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The WHO declared a pandemic. The NBA shut down its season. President Trump banned travel from Europe. Tom Hanks tested positive. On one day a year ago, the coronavirus became very real in America. -
In the U.S. South — home to nine of the nation's 12 heaviest states — obesity is playing a role not only in COVID-19 outcomes but in the calculus of the vaccination rollout. -
Some North County school districts are taking the state to court for the right to reopen. -
KPBS Midday EditionNew data from the UC San Diego Health has highlighted "racial modifiers" and other historically contentious components of commonplace lung capacity tests. -
A possible change to California's COVID-19 reopening schedule could have San Diego County promoted to the less-restrictive red tier by as early as next Wednesday. -
The Texas Rangers could have a full house for their home opener next month after opening their new 40,518-seat stadium without fans in the stands for their games last season. -
The agreement, which still must be ratified by members of the teachers union, would see most students returning to physical classrooms for the first time in more than a year. -
Infusing blood plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 into sick patients looks good on paper. But studies of the treatment haven't found benefits. -
In San Diego, fully vaccinated residents can have visitors in their room if the visitors have tested negative for COVID-19 within the previous two days. Restrictions will loosen as case rates go down. -
San Diego County will remain in the most-restrictive purple tier of the state's four-tiered coronavirus reopening plan.
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