California and N.Y. mutant coronavirus variants are ‘worrisome’ according to Dr. Anthony Fauci. Fauci’s comments Sunday on several national news programs echoed those of the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
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As threat of mutant COVID variants grows, vaccinations and mask wearing remain essential
UC Santa Cruz epidemiologist Marm Kilpatrick has unlocked clues to whether COVID-19 vaccines prevent vaccinated people…
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The ‘nightmare scenario’ for California’s coronavirus strain: Here is what we know
Scientists fear “nightmare scenario” where a patient is infected by two different coronavirus strains that swap mutations and become more dangerous.
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California’s reopening road map: What can reopen and when after the COVID-19 surge has subsided
What the road map for reopening California after COVID-19 surge might look like
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Major expansion of Cal Grant financial aid proposed for state’s college students
Amid rising college costs and growing economic need, leaders are proposing an expansion in Cal Grant financial aid that would nearly double the number of students receiving assistance.
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A sorrowful U.S. death toll of 500,000 from COVID-19: ‘Not just another number’
More than half a million people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19. Hope is in sight, but devastation remains.
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Anti-maskers’ swarming of Santa Cruz Trader Joe’s latest sign of more ‘aggressive’ tactics, police chief says
“My officers, we’re past the point of discussion, we’re at the point of enforcement,” Santa Cruz Police Chief Andy Mills says of anti-mask activities. His comments follow the trespassing arrest of one anti-mask activist by Capitola police in December.
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New optimism that COVID-19 is finally dwindling as some herd immunity sets in
In Los Angeles, for example, so many people now have immunity to the coronavirus from past infections and vaccination that transmission is slowing and inching toward herd immunity.
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Coronavirus cases plummet to pre-Thanksgiving levels. Are more reopenings next?
Coronavirus infections have plummeted to pre-Thanksgiving levels in California, instilling new hope that the state is finally regaining its footing.
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Why a California scientist hosted superspreader event amid a deadly COVID-19 surge
Peter Diamandis, a doctor, engineer, executive and scientist, believed he could create an “immunity bubble” and safely host a scaled-down version of his pricey annual tech conference. Instead, the conference became a superspreader event that infected 24 people, including Diamandis, with the novel coronavirus.