News of the week The current state of COVID in the Bay Area is a far cry from just a few months ago.
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COVID Dashboard: COVID numbers continue to improve nationwide; Biden says pandemic is over
News of the week COVID trends remain good as summer fades and leaves begin to change color.
COVID Dashboard: UCSF and San Mateo County Health to study long COVID
News of the week COVID news has been good lately. Omicron-targeting boosters are out, and the Bay Area as a whole is seeing its lowest case counts since April.
COVID Dashboard: Bay Area COVID surge heading to its end. Will winter look different?
News of the week Weeks of declining COVID numbers have had Bay Area residents breathing sighs of relief after a big summer wave. The same can be said for this week, as case numbers dipped to their lowest levels since April.
CDC advisors endorse booster shots that target Omicron for Americans 12 and up
The CDC’s vaccine advisors meet to consider new COVID-19 shots that are designed to target the BA.5 Omicron strain.
When can I get my Omicron booster in California? Here’s what we know
The expectation is that eligible residents will be able to get the new Omicron-specific COVID booster shots come mid-September.
COVID Dashboard: Bay Area COVID trends continue to improve
News of the week COVID numbers are continuing to trend in the right direction in California just weeks before the anticipated release of Pfizer’s updated, Omicron-targeting vaccine, which could be available as soon as shortly after Labor Day.
Free at-home COVID tests, delivered by mail, ending this week
The COVID.gov website says it is suspending the offering ‘because Congress hasn’t provided additional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile.’
Californians aren’t living as long as they used to. Here’s why
Californians’ average life expectancy fell by two years due to COVID and drug overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Omicron subvariants BA.4.6 and BA.2.75 are here. How concerned should California be?
Health officials are watching the two coronavirus subvariants to determine whether they will eventually become worrisome in the state.

