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Public Health Recommends Staying ‘Up To Date’ With Updated COVID-19 Vaccine

| 12:27 PM

Reading Time: 2 minutes The County of San Diego has received the new updated COVID-19 vaccine and joins the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in recommending all Californians stay up to date on this and all their vaccinations. 

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One-Time $4,000 Grant Program Opens Monday For Low Income Families Hurt By COVID-19

| 12:35 PM

Reading Time: 2 minutes A couple thousand low-income San Diego County families and seniors hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic could receive $4,000 in cash to help them recover, County and Jewish Family Service leaders announced Friday.

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After-action Report Cites Strengths of County’s COVID-19 Response

| 2:45 PM

Reading Time: 2 minutes San Diego County released an independent COVID-19 after-action report this week that identified numerous strengths in the County’s response to the world-shaking pandemic. The report also included recommendations for improvement, including continuing several actions the County was already taking.

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Local Health Emergency Declaration Ending, County COVID-19 Response Continues

| 4:12 PM

Reading Time: 3 minutes With the County’s 3-year-long COVID-19 local emergency proclamation and local health emergency declarations and weekly County News Center updates coming to an end, the County’s Public Health Officer reiterated a continuing message this week. County response to the ongoing pandemic continues. The virus is still circulating. And people should continue to protect themselves by getting up to date with vaccinations, including getting a bivalent booster if they haven’t yet.

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COVID-19 Cases Rise, County Urges People to Get Vaccinated, Boosted

| 4:40 PM

Reading Time: 3 minutes COVID-19 cases are slightly rising in San Diego County, prompting County health officials to continue calls for people to complete their vaccination series and get bivalent boosters if they haven’t already.

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County Reminds People to get Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccinations, Boosters

| 5:23 PM

Reading Time: 3 minutes As the County plans to end its COVID-19 emergencies this month, County public health officials remind the public the response to the ongoing pandemic continues, and that people should also continue to protect themselves by getting up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations.

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County’s COVID-19 Emergency Declarations to End; Response Continues

| 5:06 PM

Reading Time: 2 minutes The County’s Board of Supervisors accepted a COVID-19 update Tuesday stating the County’s nearly 3-year-old coronavirus local emergency and local health emergency will end Feb. 28, matching the end of the state of California’s previously announced plan.