Health CareQ&A: Holiday tips from UC Davis infectious disease expertDecember 21, 2021 | Randol WhiteDr. Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Health spoke with CapRadio's to answer questions and concerns as we head into another holiday season amid COVID-19. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareBiden announces free COVID tests, aid for hospitals to deal with omicronDecember 21, 2021The U.S. government plans to buy a half-billion at-home COVID test kits and mail them to people who want them, with deliveries beginning in January.
Health CareDon't let omicron crash your holiday gathering. Here's how to keep your family safeDecember 21, 2021You might want to cancel that holiday party, and definitely dust off your face mask. Don't panic, but do step up your precautions. Here's how. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentDid California get its money’s worth from $1.7 billion COVID test contract?December 19, 2021The Valencia lab, a public-private venture between the state and PerkinElmer, processed only 1 to 8% of all Californians’ COVID tests in the first 10 months of the contract. And the lab was riddled with dozens of problems, according to an inspection.
Health CareFirst Sacramento-region omicron outbreak reported at West Sacramento high schoolDecember 16, 2021 | Janelle SalangaThere are currently six COVID-19 cases associated with the outbreak, including five students at River City High School. On-campus testing is being offered to students and staff at the high school Thursday and Friday, before winter break begins.
Health CareSacramento Kings grappling with possible COVID-19 outbreakDecember 16, 2021 | Nick MillerThe team’s coach and four players are not with the team as part of the NBA’s health-and-safety protocols, a league source told CapRadio.
Health CareAs vaccine availability for kids expands, rates vary across CaliforniaDecember 15, 2021Despite the wide access, vaccination rates vary widely among teenagers across the state. In Sacramento, nearly 64% of Sacramentans ages 12 to 17 are at least partially vaccinated. In the wealthy, coastal Marin County, nearly 99% of kids are.
Health Care800,000 Americans have died of COVID. Now the U.S. braces for an omicron-fueled spikeDecember 14, 2021The U.S. also surpassed 50 million COVID-19 cases, the most in the world. Two experts who raised early warnings discuss how the losses continue to deepen, despite the arrival of vaccines a year ago.
Health CareInterview: How the UC Davis Genome Center is tracking COVID-19 variantsDecember 14, 2021 | Megan Manata | Vicki GonzalezWith the holidays coming up, and a new coronavirus variant in the mix, UC Davis researchers have been tracking over one million samples to track COVID-19 variants. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareCalifornia once again mandates masks in indoor public spaces to slow COVID-19 spreadDecember 13, 2021 | Emily Zentner | Nicole Nixon | Kris HooksAfter the omicron variant was first identified in the state Dec. 1, California health officials have released new requirements to slow the spread of COVID-19.
