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VIDEO: Time for COVID-19 Boosters for 5-11 year olds

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COVID-19 cases are on the rise in our region and now is the time to get your vaccinated child, ages 5 years and up, a booster shot. COVID-19 symptoms can be less severe in children, but Omicron variants are making a greater number of children sick, some requiring hospitalization.

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VIDEO: COVID-19 Testing is Back on Campus

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COVID cases and hospitalizations are escalating and that has renewed demand for COVID-19 testing. Primary healthcare providers, community health clinics, pharmacies and the County all offer testing. Now the County is reopening some of its former large testing sites, like at San Diego State University, to ease crowds and make access as convenient as possible.

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VIDEO: Delivering Vaccines to Veterans

| 3:01 PM

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There is no mistaking the positive impact vaccines have had in the battle against COVID-19. As the region continues to break out of the pandemic bubble, the County is focused on providing easy vaccine access, especially in hard-hit and hesitant communities. Veterans and military families in East County don’t have many vaccination options in their […]