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Eligible San Diegans Urged to Join the 540,000 Already Protected with Bivalent COVID-19 Booster 

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More than 540,000 San Diegans have protected themselves, their family and friends by getting a bivalent COVID-19 booster since it became available in September 2022.

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State Closing Some Testing Sites, Still Plenty Testing and Treatment Available

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Two state COVID-19 testing and treatment sites in San Diego County are scheduled to close in the next two weeks, and the state plans to close the remaining four here by Feb. 25 because of declining demand. However, County public health officials said there are still plenty of places and options for San Diegans to get testing and treatment. 

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New Year Brings Reminder to Get Vaccinated

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The County Health and Human Services Agency is continuing to urge San Diegans to get tested if they develop COVID-19 symptoms and to get vaccinated with the bivalent booster if they haven’t already as the region enters the first week of 2023.

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Resolve to Give Yourself the Gift of Health in 2023 

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The County Health and Human Services Agency is encouraging San Diegans to resolve to be healthy in 2023 and get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu. 

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Bivalent COVID Boosters Approved, Available for 6 Months and Older

| 5:16 PM

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Bivalent COVID-19 vaccination boosters are now approved and available in San Diego County for children as young as six months of age. The County Health and Human Services Agency is urging parents to protect their children, and themselves, by getting vaccinated with the new booster. 

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Flu and COVID-19 Cases Up as Holiday Gatherings Continue

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While signs of any potential Thanksgiving surge of COVID-19 and the flu won’t show up until next week’s data is released, cases for both illnesses are continuing to trend up.