When the COVID vaccine arrives–what’s the plan? Not so simple! September 5, 2020 4:44 pm|Receiving, storing, and distributing a vaccine–or vaccines–for COVID-19 will be a challenge for most states. One vaccine candidate,…
13 COVID patients in Hilo Med Center, 1 in Kona Hospital September 5, 2020 4:27 pm|Hilo Medical Center has had an increase in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, up two from Friday’s 11. And…
Convalescent plasma approval sparks pushback from NIH September 5, 2020 3:53 pm|The use of convalescent plasma — blood from patients who have had a disease, and which should contain…
Big Island adds 24 cases–265 active–state adds 221 September 5, 2020 12:10 pm|The state is reporting 221 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total for Hawaii to 9,693. The number…
Contact tracing head for state back on the job September 5, 2020 8:14 am|The nonprofit news organization Civil Beat is reporting that Emily Roberson, PhD, the recently-hired head of contact tracing…
COVID: World and US cases grow steadily–US has 187,874 deaths September 5, 2020 6:38 am|The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard for Saturday, September 5, at 5:28 a.m.: Worldwide cases: 26,674,386 Worldwide deaths: 875,739…
Need COVID testing? Today, Kea’au High, 9 a.m. til 1 p.m. September 5, 2020 6:00 am|Today, Premier Health will provide a free drive-through COVID-19 testing at Kea’au High School, from 9 a.m. to…
Puna Trail, Shipman’s Beach closed til Sept. 18 September 4, 2020 3:40 pm| The Puna Trail and Hā’ena Beach (Shipman’s Beach) in the Puna District on Hawai’i island will be closed…
Hilo Med Center: 11 COVID patients (3 ICU); 41 COVID residents at Vets Home–1 passes September 4, 2020 1:42 pm|Hilo Medical Center update, as of Friday, September 4, 2020, at 1:15 p.m.: · HILO MEDICAL CENTER UPDATE (as of…
COVID testing Saturday moved from Prince Kuhio to Kea’au High September 4, 2020 1:34 pm|Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim’s office advised there will be no COVID-19 testing tomorrow, Saturday, September 5 at…