[ad_1] No-cost COIVD-19 rapid tests and N95 masks are now available to San Diegans, but not all local pharmacies have the masks yet and the ones that do report they are going fast. “My recommendation at this time is if you’re getting it (N95 mask), go ahead and use it,” said Kaiser Permanente San Diego’s […]
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[ad_1] After weeks of skyrocketing COVID cases, driven by the Omicron variant, California may soon see a significant drop. Trends show the surge may be slowing down, at least in some areas. Epidemiologist Corinne McDaniels-Davidson, PhD., is the director of San Diego State University’s Institute for Public Health. She agrees with the models, but warns […]
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[ad_1] The latest numbers from San Diego county show approximately 70,000 positive COVID-19 cases have been reported to the county over the last week. The previous week, the county saw 85,000 positive cases. In addition, the positivity rate in the county for the last week was at 23%, down from almost 40% a few weeks […]
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[ad_1] For San Diegans exhausted from the omicron variant, scientists say, unfortunately, more variants are likely on the way. “I think we kind of expect it at this point … to keep seeing new variants that affect us differently too,” said George Medina, a bartender at Bolt Brewery in downtown San Diego. Like many others, […]
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[ad_1] The characteristics of the Omicron variant have some people thinking no matter what they do getting the virus is inevitable. Even the President’s chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci warned “Omicron will ultimately find just about everybody.” There is some concern the transmissibility of Omicron plus pandemic fatigue is having an undesirable effect, that is just […]
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