COVID-19 COVID testing lab: California dismantles another piece of its pandemic response By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | April 21, 2022 The $25 million COVID testing lab in Valencia will shut down months ahead of schedule.
COVID-19 Better ventilation can prevent COVID spread. But are companies paying attention? By Liz Szabo | Kaiser Health News | April 19, 2022 The research is clear that improving indoor air quality is an essential tool in stemming the spread of COVID and a host of other diseases.
COVID-19 California backs away from COVID vaccine mandates for kids By Elizabeth Aguilera | CalMatters | April 15, 2022 The state won’t require COVID vaccines for children this fall, and a bill to mandate kids vaccines without personal belief exemptions stalls out.
COVID-19 When symptoms linger for weeks, is it long COVID? By Nina Feldmann | April 13, 2022 Symptoms lasting three to 12 weeks after an acute infection warrant a “watchful waiting” approach to recovery, an expert says.
Bay Area Poll: Half of Bay Area voters remain concerned about contracting COVID By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | April 7, 2022 The poll sampled 1,000 voters in early March across the nine-county Bay Area.
COVID-19 Strict COVID vaccine bills could face uphill battle By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | April 7, 2022 Vaccine bills, including one to pull state funding from law agencies that oppose public health orders, are facing headwinds.
covid FDA authorizes second booster for people over 50, those with weakened immune systems By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | March 29, 2022 The second booster will be available four months after a first booster dose.
California ‘An enormous disabling event’: Long COVID could have inequitable impact on Californians By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | March 29, 2022 Latino, Black and low-income people with inadequate health care could suffer the most.
COVID-19 What is the new COVID-19 variant BA.2, and will it cause another wave of infections in the US? By Prakash Nagarkatti and Mitzi Nagarkatti | The Conversation | March 22, 2022 The new omicron subvariant is quickly becoming the predominant source of infections amid rising cases around the world.
COVID-19 California’s great COVID pivot: Pandemic policies expire By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | March 11, 2022 With the California COVID test positivity rate dropping to 1.9%, local governments are racing to reverse strict pandemic policies.