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It’s Preteen Vaccine Week, Protect Your Children

| 10:16 AM

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Sometimes the things you can’t see pose the biggest threats to our children—serious and sometimes deadly infections like diptheria and meningococcal disease, viruses like the flu and COVID-19, and even cancers. Fortunately, there are vaccinations to help parents and protect kids from those threats!

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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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Free Dental Clinics to Give Kids a Smile Feb. 25, March 4

| 9:58 AM

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Children from the ages of one to 18 can get preventive dental services at no cost, including visual exams, fluoride treatments and dental sealants, at several local clinics Saturday Feb. 25 and Saturday March 4 as part of the “Give Kids a Smile” program.

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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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Active Tuberculosis Reported in Transit Rider

| 10:02 AM

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Passengers using the Metropolitan Transit System Trolley system may have been exposed to tuberculosis, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency announced today.

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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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VIDEO: Love Your Heart Week of Action Promotes Heart Health with Events, Information & More

| 5:16 PM

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This year Love Your Heart events and no-cost blood pressure screenings will be available over the course of several days in locations throughout the county and Mexico.