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Family of 4 says they contracted COVID-19 for 2nd time, symptoms worse By KETV Staff | February 3, 2021 at 3:18 AM EST - Updated February 3 at 3:18 AM PAPILLION, Neb. (KETV) - A Nebraska family thought they were safe from COVID-19 after fighting it off, but months later, they were all facing the virus once again. Chuck Conboy Sr., 67, says he had a frightening moment walking to a holiday lights festival in November. He, his wife and sons then tested positive for COVID-19. Chuck Conboy Sr., 67, (second from left) says he, his wife and two sons tested positive for COVID-19 for a second tim...

Four members of a Nebraska family are infected with the novel coronavirus — again.  For the second time in recent months, Chuck Conboy Sr., 67, of Papillion, claims his family has suffered a COVID-19 infection. Conboy, his wife, and two sons all contracted the virus in November but fully recovered. Nine weeks later, they all began to suffer symptoms of the disease again, later testing positive for a second time, he said.  "I woke up… and had a fever. It jumped up to like 102 degrees, which for me, that’s high. I thought, ‘Oh, my God, not again,’" he told local news station KETV of...

'Oh, God, not again,' Family says they recovered from COVID-19, then tested positive again Share Updated: 9:41 AM PST Feb 2, 2021 Sarah Fili Share Updated: 9:41 AM PST Feb 2, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript DEPENDENT ON HOW SICK YOU GET. >> REPORTER: SURROUNDING COVID-19 IS THERE IS A LOT THAT DOCTORS DON'T KNOW. A FAMILY I SPOKE WITH SAY THEIR IMMUNITY LASTED TWO MONTHS. MEET CHUCK AND HIS FAMILY. THE 67-YEAR-OLD HAD A FRIGHTENING MOMENT WALKING TO A FESTIVAL IN NOVEMBER. >> I WALKED ABOUT 200 FEET AND I COULDN'T BREATHE. IT WAS A PANIC FEELING...

The addition of people 65 and older to the COVID-19 vaccination priority list has created uncertainty among some people who had been next in line.

SPM NEWS 1.14.20 - NE AND SD C-19 VACCINATION UPDATE Nebraska plans to expand the next phase of its coronavirus vaccine campaign to include everyone 65 and older. Previously, the state had planned to vaccinate people 75 and older during the next phase, but the federal guidance on who should be vaccinated next changed this week. That phase also includes essential workers who cannot work from home. In most parts of Nebraska, the next phase of vaccinations is expected to begin in early February. Infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Rupp cautioned that expanding the group that is eligible for the v...