Contra Costa County residents can request four free COVID-19 home testing kits online or by phone. The tests will be provided by the county by mail....
The American Red Cross said donors are urgently needed to bolster the organization's blood supply to prepare for a possible severe flu season....
Health officials recommend steps such as COVID-19 and flu vaccines and mask-wearing to guard against diseases, also including respiratory syncytial virus. ...
At an Ethnic Media Services press briefing Oct. 26, three health professionals spoke about challenges treating long COVID and stopping the spread of COVID-19....
Children ages 5-11 are eligible for the COVID-19 booster vaccine targeting the omicron variant, after the FDA expanded the vaccine's authorization Wednesday....
The California Department of Public Health offered new advice on when to wear a mask and other steps to protect people from COVID-19....
Contra Costa County closed its dedicated COVID-19 testing sites, but free test kits are still available at libraries and county vaccination sites....
LifeLong Medical celebrated the opening of its Richmond location more than two years after the William Jenkins Health Center opened its doors....
The new COVID booster shot offers stronger protection because it was made to prevent serious illness from omicron and the original strain of the coronavirus....
All gay, bisexual and other men or transgender people who have sex with men are eligible for the monkeypox vaccine in Contra Costa County....
The FDA authorized two COVID-19 booster vaccines Wednesday that are specifically formulated to target the omicron variant of the virus and two subvariants....
The COVID-19 vaccines brought hope in 2020 that the pandemic would soon end. Now, in 2022, we have to contend with the slew of variants and long COVID....
Eligible Contra Costa County residents can now make an appointment online to get a monkeypox vaccination at sites in Richmond and Concord....
As monkeypox cases continue to rise across the United States, the California Senate Select Committee on Monkeypox held its first hearing Aug. 9....
The California Senate Select Committee on Monkeypox met for the first time Tuesday to discuss the outbreak, response and lack of vaccines in the state....
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