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The commuter train system servicing the San Francisco Bay Area is again requiring masks for travelers and employees. -
California's public health officer said they are pressing for more vaccines and closely monitoring the spread of the monkeypox virus. -
San Diego County residents will be able to get the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine as soon as this weekend, the county Health and Human Services Agency announced Friday. -
ICU patients with COVID-19 as of Thursday decreased by one to 47. There were three fewer hospital beds available Thursday, totaling 221. -
Doctors say more of their patients are seeking permanent sterilization procedures, but some patients are reporting that doctors are unwilling to operate on people of childbearing age. -
The Biden administration is scrapping plans to offer COVID boosters for people under 50 this summer. Instead officials will push for an earlier release of the next generation boosters in the fall. -
The declaration allows officials to mobilize personnel and cut through red tape to get ahead of a public health crisis reminiscent of the AIDS epidemic that devastated San Francisco in the 1980s. -
Research published today by a team of researchers led by UC San Diego scientists found that health care facilities in underrepresented, rural and hard-hit communities were less likely to administer COVID-19 vaccines during their initial rollout, partially due to not receiving enough doses to meet demand. -
Dr. Dimie Ogoina detected monkeypox in an 11-year-old patient in 2017 and saw many other cases since. He's tried to warn health officials that the virus has changed the way it spreads — to no avail. -
A nationwide supply shortage could fuel further spread, potentially leading to severe complications.
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