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

| 2:45 PM

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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

| 5:52 PM

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COVID-19 cases are currently decreasing across San Diego County, but County health officials continue to urge people to get the primary vaccine series and the bivalent boosters because coronavirus is still widespread, and vaccinations protect against serious illness and death.

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CDC Study Reports Bivalent Boosters Protect Against COVID-19 Variants

| 7:40 PM

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A new study released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the new bivalent COVID-19 boosters add protection against the new variants of the virus. Another study showed that the bivalent vaccine also protects against severe disease.