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Recently released research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that COVID-19 vaccine boosters prevent severe illness and hospitalizations. Despite that, only 1,021,730 or 49.9% of San Diegans who are fully vaccinated have received a booster.
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The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is continuing to expand regional COVID-19 testing to meet the increased demand brought on by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.
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Now that COVID-19 vaccine boosters are available for fully vaccinated people age 12 and up, County health officials are urging eligible San Diegans to get all the recommended doses.
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An independent panel of local doctors today participated in a virtual event that addressed COVID-19 misinformation brought up by members of the public at the Jan. 11 County Board of Supervisors meeting.
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The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is reporting record numbers of new COVID-19 cases, even when factoring in that more than a third of the results from the previous three days are due to reporting delays from last week.
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Due to markedly increasing COVID-19 cases and the resulting strain on the local health care system, County health officials are urging San Diegans to get all the recommended vaccines and to get tested only as necessary.
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County health officials are urging San Diegans not to go to local emergency departments for COVID-19 testing.