COVID-19

Local

San Diego County scrambles to continue COVID-19 hotel program

Cody Dulaney

Guests staying at a hotel run by San Diego County to help shelter people from COVID-19 will have to leave a month sooner than expected.
International

Governments have undercounted the COVID-19 death toll by millions, the WHO says

Bill Chappell

Case in point: India, which reported 481,000 COVID-19 deaths in 2020 and 2021. The World Health Organization found 4.74 million deaths there either directly or indirectly attributable to the pandemic.
National

What COVID might look like in the U.S. once we reach the endemic phase

Adrian Florido

Courtney Dorning

Elena Burnett

Andy Slavitt, former senior adviser to President Biden on COVID-19, shares what he thinks the endemic phase of COVID-19 will look like in the U.S. and how we can prepare for that stage now.
National

She inscribed 120,000 NYC pennies with a pandemic message. Is one in your pocket?

Jennifer Vanasco

Artist Jill Magid inscribed pennies with "The body was already so fragile" — and now brings a film of the process to Brooklyn, giving people a chance to reflect on the pandemic.
National

If you've had omicron before, are you safe from infection by the new variants?

Michaeleen Doucleff

New versions of omicron are circulating in the United States and South Africa. Two new studies shed light on the potential for future surges — and the risk factor if you've already had omicron.
Local

Renewed lawsuit challenges San Diego Unified vaccine mandate

Matt Hoffman

Four students are now apart of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the district's vaccination mandate, arguing it violates their religious beliefs.
Local

San Diego County ID policy makes vaccinating the undocumented harder

Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

At vaccine clinics in San Marcos and Escondido, advocates said the county has made vaccinating the community more difficult by requiring a photo ID.
National

The military is trying to learn more about long COVID. Troops who have it worry about their careers.

Andrew Hirschfeld

Little is known about COVID-19 cases in which symptoms persist for months. Affected service members may have trouble performing their duties or getting treatment.
Local

County switches vaccination registry as it pares down COVID-19 information

City News Service

The switch was required by the California Department of Public Health so that most health care systems across the state are using the same software to record COVID-19 vaccinations and all other vaccines administered locally.
National

Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids

The Associated Press

Moderna is seeking to be the first to offer COVID-19 vaccine for the youngest American children, as it asked the Food and Drug Administration Thursday to clear low-dose shots for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.