Tarryn Mento
Health ReporterTarryn Mento served as KPBS' health reporter. She had previously worked as the multimedia producer for MetroFocus at WNET in New York City. She was also a Pulliam Fellow at the Arizona Republic. Tarryn has reported from three countries and in two languages. Her work has been published by The Washington Post, the Center for Public Integrity’s iWatch News, and El Nuevo Herald. She completed her master's degree at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, where she was named a Carnegie-Knight News 21 Fellow. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Tarryn completed her undergraduate education in journalism at SUNY-Albany.
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KPBS Midday EditionRady Children's Hospital confirmed this week it's treating its first pediatric coronavirus patient. -
While the CDC is encouraging healthcare workers to wear less protective surgical masks as they fight COVID-19, California regulators disagree. The contradictory guidelines have confused and scared San Diego’s doctors and nurses. -
Neighborhood Healthcare, with clinics in San Diego and Riverside counties, says it’s gotten donated gear from Habitat for Humanity and construction workers. -
A local lab hoping to develop a DNA-based vaccine is making progress as it prepares to enter human trials and sets a lofty production goal. -
Health clinics that care for Medi-Cal patients receive payment from the government-funded health insurance program, but the system does not cover telehealth appointments. -
Now that San Diego County has confirmed community spread of coronavirus, medical centers are preparing for more potential patients.
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San Diego County officials announced some local businesses would be able to operate indoors in a limited capacity starting Monday. -
Even as the COVID-19 numbers continue to improve in San Diego County, local officials say the state has not yet provided guidance regarding a framework toward reopening the county — leaving many people in limbo. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said he and other county officials were expecting to hear about the framework for reopening indoor businesses from the state by Monday.
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