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The COVID-19 pandemic: the 5-year anniversary of a global shift. What did Louisiana hospitals learn?
We spoke to 20 Louisiana health care workers about the lasting impacts of COVID-19, five years later. Here's what they said.
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US Road Travel Hits All-Time High in 2024, Surpassing Pre-Pandemic Levels
According to Reuters.com, travel on U.S. roads in 2024 increased by one percent to 3.28 trillion miles, which set a new yearly record and topped pre-COVID-19 levels for the first time. The DOT announced previously that road travel for 2023 had topped 2019 totals,
COVID-19 anniversary: 5 years later, the pandemic's impact is still evident in Ohio
It's been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic first arrived in Ohio. While many of COVID's hallmarks have receded, its impact remains.
The COVID-19 pandemic is over, but the changes it brought to politics, work and play remain
The COVID-19 pandemic that began 5 years ago caused changes that still are felt today in our politics, schools, hospitals, workplaces and homes.
As Green Bay hits 5 years since COVID-19 struck, doctor warns about the spread of other illnesses
COVID-19 changed how people viewed illness but also revealed the depths of mistrust in medicine, masking and vaccines.
Health officials say they're more confident in handling a COVID-like pandemic on five-year anniversary
The widespread availability of vaccines is preventing severe illness and death. Those same vaccines are constantly being updated to cover current variants, much like the flu shot. Along with that, the baseline immunity that comes from so many people having contracted the virus ended the pandemic and turned COVID 19 into a more manageable illness.
What these Palm Beach County officials would do differently on COVID-19
Two elected officials who helped with masking rules and vaccination, and a former school board member, tell us their thoughts.
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Covid-19 five years on: Have your say on Ireland's response to pandemic that changed lives forever
So perhaps this brings a clarity of mind that will allow us to reflect on the events of five years ago. Take part in the Irish Mirror survey now, and pass your judgement on everything that happened from shutters rattling down in lockdowns to the political response.
Wastewater testing helped track COVID-19’s spread. Bird flu might prove harder to monitor
Enter wastewater surveillance — a tool public health officials used during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to monitor the virus' spread. But new research led by Oregon State University shows that testing wastewater won’t be as helpful for tracking the spread of the H5N1 bird flu.
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'We held a lot of hands': Health care workers reflect on pandemic 5 years later
Five years after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Kentucky, the memory of the pandemic's worst days live on inside Kentucky hospitals.
Five years after arrival of COVID-19, almost 100,000 dead, a changed Florida
Along with almost 100,000 dead in Florida from COVID-19, the virus' imprint on schools, workplaces and politics lingers after five years.
Deep impact: Five years on, Sarasota and Manatee counties still feel pandemic effects
One of the first two cases of COVID-19 reported in Florida came in Sarasota County. The pandemic had lasting implications for the region.