Government announces more free COVID-19 tests by mail
By AMANDA SEITZ WASHINGTON (AP) — On the heels of a summer wave of COVID-19 cases, Americans will be able to get free virus test kits mailed to their homes, starting …
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U.S. health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19
By MIKE STOBBE | AP Medical Writer NEW YORK — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced …
CDC isolation guidelines for Covid-19 haven’t changed yet. Here’s what you need to know
By Amanda Musa | CNN California and Oregon recently became the first states to break with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how long a person infected with …
California agrees to $2 billion settlement over Covid pandemic learning loss for struggling students
By Nick Watt | CNN “I’m not getting a fat check!” joked Kelly R as she helped her daughters with homework in the kitchen of their Los Angeles home. “But …
Latest Covid-19 vaccine offers strong protection against symptomatic infection, including from JN.1, early CDC data shows
By Deidre McPhillips | CNN A shot of the latest Covid-19 vaccine can help cut the chances of getting a symptomatic infection by half, early data from the US Centers …
Health Secretary Becerra defends CDC’s COVID isolation guidance that California shortened
U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra defended federal COVID isolation guidelines Monday that California earlier this month announced it was deviating from to shorten the amount of time people who test …
California health officials shorten COVID isolation guidance as infections peak
Amid widespread COVID-19 cases from a rapidly spreading subvariant of the virus, California health officials have shortened isolation recommendations for those who test positive if the infected person is fever-free. …
Coronavirus subvariant JN.1 growing fast, already dominant in parts of the US
By Brenda Goodman | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the coronavirus subvariant JN.1 is now causing about 20% of new Covid-19 infections in this …
Starting Sunday, COVID protection may cost you
Starting this weekend, Californians may face additional costs for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and testing outside their health plan network — a potential unwelcome surprise for those who’ve put off that …
Can Bay Area leaders meet the moment before it’s too late?
Population growth. Transit ridership. Office demand. Property tax revenues. The coronavirus pandemic upended the Bay Area economy — and many of the changes are likely to be permanent. The question …