapy, Kyle McHenry was scrambling to figure out if his Florida family will still be covered by Medicaid come Monday. One form on the state’s website said…
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All eyes are on omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 as the federal public health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic expires on May 11. The subvariant, also known as “Arcturus,” has been detected in sewage samples from Hawaii and Kauai…
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The Hawaii Department of Health today reported 858 new COVID-19 infections over the past week, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 386,632. Six more deaths were also reported, bringing the state’s COVID…
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The Hawaii Department of Health said it supports the latest federal recommendations for an additional dose of the bivalent booster against COVID-19 for those at increased risk. The CDC has signed off on a second bivalent booster for seniors…
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Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Federal authorities have approved another COVID-19 booster for kupuna ages 65 and older, as well as for those who are immunocompromised.…
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WASHINGTON >> U.S. regulators today cleared another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for older Americans and people with weak immune systems. The Food and Drug Administration also took steps to make coronavirus…
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The Hawaii Department of Health today reported 935 new COVID-19 infections over the past week, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 385,774. Ten more deaths were also reported,…
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WASHINGTON >> The Biden administration plans to spend more than $1 billion on a new program to offer free coronavirus shots to uninsured Americans after the vaccines move to the commercial market later this year, administration…
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