The CDC issued its revised guidelines Dec. 27, recommending that people who have tested positive for Covid isolate for five days, down from the previous 10-day requirement.
As the Omicron variant was found in the state’s wastewater supplies, California Dec. 13 re-instituted a one month mask mandate at indoor public places.
Teen suicide and depression rates are as alarming as deaths from Covid-19, but few mental health resources are available to address this shadow pandemic.
Late last month, holiday travel concerns emerged afresh as a new Coronavirus variant known as Omicron was first identified by scientists in South Africa.
Efforts to immunize 28 million infants could mark a turning point in the battle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, but many parents are still reluctant to vaccinate their kids.
