The rate of vaccinated is encouraging, but concerns remain: thousands remain hospitalized, and about 89 people are still dying of COVID each day.
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Posted inK-12 Education
How one unvaccinated, unmasked teacher spread coronavirus to students and parents
A Marin County teacher who came to school while visibly sick infected a dozen students with the coronavirus, a report released by the CDC says. The teacher, who works at a K-8 elementary school, was one of only two staff members who had not been vaccinated.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Delta variant likely to bring a fall and winter of masks, vaccine mandates, anxiety
Many health experts believe mask mandates and tougher vaccine requirements will be needed in the coming months to avoid more serious coronavirus surges. “The vaccines themselves are not going to likely be sufficient,” one epidemiologist says. “And during times of increased transmission, we’ll need other tools available to protect all of us — and particularly those who, at this time, can’t be vaccinated, like our children.”
Posted inCOVID 2022
Many more Californians getting coronavirus tests amid Delta spike. What will they reveal?
Testing is expected to drastically ramp up as schools around the state reopen and government and private employers impose requirements for workers.
Posted inCOVID 2022
California sees signs Delta surge is slowing. New challenge looms
The number of people being infected and falling seriously ill with COVID-19 is no longer accelerating at dramatic rates and even beginning to flatten in some areas.
Posted inCOVID Today
Child COVID-19 hospitalization rates hit record in U.S. — but not in California and here’s why
A boom in COVID-19 hospitalizations for children has been driven by states like Florida, Texas and Georgia, but the numbers in California have been less dire.
Posted inCOVID 2022
Coronavirus case rate among unvaccinated Californians is six times that of the vaccinated
The chasm in coronavirus case rates between unvaccinated and vaccinated Californians is continuing to widen, state data show, as some officials move to require the shots for both work and play.
Posted inCOVID 2022
California doing much better with Delta variant than Florida, Texas. Here’s why
California’s coronavirus case rate remains significantly less than Florida and Texas: two common points of comparison given their population size and different pandemic responses.
Posted inLatest News
‘This is not sustainable’: California hospitals filling again as Delta variant rages
The state has seen its total number of hospitalized coronavirus-positive patients swell from 2,981 on July 25 to 5,973 as of Sunday. “Very few of us are going to get out [of the pandemic] without either getting COVID illness or getting vaccinated,” one doctor says. “And, clearly, getting vaccinated is the safer, healthier way for us to go.”
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Vaccinated people can get ‘breakthrough’ infections: How worried should we be?
Increasing community transmission, as is happening with the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19, will mean more positive tests — even among the vaccinated. Vaccines remain highly successful at keeping recipients from falling seriously ill.