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In this Oct. 10. 2019, photo, provided by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Ramil, a male snow leopard, rests at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego. Ramil was tested for the coronavirus after caretakers noticed that he had a cough and runny nose on Thursday, July 22, 2021. The animal's stool sample was tested by the zoo staff and at a state-level lab, both of which confirmed the presence of the coronavirus, the zoo said in a statement the following day. It's unclear how Ramil got infected. In 2017, veterinarians removed his left eye due to a chronic condition he already had when he arrived at the zoo. (Tammy Spratt/San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP)

Unvaccinated snow leopard at San Diego Zoo catches COVID-19

Unvaccinated snow leopard at San Diego Zoo catches COVID-19
In this Oct. 10. 2019, photo, provided by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Ramil, a male snow leopard, rests at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego. Ramil was tested for the coronavirus after caretakers noticed that he had a cough and runny nose on Thursday, July 22, 2021. The animal's stool sample was tested by the zoo staff and at a state-level lab, both of which confirmed the presence of the coronavirus, the zoo said in a statement the following day. It's unclear how Ramil got infected. In 2017, veterinarians removed his left eye due to a chronic condition he already had when he arrived at the zoo. (Tammy Spratt/San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP)
The Latest: Education Dept OKs Georgia plan for relief funds
President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. From left, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
French protesters reject virus passes, vaccine mandate
Thousands of protesters gather at Place Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower attend a demonstration in Paris, France, Saturday July 24, 2021, against the COVID-19 pass which grants vaccinated individuals greater ease of access to venues. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)
Health care for older immigrants sees momentum among states
Maria Elena Estamilla, 62, left and her daughter Esmeralda Triquiz pose for a photo June 30, 2021, in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. Estamilla's last full medical exam was in 2015 and she sees no options for care as a Mexican immigrant without legal permission to live in the U.S. She's not eligible for Medicare, Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage. As a child care worker, she didn't have employer coverage. She can't afford private insurance. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
From solo jogging to solidarity: Park runs resume in England
People take part in the Park Run at Bushy Park in London, Saturday July 24, 2021, one of many runs taking place across the country for the first time since March 2020 when the event was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)
Specialist explains how COVID-19 impacts people with heart conditions
Specialist explains how COVID-19 impacts people with heart conditions
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Local specialist encourages public to get thyroid checked
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UndocuHealth: Staying grounded through traditional practices
UndocuHealth: Staying grounded through traditional practices
Tanzania receives 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines
Thousands protest lockdown in Sydney, several arrested
A protester, center, is arrested by police at a demonstration at Sydney Town Hall during a 'World Wide Rally For Freedom' anti-lockdown rally in Sydney, Saturday, July 24, 2021. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
Vietnam locks down capital Hanoi for 15 days as cases rise
Policemen guard behind barricades set up to control the traffic in Hanoi, Vietnam, Saturday, July 24, 2021. Vietnam announced a 15-day lockdown in the capital Hanoi starting Saturday as a coronavirus surge spread from the southern Mekong Delta region. (AP Photo/Hieu Dinh)
China closing county near Myanmar for mass virus testing
AP PHOTOS: Volunteers help gravediggers in Indonesia
Relatives prepare a grave for a COVID-19 victim at Cipenjo cemetery in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, on July 14, 2021. With the numbers of death increasing from the latest virus surge in Indonesia which has crippled the healthcare system in Java and Bali, relatives and residents decided to volunteer to dig graves using their own hoes and shovels to help exhausting gravediggers. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
DOJ says no probe into state-run nursing homes in New York
FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 file photo, nursing home residents wait on line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. The Justice Department says it's decided against opening up any civil rights investigations against government-run nursing homes in New York over their COVID-19 response, in a letter to members of U.S. Congress, Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
The Latest: Oklahoma new virus cases top 1,000 for third day
Kichin Mirpuri, owner of Rendezvous Linen and Lace in New Oreans' French Quarter, works unmasked on Thursday, July 22, 2021, in New Orleans. He said he's vaccinated and washes his hands regularly, including any time he processes a customer's credit card. (AP Photo/Janet McConnaughey)
Federal court lifts CDC rules for Florida-based cruise ships
The Disney Dream sails out of Port Canaveral, Fla. on a two night test sailing, also known as a simulation cruise, Saturday, July 17, 2021. The cruise included about 300 Disney cruise employees and their guests. This is the first cruise activity out of Port Canaveral since March of 2020 when cruising was shut down due to COVID-19. (Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today via AP)
Florida COVID-19 hospitalizations jump significantly again
AP-NORC poll: Most unvaccinated Americans don't want shots
FILE - In this July 22, 2021 file photo, a health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Most Americans who haven't been vaccinated against COVID-19 say they are unlikely to get the shots and doubt they would work against the aggressive delta variant despite evidence they do, according to a new poll that underscores the challenges facing public health officials amid soaring infections in some states.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
In shift, GOP ramps up vaccine push as resistance hardens
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., joined by House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., left, and members of the GOP Doctors Caucus, speaks during a news conference about the Delta variant of COVID-19 and the origin of the virus, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 22, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto. On Friday, July 23, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting Canada prohibits vaccinated pilots from flying. But Canada's transportation agency allows pilots to receive any vaccine that's been approved by the country's health regulator, Health Canada, according to Transport Canada Senior Communications Adviser Sau Sau Liu. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Talk radio host with COVID regrets vaccine hesitancy
Croatia, Montenegro tighten virus rules in tourism season
South Africa's vaccination drive regains pace after unrest
FILE - In this July 6, 2021, file photo, a patient receives a Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 in Hammanskraal, South Africa. South Africa's COVID-19 vaccination campaign is regaining momentum after being disrupted earlier this month by a week of riots following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. (AP Photo/Alet Pretorius, File)
Governors pin hopes on full vaccine approval as cases climb
FILE - In this July 15, 2021, file photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks during a town hall meeting in Texarkana, Ark. Facing growing vaccine hesitancy, governors in states hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic are asking federal regulators to grant full approval to the shots in the hope that will persuade more people to get them. The governors of Arkansas and Ohio have appealed in recent days for full approval as virus cases and hospitalizations skyrocket in their states. (Kelsi Brinkmeyer/The Texarkana Gazette via AP, File)
Tokyo Olympics begin with muted ceremony and empty stadium
Naomi Osaka climbs stairs to light the Olympic Cauldron during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Germany toughens rules for travel from Spain, Netherlands
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, looks on, as she holds her annual summer news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, July 22, 2021. (Wolfgang Kumm/dpa via AP)
European agency clears Moderna vaccine for children 12-17
FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, three vials of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine are pictured in a new coronavirus vaccination center at the 'Velodrom' (velodrome-stadium) in Berlin, Germany. The European Medicines Agency has recommended approving Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 17, the first time the shot has been authorized for people under 18. In a decision on Friday, July 23, 2021 the EU drug regulator said research in more than 3,700 children aged 12 to 17 showed that the Moderna vaccine - already given the OK for adults across Europe - produced a comparable antibody response. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
Flu season hits New Mexico
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Study: Students get more concussions in P.E. than sports
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More West Nile cases reported in New Mexico
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NM requires students to be up-to-date on vaccines before school begins
NM requires students to be up-to-date on vaccines before school begins
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