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June 3, 2022

West Virginia begins to scale back on testing sites as availability of at home testing grows

West Virginia is scaling back on coronavirus testing as Gov. Jim Justice believes there is adequate at home tests available. Testing will still be available at local pharmacies.

June 3, 2022

NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak: Second death reported

Health officials in New York City report that two people have died and at least 24 were infected with Legionnaires' disease. The outbreak was located in the Bronx.

June 3, 2022

US cases of monkeypox rise to 21: CDC

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the number of reported probable monkeypox virus cases in the U.S. has risen to 21.

June 3, 2022

California county reinstates indoor mask mandate

The Bay Area's Alameda County health officials reinstated a mask mandate for most public indoor settings, citing rising COVID cases and hospitalizations.

June 3, 2022

NASCAR driver Chris Buescher catches COVID after huge Coca-Cola 600 crash

RFK Racing driver Chris Buescher has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway.

June 2, 2022

Biden admin says COVID vaccine may be available to children under 5 by late June

The Biden administration said Thursday that a COVID-19 vaccine may be available to children younger than 5 years old as soon as June 21.

June 2, 2022

ESPN’s Woj, Jeff Van Gundy out for NBA Finals start because of COVID

ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski and analyst Jeff Van Gundy will miss Game 1 of the NBA Finals due to COVID, days after announcer Mike Breen missed Game 7 of the ECF due to COVID.

June 2, 2022

Georgia reports first case of monkeypox virus

Georgia health officials said a suspected monkeypox virus case was reported in an Atlanta man. Outbreaks have been reported in 10 states across the country.

June 2, 2022

Nightclub needle attacks puzzle European authorities

Nightclub and concert goers are to beware of people being injected with drugged needles across both France and the United Kingdom.

June 2, 2022

COVID-19: Children under 5 may get opportunity to get vaccinated

Pfizer Inc./BioNTech SE completed its application to the FDA for emergency authorization use its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to under the age of 5.