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Drugmaker Merck says its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus.

City of Encinitas and San Dieguito Water District employees are being offered up to $2,500 as an incentive to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

In the past 30 days, there were 378 COVID-19 hospitalizations in the county. Of these, 370 people were not fully vaccinated and eight were fully vaccinated, officials said.

A judge has denied a request for a temporary restraining order on mask mandates for students in California schools.

California’s eviction moratorium expires on Thursday. The ban prohibited landlords from evicting tenants for nonpayment of rent. But some tenant protections do remain in place.

Students have until December 20, 2021, to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

As the flu season approaches, officials caution that high numbers of maskless, unvaccinated individuals could exacerbate healthcare resources.

The site announced that videos that contain vaccine misinformation will be removed.

The symptoms, such as headache, fatigue and cognitive dysfunction, persist or recur months after diagnosis, far more often than they do for the flu, researchers say.

New data shows the pandemic exacerbated an already fast-growing problem, tipping more Americans' weight over the scales into unhealthy territory.