Updated Covid Vaccines Are Here and They’re Effective
Vaccination rates remain low, especially in Black and Latino communities, where costs, misinformatio, and access are barriers to getting the shots....
03
Oct
04
Jun
Experts Warn About Deadly Bird Flu and ‘More Aggressive’ COVID Variant
Ethnic Media Services hosted doctors with expertise in virology and human and animal medicine on May 24 to discuss bird flu and the FLiRT COVID variant....
08
Jan
Medical Experts Weigh In On Trio of Rising Winter Virus Cases
Doctors outlined a trifecta of viruses, their severity, and preventative measures during an Ethnic Media Services news conference on Friday....
31
Oct
State Health Officials Urge Vaccination for Flu and COVID for Everyone and RSV for Pregnant Women
Pregnant people should get vaccinated against RSV, and everyone aged six months and up should get their COVID and flu shots, health officials say....
01
Oct
As COVID-19 Cases Increase, Health Officials Urge People to Get Updated Vaccine
Bay Area and statewide COVID-19 infections rates are up over the past couple of months and health officials are advising people to get the updated vaccines....
22
Sep
New COVID-19 Vaccine Coming Next Week to Contra Costa County
The new vaccine, approved this month by the FDA, is updated to protect against current variants of COVID-19 and recommended for all 6 months or older....
20
Sep
County Health Officials Say COVID Cases Rising, New Mask Order Coming
COVID-19 cases are rising in Contra Costa County as some Bay Area counties are issuing a new masking order for workers at "high-risk" health care facilities....
05
Sep
Opinion: How We Can Protect Our Communities From COVID
"The church leadership and I knew it was our calling to take on COVID-19 and protect our flock," writes the Rev. Edgar Boyd, an AME pastor in L.A....
16
Aug
COVID-19 Is Not Going Away
It's easy to think that the coronavirus pandemic is over. But there’s one thing that’s still around. It’s COVID, and it's still doing what it does....
14
Aug
COVID Makes a Comeback, But New Vaccines Are Around the Corner
As the U.S. experiences a summer swell of COVID-19 infections, experts say it will remain a threat for many years, but new vaccines should lower the danger....
01
Jun
County Services Gather in One ‘Block Party’ Spot to Offer Easy Access
Contra Costa County residents can apply for CalFresh and Medi-Cal, register to vote, get a library card, get a COVID-19 vaccine and more Tuesday in Concord....
27
May
‘People Are Really Over It,’ But COVID Isn’t Over
While the risk is lower, COVID-19 is still here, leaving people to weigh risks and benefits to decide how to live their lives, with many basically ignoring it....
18
Apr
All COVID Vaccinations to Be Bivalent Vaccine to ‘Simplify’ Recommendations, FDA Says
The COVID-19 vaccine targeting the original coronavirus strain and two substrains of the omicron variant will now be used for all vaccinations in the U.S....
15
Mar
Status Update on Bay Area Public Health Developments
The FDA updated its approval Tuesday of the Pfizer-BioNTech booster vaccine, making it available to some children under age five....
13
Mar
COVID Testing and Vaccination Sites Closing in March
Several COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites in Contra Costa County are closing this month Richmond city officials announced late last week....
