You can now get more free at-home COVID-19 tests from the government
The administration is putting personnel and equipment on standby should they be needed to help overwhelmed hospitals and nursing homes.
View ArticleCalifornia to end mandatory pay for workers with COVID
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted to end the rule in 2023 — in part because the rule has become harder to enforce.
View ArticleChina buckles under first national wave of COVID-19
As China grapples with its first-ever national COVID-19 wave, emergency wards in small cities and towns southwest of Beijing are overwhelmed.
View ArticleUS will require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China
A recent increase in COVID-19 cases in China follows the country's rollback of strict anti-virus control.
View ArticleLack of info on China's COVID-19 surge stirs global concern
Moves by the U.S., Japan and others to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge there.
View ArticleNo, the COVID-19 vaccines can’t cause or create new variants
COVID-19 vaccines will slow the spread of the virus and do not cause or create the variants.
View ArticleUS proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans
The FDA will present data this week suggesting most Americans have enough protection against coronavirus to move to a once-a-year shots.
View ArticleSan Diego COVID emergency to end in Feb., vaccine mandate in March
The City of San Diego's vaccine mandate for its employees will end on March 9.
View ArticlePresident Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
The government will treat the virus as an endemic threat to public health that can be managed through agencies' normal authorities.
View ArticleFDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinformation fight
While experts support the FDA's fight against misinformation, they warn that separate controversies at the agency may be undermining its credibility with the public.
View ArticleCoronavirus lab leak theory finds growing support
While some scientists are open to the lab-leak theory, others still believe the virus came from animals, mutated, and jumped into people.
View ArticleEmergency allotments to CalFresh benefits for millions of Californians end...
As the COVID emergency declaration ends, the additional federal assistance in food stamps that more than 350,000 San Diegans now rely on will also come to an end.
View ArticleCalifornia's state of emergency for COVID-19 is over
The emergency order ended on Tuesday after nearly three years.
View ArticleChina dismisses FBI statement on COVID-19 lab leak theory
U.S. agencies are not in agreement on the origin of the virus, and it may be years before we know where the virus originated — if ever.
View ArticleCOVID-19 conspiracies soar after latest report on origins
Within hours of the news of the Energy Department report exploring the "lab leak" theory, online mentions of conspiracy theories involving COVID-19 began to rise.
View ArticleGov. Newsom tests positive for COVID-19 second time in less than a year
Gov. Gavin Newsom will work remotely and self-isolate after his press office announced late Wednesday he tested positive for COVID-19.
View ArticleHouse votes 419-0 to declassify info about origins of COVID-19
U.S. intelligence agencies are divided over whether a lab leak or a spillover from animals is the likely source of the deadly virus.
View ArticleChina to reopen to tourists, resume all visas Wednesday
In recent months, China has relaxed its COVID-19 restrictions after keeping the nation on strict lockdown for the majority of the pandemic
View ArticleUS pregnancy deaths are down to pre-COVID levels
“From the worst to the near worst? I wouldn’t exactly call that an accomplishment,” said one New Yorker whose partner died after childbirth in 2019.
View ArticleNew COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market
Efforts to determine COVID's origin have been complicated by factors including the massive surge of human infections and bitter international political disputes.
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