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Now is Not the Time to Drop Our Guard on Covid, Experts Say

Jenny Manrique - August 2, 2022

With new variants emerging health experts say now is not the time to let our guard down when it comes to Covid.

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Biden Appoints Dr. Ashish Jha as White House Covid Czar

Sunita Sohrabji - March 17, 2022

Jha, the Dean of Public Health at Brown University, replaces outgoing Covid czar Jeffrey Zients.

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Housing, Hate, and Health Top Concerns for AAPI in LA

Mark Hedin - March 17, 2022

The agency will be translating all written materials into the 15 most-used languages in the state and adding more interpreters to its phone lines.

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Is Inflation Eroding the Middle Class?

Jenny Manrique - February 18, 2022

The highest consumer prices in a generation have made inflation the top public concern, replacing COVID.

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Covid-19 Hospitalization and Death Rates for Children Spike Alarmingly Amid Omicron

Ethnic Media Services - February 17, 2022

The CDC has released new findings showing children were hospitalized at a rate four times higher from Omicron than with the Delta variant.

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From Pandemic to Endemic: Will We Ever Be There?

Ethnic Media Services - January 24, 2022

As Covid-19 hospitalization rates surge in the U.S., public health experts are advising a shift from thinking of the crisis as a pandemic to an endemic.

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Q&A With State Epidemiologist on Covid Vaccines

Ethnic Media Services - January 21, 2022

The risks of hospitalization and death remain high for unvaccinated individuals, so the most important thing is get vaccinated and get boosted.

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Black Family Caregivers Endorse Vaccines and Boosters as California Battles Covid

Sunita Sohrabji - January 14, 2022

There are more than 4.5 million family caregivers in California alone, but they are largely invisible in the broader healthcare system.

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Public Health Experts Worry About CDC’s Shortened Isolation Time Following Exposure to Covid

Sunita Sohrabji - December 30, 2021

The CDC issued its revised guidelines Dec. 27, recommending that people who have tested positive for Covid isolate for five days, down from the previous 10-day requirement.

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