What parents should know about sending kids back to school
Millions of American kids will head back to classrooms in the coming days — just as the Omicron variant is fueling record new Covid-19 case counts. And that has many
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Electric car buying: What you need to know now and in the future
While electric cars accounted for just 8% of California’s new light vehicle sales in the first nine months of 2021, such purchases are expected to increase dramatically — and with
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All Bay Area counties now require everyone to wear masks inside public settings
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rates rise again, Bay Area counties are tightening up health rules to require everyone — vaccinated or not — to wear masks inside public settings
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Are the at-home swabs picking up omicron? Experts say yes
As many people around the holidays shifted to using rapid coronavirus tests, infectious disease experts say they’re confident the at-home swabs are picking up the new omicron variant. All of
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Omicron Blamed for Up to 70% of Cases in Parts of California
The highly contagious omicron variant is evident in 50% to 70% of new coronavirus cases in parts of the most populous state heading into the holidays, California health officials said
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FDA authorizes second antiviral pill to treat Covid-19
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized Merck’s antiviral pill, molnupiravir, to treat Covid-19 “for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults with positive results of
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California Will Require All Health Care Workers to Get a COVID-19 Booster
California will require health care workers to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine in an effort to reduce and prevent the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant, Gov. Gavin Newsom
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Moderna: Initial COVID-19 booster data shows good results on omicron
Moderna said Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the rapidly spreading omicron variant. Moderna said lab tests showed the half-dose booster shot increased
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Vaccines for kids under 5 delayed as Pfizer tests extra shot
Pfizer said Friday it was changing plans and testing three doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in babies and preschoolers after the usual two shots didn’t appear strong enough for some
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3 companies indicted in connection with recent oil spill off California coast
A federal grand jury indicted three companies Wednesday on charges related to the illegal discharge of oil during a pipeline break that leaked thousands of gallons of crude oil into
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