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Martin do Nascimento/CalMattersLawmakers want to create stricter vaccine mandates, especially for children. They anticipate an especially fierce fight in the coming months. -
Uma Shankar Sharma/Getty ImagesIt's a sibling of the first omicron variant that swept the world. Is it more contagious? Does it cause severe disease? Will it keep current omicron surges going? Researchers are looking for answers.
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Scientists have shown that the brain uses multiple checkpoints to make sure we get enough water, but not too much. -
Since the surge began in December, some smaller law enforcement agencies, including in Mount Shasta, have been forced to increase overtime, reduce services and reroute non-emergency calls to online portals.
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About a quarter of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. Despite the large number of workers affected, no national laws protect them when they need time off to deal with the loss.
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Monthly mental health interviews. January is about the value of support groups.
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The Alsea School District in Benton County has put masking decisions in the hands of staff and families. The state says that will deprive Alsea schools of federal COVID-19 funds.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders agree to restore California paid sick leave for COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know.
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The American Red Cross and Bloodworks Northwest say there’s an unprecedented shortage of lifesaving blood in the region. Oregon’s senior U.S. Senator Ron Wyden is calling for a rule change to make more people eligible to give blood.
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Some retailers are starting to get the first wave of the 400 million free masks being distributed by the federal government. Every person is allowed to receive up to three masks.
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About 11,500 long-term care center workers are now sick with COVID. “It’s been like one coworker after another, after another, everyone getting sick,” one nursing assistant said.
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Weekly Covid-19 update with Jackson County Medical Director Dr. Leona
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We asked four public health experts all your pressing questions about how to avoid catching omicron on campus.
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Recent research and anecdotes suggest some people are testing negative on rapid tests even after they have symptoms, then later testing positive. Here's what researchers think is going on.
