Free at-home test kits offered in Yolo County for COVID-positive residents

We are essentially overwhelmed’: California hospitals strained from COVID-19 omicron surge

January 6, 2022 | As omicron cases continue to spike after a busy holiday season, medical providers across Northern California are feeling the strain. “We are essentially overwhelmed,” said Dr. Nicole Braxley, ER medical director at Dignity Health Mercy Hospital. “I get emotional because I think we can do a little better as a community to prevent the spread, just a little bit.”

FDA OKs Pfizer booster for ages 12-15

FDA OKs Pfizer booster for ages 12-15

January 3, 2022 | Just as young students are returning from winter break amid sharply rising cases driven by the highly contagious omicron variant the Food and Drug Administration on Monday expanded authorization for adolescents as young as age 12 to receive a booster shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.