City launches funeral assistance program for COFA families
The City and County of Honolulu on Tuesday launched a program to help the Micronesian community with funeral expenses due to COVID-19. Read more
The City and County of Honolulu on Tuesday launched a program to help the Micronesian community with funeral expenses due to COVID-19. Read more
Insurers will wait to make coverage decisions until after ACIP makes a recommendation at its upcoming meeting scheduled for June 25-27, according to Robert Popovian, founder of healthcare consultancy Conquest Advisors. Read more
The new FDA rules say vaccines will be approved without the lengthy trials for people over the age of 65 or who have conditions that leave them more vulnerable to severe illness, including obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Read more
Gov. Josh Green on Wednesday defended COVID-19 vaccines before a U.S. Senate subcommittee in Washington, D.C., saying they saved countless lives during the pandemic. Read more
New doses offer “uncertain” benefit to many Americans younger than 65 who have previously been vaccinated or have had COVID, wrote Dr. Vinay Prasad, the FDA’s vaccine division chief, and Dr. Martin Makary, the agency’s commissioner. Read more
The vaccine’s prospects were thrown into doubt after the FDA missed its April 1 target to approve the shot, which is a more traditional protein-based vaccine unlike its messenger RNA-based rivals. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a long-time vaccine skeptic, also raised concerns about the efficacy of the shot in a CBS interview. Read more
U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos’ preliminary injunction prevents Education Secretary Linda McMahon from rescinding the aid during the course of the lawsuit. Read more
COVID is still a leading cause of death among both adults and children. Read more
The government’s rationale is that the COVID pandemic has ended, which “provides cause to terminate COVID-related grant funds,” according to an internal National Institutes of Health document viewed by The New York Times. Read more
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More than five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, throwing Hawaii and the world into chaos, memories of the traumatic events for many have become a blur in the rearview mirror. Read more
The local economy, by its broadest measure encompassing the value of all goods and services adjusted for inflation, totally rebounded from the pandemic-triggered downturn in the fourth quarter of 2023. Read more
If the sudden arrival of COVID-19 jolted your travel plans five years ago, you are not alone. Read more
Those suffering from long COVID are still battling the lingering effects of the virus, while those who lost friends or family members to the disease continue to mourn. Read more
The agreement between the county and the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers, or SHOPO, covers officers who worked from March 4, 2020, through March 25, 2022. Read more
University of Hawaii regent Neil Abercrombie is pressing for answers on how much UH employees would receive in back pay for putting themselves at risk while working during the COVID-19 era. Read more
A 46-year-old Kauai woman faces federal charges after she was indicted for allegedly taking more than $126,026 in relief funds intended for people struggling to pay rent during the pandemic. Read more
Judge Thomas O. Rice of the Eastern District of Washington handed down a summary judgment on Monday. Read more
The days when people lined up for the COVID-19 vaccine are now a distant memory. Read more
“If the worst-case scenario happens and we have a serious public health crisis, the body count is going to be enormous because these guys don’t have the skills or the will to do anything about it,” said John P. Moore, a virus expert and professor at Cornell University’s Weill Cornell Medical College. Read more
The ban will make it harder for some people to access COVID vaccines in the six-county region in southwestern Idaho, which include Adams, Canyon, Owyhee, Gem, Washington and Payette counties and covers over 300,000 residents. Read more
DOH recommends the 2024-2025 flu and COVID-19 vaccines for all persons 6 months of age and older, and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) shot for newborns and infants, pregnant persons, adults over 75 and those ages 60 to 74 with certain chronic medical conditions. Read more