With Federal Covid Sick Leave Gone, Workers Feel Pressure to Show Up at Work
November 30, 2021
National paid sick leave provisions for covid expired, and an uncertain covid winter is around the corner.
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Why some researchers think the omicron variant could be the most infectious one yet
November 30, 2021
Preliminary data about omicron suggests the variant became widespread across southern Africa in a very short period of time. Scientists say its many mutations may play a role in its transmissibility.
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Cal State requires students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 — but it’s not evenly enforced
November 30, 2021
Cal State University requires all staff and students going on campus to get vaccinated. But enforcement has varied across the system.
Interview: UC Davis Health expert on what to expect from the omicron COVID-19 variant
November 29, 2021 | Vicki Gonzalez
Omicron is likely already in the U.S. Dr. Dean Blumberg spoke with Insight host Vicky Gonzalez.
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What to know about omicron, the new COVID variant
November 27, 2021
The World Health Organization deemed it a variant of concern, and the U.S. is banning travel from parts of Africa where it's spreading. Here's what scientists know and what they're trying to learn.
Interview: How to navigate COVID-19 etiquette during the holidays
November 24, 2021 | Megan Manata | Vicki Gonzalez
With pandemic-related restrictions loosened in most of the country, this holiday could heighten emotions as people decide whether to meet in person again or not. Here’s a guide to get through that.
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Another COVID holiday: Is California in a better place this year?
November 23, 2021
The answer is no in many parts of California. Eighteen counties, mostly rural ones, have more hospitalized COVID-19 patients today than a year ago.
California Plans for a Post-Roe World as Abortion Access Shrinks Elsewhere
November 21, 2021
While other states dramatically restrict abortion and the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court weighs Roe v. Wade, California is preparing to absorb the country’s abortion patients.
Americans can wait many weeks to see a therapist. California law aims to fix that.
November 18, 2021
Many Americans with mental illness report waiting weeks for care, even for serious depression or suicidality. Now California has a new law for insurers, limiting those wait times to two weeks or less.
All adults can get a COVID vaccine booster in California, not just those CDC listed
November 11, 2021
Nearly 14% of all fully vaccinated adults 18 and older across the state have received a booster shot, according to CDC.