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KPBS Midday EditionThough 70 percent of eligible San Diego County residents are now fully vaccinated, the Delta variant continues to spread. -
Health officials in San Francisco and six other Bay Area counties have announced that they are reinstating a mask mandate for all indoor settings as COVID-19 infections surge. -
The vast majority of these laws apply only to state and local governments, meaning private schools and employers could still require people to get vaccinated. -
Students learn best in classrooms, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona tells NPR — but "we have to make sure that we're following mitigation strategies." -
House Democratic leaders called the extension a "moral imperative" to prevent Americans from being put out of their homes during a COVID-19 surge. Some 3.6 billion Americans are at risk of eviction. -
Florida is quickly becoming the country's epicenter for COVID-19 as the state saw a 50% increase over the last week in new cases. -
Daily infections are nearly quadruple the numbers reported just a week ago. Japan's prime minister, who has denied the Olympics are to blame, has extended a state of emergency to the end of August. -
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, has been hesitant to issue any statewide mandates without a ruling from the state Supreme Court on her powers. Counties aren't jumping at the opportunity either. -
Reopen San Diego is a local group advocating for the full reopening of schools and businesses. It’s now asking restaurants to adopt their proclamation. -
San Diegans have largely turned to traditional vaccination clinics to get immunized against COVID-19, county health officials announced Friday.
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