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United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the government’s position in a Wednesday statement, amid World Trade Organization talks over easing global trade rules to enable more countries to produce more of the life-saving vaccines. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego Unified honored three educators with the distinction of "Teacher of the Year" - a title that holds particular weight during a pandemic. -
KPBS Midday EditionStudent journalist Zachary Yieh, 16, and goes to school in San Francisco. He says it’s tough for kids with learning disabilities to get the help they need and the pandemic has made things even harder for them. -
San Diego County has an adjusted case rate of five new daily cases per 100,000 population to remain in the orange tier. The yellow tier is fewer than two cases. -
Vaccinations are open for those 16 and over, but shots for minors have been slow going in San Diego County and officials are working to change that. -
County supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a request that the federal government ensure that any person released from immigration custody is tested for COVID-19, followed by treatment if needed. -
Los Angeles and San Francisco have met state guidelines to move into the least-restrictive tier for businesses to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. The two counties on Tuesday become the first major urban areas in the state to reach the final stage of a phased reopening plan before a projected return to business as usual June 15. -
Los Angeles County officially qualified Tuesday for a move to the least-restrictive yellow tier of the state economic-reopening blueprint, meaning capacity limits will be increased at many businesses and bars will be permitted to reopen indoors. -
San Diego Navy installations will begin to transition to less restrictive COVID-19 measures this week, it was announced Tuesday. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn the Central Valley some people are hesitant about getting the vaccine and some of their reasons have nothing to do with the vaccine itself.
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