WKRG | Coronavirus

• Director says CDC must 'do better' after review of COVID-19 response August 17, 2022
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that the agency "did not reliably meet expectations" and must "do better" after an external review found shortcomings in the COVID-19 response.  
  Peter Sullivan
• COVID coordinator warns pandemic could get worse if US does nothing August 16, 2022
  The White House COVID coordinator is warning that the pandemic could get really bad again if we don't take action. 
  Hannah Brandt
• COVID-19 nasal spray could be game changer, researcher says August 15, 2022
  Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley are developing a nasal spray that can prevent and treat COVID-19, with early data showing it could be a game changer in the fight against the virus.
  Tyler Wornell
• Carnival Cruise Line updates COVID-19 policy August 15, 2022
  MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) -- Carnival Cruise Line officials have announced they have updated their COVID-19 policies for cruise-goers, one of which is the pre-cruise testing for vaccinated guests has been removed. Although changes are on their way, trips 16 nights and longer will continue to have vaccination and testing requirements. Carnival Cruise Line today announced […]
  Summer Poole
• 17 Republican governors, including Ivey, ask for end to COVID-19 vaccine mandate for international travel August 10, 2022
  16 Republican governors, including Alabama's own Governor Kay Ivey, penned a letter to President Biden asking for the end to the nation's COVID-19 vaccine mandate on international travel.
  Zach Hester
• Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tests positive for COVID August 9, 2022
  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
  Madalyn Buursma
• COVID grads face college: 'I didn't really learn anything' August 9, 2022
  Hundreds of thousands of recent graduates are heading to college this fall after spending more than half their high school careers dealing with the upheaval of a pandemic.
  The Associated Press via Nexstar Media Wire
• There may be three types of long COVID, study suggests August 7, 2022
  Researchers were able to categorize patients into three groups based on their long COVID symptoms.
  Addy Bink, Nexstar Media Wire
• 'Paxlovid rebound': How long should COVID antiviral treatment last? August 4, 2022
  President Joe Biden testing positive for COVID-19 again days after completing a course of Paxlovid has raised the question of whether the length of the antiviral treatment should be reconsidered.
  Joseph Choi
• Biden speaks from Rose Garden after finishing isolation July 27, 2022
  President Joe Biden on Wednesday emerged from five days of isolation after contracting the coronavirus, telling Americans that “COVID isn't gone” but saying serious illness can be avoided with vaccines, booster shots and treatments.
  Devan Markham
• Biden to stop isolating after testing negative twice for COVID-19 July 27, 2022
  President Joe Biden has twice tested negative for COVID-19 and will stop isolating on Wednesday, his physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a new memo.  
  Morgan Chalfant
• Biden improves 'significantly,' throat still sore from COVID July 25, 2022
  “The president is responding to therapy as expected,” wrote Dr. Kevin O’Connor in his latest note. Biden has been taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug that helps reduce the chance of severe illness.
  The Associated Press via Nexstar Media Wire
• Is COVID still causing people to lose their sense of smell? July 24, 2022
  Smelling an orange may no longer help you determine if you have COVID.
  Addy Bink, Nexstar Media Wire
• BA.5 now makes up nearly 80 percent of new COVID cases: CDC July 21, 2022
  (The Hill) - The more infectious BA.5 omicron subvariant now makes up almost 80 percent of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S., as case rates continue to trend upward. About 78 percent of coronavirus cases in the U.S. are caused by the BA.5 subvariant, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease […]
  Joseph Choi
• What COVID symptoms does Biden have? July 21, 2022
  President Biden tested positive Thursday morning during a routine screening program, the White House announced.
  Addy Bink, Nexstar Media Wire
• What is Paxlovid, the pill Biden is taking after testing positive for COVID? July 21, 2022
  The White House says President Biden, after testing positive for COVID, has started taking Paxlovid. But what is it?
  Addy Bink
• Biden experiencing ‘very mild symptoms’ after testing positive for COVID-19 July 21, 2022
  President Biden tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House announced in a statement.
  Morgan Chalfant
• Why it feels like practically everyone has COVID right now July 21, 2022
  There are a few reasons these new subvariants – especially the dominant BA.5 – are spreading like wildfire and making such a big impact in the U.S. right now.
  Alix Martichoux, Nexstar Media Wire