COVID-19

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While San Diego's COVID emergency is ending, pandemic still the reality

Jade Hindmon

Harrison Patiño

After nearly three years, San Diego will do away with its COVID-19 state of emergency.
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San Diego City Council sunsets COVID-19 emergency, city employee vax mandate

City News Service

The San Diego City Council Tuesday voted to end the city's COVID-19 emergency declaration and a city employee vaccine mandate at the end of February.
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Mayor Gloria proposes ending COVID-19 emergency, city employee vaccine mandate

City News Service

The City Council will consider the proposal during Tuesday's council meeting at 10 a.m.
Health

The FDA considers a major shift in the nation's COVID vaccine strategy

Rob Stein

The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant.
Health

State COVID testing sites begin to close

Kristen Hwang

As the state prepares to end the state of emergency, those sites with less demand will close first.
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San Diego County COVID-19, influenza numbers take sharp drop

City News Service

San Diego County public health officials Friday encouraged residents to join 540,000 other San Diegans and get a bivalent COVID- 19 booster, even as the reported numbers of those falling ill dropped by more than 30% over the past week.
Health

Is it time for a reality check on rapid COVID tests?

Sydney Lupkin

At-home rapid tests have become a staple of COVID-19 precautions, but some experts worry that people are relying too much on these tests and that's creating a false sense of security.
Health

Can you get COVID and the flu at the same time?

Rob Stein

And what about a cold or RSV? With all the illness spreading, it's virus soup out there these days. Some people feel so sick they're wondering if they're fighting more than one germ at once.
Health

China's COVID surge prompts CDC to expand a hunt for new variants among air travelers

Rob Stein

It would make more sense to screen a plane's wastewater to look for new variants than to screen individual passenger volunteers, some researchers say. Others say any information is helpful.
'Inside the Curve' attempts to offer an overview of COVID's full impact everywhere

Gabino Iglesias

Visually striking — NatGeo and superb photography have always walked hand-in-hand — and incredibly complete, deep and nuanced, this is a book that comes close to the impossible.