Bay Area doctor stresses need for new COVID vaccine as experts set expectations for efficacy rate
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Breakthrough infections are becoming more commonplace in the community, mostly due to COVID's ability to mutate and change. As a result, experts across the country are setting a lower expectation of vaccine efficacy. As the Bay Area...
Another 6,529 COVID Cases Reported in LA County
Another 6,529 COVID-19 infections were reported in Los Angeles County in the lastest data, along with nine more deaths. Meanwhile, the number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals increased by 32 people to 779, according to the latest state...
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BF.7 could be the next dominant COVID variant. Here’s what that would mean
As autumn bleeds into winter, public health officials are anticipating another wave of COVID infections, just like the two years previous — with some experts anticipating as many as 100 million infections this time around. In spite of evidence to the contrary,...
CDC: Tampa Bay area and most of Florida under ‘high risk’ for COVID-19
Experts say cases are plateauing about 10,000 per day but may be higher due to unreported at-home positive tests. TAMPA, Fla. — The majority of Florida is still at high risk for COVID-19 transmission, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and...
CDC: Listeria outbreak linked to Florida – CBS Miami
MIAMI - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a specific food item has not yet been identified as the source of a listeria outbreak. They said that most of the sick people in this outbreak live in or traveled to Florida about a month before...
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Single bird flu mutation could let it latch easily to human cells, study finds
Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute are reporting that it would take just a single mutation in the version of bird flu that has swept through U.S. dairy herds to produce a virus adept at...
Five die with Arcturus variant in UK as strain spreads globally
Five people who had the Arcturus strain of Covid have died, according to the latest data from public health chiefs. As of 17 April there were 105 cases of XBB.1.16 – also known as Arcturus – in...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency over bird flu, calling it a “proactive action”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation on Wednesday in response to growing concerns over bird flu cases in the state and across the country. The State of Emergency...
Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen
Health officials on Wednesday confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen and said the virus was related to a poultry outbreak in the province.
Philadelphia to restore indoor mask mandate as cases rise
Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate on Monday after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, with the city's top health official saying...
NO JAB, NO JOB: 1,428 NYC workers terminated for failing to follow mandate
New York City employees who failed to comply with the city’s vaccine mandate were sent termination notices on Friday, the mayor’s office said. A total of 1,428 employees were terminated, with the...