Walk-in clinics in seven Bay Area counties will offer COVID-19 primary vaccine and booster shots, toy drives, giveaways, crafting and food trucks on Saturday....
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday expanded its authorization for the omicron-specific COVID-19 booster vaccine to include children under age 5....
Flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus infections are outpacing the state's availability of pediatric hospital beds, a top health officials said Tuesday....
Amid staffing shortages made worse by COVID, advocates say more needs to be done to protect the rights of residents in California’s long-term care facilities. ...
Contra Costa County residents can request four free COVID-19 home testing kits online or by phone. The tests will be provided by the county by mail....
Health officials recommend steps such as COVID-19 and flu vaccines and mask-wearing to guard against diseases, also including respiratory syncytial virus. ...
At an Ethnic Media Services press briefing Oct. 26, three health professionals spoke about challenges treating long COVID and stopping the spread of COVID-19....
Children ages 5-11 are eligible for the COVID-19 booster vaccine targeting the omicron variant, after the FDA expanded the vaccine's authorization Wednesday....
The California Department of Public Health offered new advice on when to wear a mask and other steps to protect people from COVID-19....
Contra Costa County closed its dedicated COVID-19 testing sites, but free test kits are still available at libraries and county vaccination sites....
Contra Costa County's COVID-19 numbers are on the decline, with deaths, case numbers and presence of the virus in county wastewater declining in recent weeks....
The new COVID booster shot offers stronger protection because it was made to prevent serious illness from omicron and the original strain of the coronavirus....
The FDA authorized two COVID-19 booster vaccines Wednesday that are specifically formulated to target the omicron variant of the virus and two subvariants....
The COVID-19 vaccines brought hope in 2020 that the pandemic would soon end. Now, in 2022, we have to contend with the slew of variants and long COVID....
The Contra Costa County health officer also told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that county does not have enough monkeypox vaccines to meet demand....
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