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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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An unvaccinated 95-year-old man from the North Coastal region of the county has become the second County resident to die of influenza this season, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
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Mobile Crisis Response Teams, or MCRTs, are now available countywide for people experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis.
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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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Influenza cases continued to decrease last week, though County health officials still recommend people get their flu shot for best protection.
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With no new cases in more than a month, the shigella outbreak declared in October 2021 among people experiencing homelessness is over, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
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A wild vole ― a small, mouse-like rodent ― collected in routine monitoring in an open, rural area in Chula Vista has tested positive for hantavirus, the first local detection of the potentially deadly disease in 2022.
