Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A COVID vaccine. (Jenny Kane / Associated Press) There are some encouraging signs that California's summer COVID wave might be ...

Central California experienced a “very high” COVID-19 test positivity level during August, one of several regions where the virus has been increasingly detected in recent weeks. From Aug. 17-23, ...

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With COVID cases surging across California at levels not seen since a year ago, and the fall respiratory virus season approaching, access to vaccines may be more limited. The virus is no longer the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Health officials warn this year’s flu season could be severe, with early outbreaks already hitting epidemic levels ...

Bill Engels receives his COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Breiona Lang at the Kaiser Permanente Venice Clinic on Sept. 6, 2024. (Carlin Stiehl / For The Times) California's late summer COVID surge is ...

COVID-19 mutates more rapidly than other respiratory illnesses, such as the flu, which raises ongoing concern that a new, ...

Respiratory viruses are more active from October through March. Use over-the-counter COVID tests and clinical tests to distinguish respiratory viruses. Health officials advise vaccines, testing and ...

There are some encouraging signs that California's summer COVID wave might be leveling off. That's not to say the seasonal spike is in the rearview mirror just yet, however. Coronavirus levels in ...