Bay Area Health officials say protect against respiratory viruses By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation Dec 15, 2022 Health officials in all 11 counties in the greater Bay Area urged the region’s residents Thursday to protect themselves from COVID-19, flu and…
Local News Featured San Mateo County health officials are warning of tripledemic Sierra Lopez Daily Journal staff Nov 2, 2022 As cooler weather rolls into the Bay Area, bringing with it an increase in respiratory illnesses, County Health officials are encouraging resi…
Local News Featured San Mateo County health officials recommend bivalent booster Daily Journal staff report Sep 14, 2022 With updated COVID-19 booster shots developed to better treat new variants becoming more available, San Mateo County health officials are impl…
National US data reveals racial gaps in monkeypox vaccinations By MIKE STOBBE, CARLA K. JOHNSON and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press Aug 26, 2022 The Biden administration said Friday there's enough monkeypox vaccine available now but health officials say the shots aren't getting to some …
National Brain-eating amoeba suspected in 2nd Midwest death By MARGERY A. BECK and JOSH FUNK Associated Press Aug 18, 2022 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in an eastern Nebraska river, heal…
National Under fire, US officials say monkeypox can still be stopped By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer Jul 28, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — The country's monkeypox outbreak can still be stopped, U.S. health officials said Thursday, despite rising case numbers and …
National Two children in U.S. diagnosed with monkeypox, officials say By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer Jul 22, 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S., health officials said Friday.
National New York reports 1st US polio case in nearly a decade By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer Jul 21, 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials …
Local News Featured Should you report positive at-home COVID-19 results? By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation Jul 15, 2022 Two lines appear on your at-home COVID-19 test, indicating you’ve tested positive. Now what?
Local News San Mateo County enters CDC’s red COVID-19 tier but officials see positive trends Daily Journal staff report Jul 8, 2022 A growing trend of COVID-19 cases has pushed San Mateo County into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s red tier; however, while c…
