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China is battling coronavirus outbreaks in six cities. More than 20 million people are in some form of lockdown.

San Diego County leaders and physicians say inaccurate claims on vaccines and COVID-19 in children are especially dangerous as case counts reach record levels.

Some forms of public transit will soon be on a reduced schedule because of the ripple effects of the pandemic.

Backed into a legal corner, San Diego Unified will continue preparing its appeal against a judge's ruling to stop a vaccination mandate for students.

The U.S. Army, for the first time, is offering a maximum enlistment bonus of $50,000 to highly skilled recruits who sign up for six years.

The FDA-authorized tests call for a nasal swab. Some doctors are tweeting that they're doing a throat swab too — though they don't recommend this step to the public. Here's a look at the swab debate.

As a third of hospitals report critical staffing shortages, California’s health department is considering issuing an order postponing many elective surgeries. Many procedures, including a lung transplant, already have been canceled.

Gov. Gavin Newsom visited a testing site in south Los Angeles County to discuss his request for $2.7 billion in new COVID- 19 spending as part of his next state budget proposal.

Bare shelves at supermarkets are attributed to omicron, a labor shortage, climate change and other reasons. "We're really seeing the perfect storm," one industry expert told NPR.

Amid a surge in omicron cases and hospitalizations, public health leaders are grappling with how to get a tuned-out public to pay attention. Experts urge communicators to cut through the noise.