July 30, 2020Updated 10:03 a.m. ETImageThe North Central neighborhood of San Mateo, Calif. Credit...Jim McAuley for The New York TimesFirst, I wanted to ask what you thought about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new focus on the Central Valley.If you look at transmission rates in the Central Valley, they’re super high.One of the biggest challenges, especially among our…
California reached another bleak coronavirus milestone this week, recording more than 150 daily deaths in the worst fatality numbers since the pandemic began.But just as troubling, health officials and experts say, is how COVID-19 is stalking certain groups, such as essential workers, and those in institutions including nursing homes and prisons, at much greater rates…
A 13-year-old boy in California has died after experiencing symptoms of the novel coronavirus despite initially testing negative for COVID-19, his family claims.Maxx Cheng, 13, of Claremont, began isolating in his room after showing signs of COVID-19 — namely nausea, vomiting and chest pains — on July 4. He was tested for the deadly virus…
July 20, 2020 | 5:53pm A 13-year-old California boy died after experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, despite testing negative for the disease about a week earlier, according to reports. Maxx Cheng — a swimmer with big dreams of going to the Olympics — began to feel sick on the Fourth of July with symptoms including nausea, vomiting…
AT 6:00. DEIRDRE: GOOD MORNING. I AM DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK. TY: I AM TY STEELE. TEO TORRES AND TONI VALLIERE ARE BOTH WORKING FROM HOME AND WE WILL CHECK IN WITH THEM LATER. TAKING A LOOK AT HOSPITALIZATIONS, THE DARK BLUE LINE SHOWS HOSPITALIZATION STATEWIDE OVER THE LAST MONTH. THAT NUMBER HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED IN…
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The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended granting marketing authorization for Moderna’s new RNA-based vaccine, mNexspike, for preventing COVID-19 in people aged 12 years or older. The vaccine was approved in May 2025 by the US FDA for individuals aged 65 years or older or aged 12-64 years
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