Category: covid-19
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Baby formula still on some shelves for San Diego’s most vulnerable
Amidst a nationwide baby formula shortage, there are still places for some of San Diego’s most at-risk families to find their preferred brand. https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/05/17/baby-formula-still-on-some-shelves-for-san-diegos-most-vulnerable
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Vaccines, free food and more to be offered Saturday at monthly City Heights clinic
Data from San Diego County says nearly 94% of eligible county residents have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine. That’s not the case in City Heights. On Saturday, there’s an event to get more shots in arms in that community. https://www.kpbs.org/news/health/2022/03/25/vaccines-free-food-and-more-to-be-offered-saturday-at-monthly-city-heights-clinic
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Padilla, childrens hospitals push for more vaccinations
Children 17 and under make up 18% of California’s COVID-19 cases. On Thursday, California Senator Alex Padilla called for a more aggressive push to get school-aged children vaccinated, and was joined in that call by the California Children’s Hospital Association https://www.kpbs.org/news/health/2022/01/27/padilla-childrens-hospitals-push-for-more-vaccinations
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day events held across San Diego amid COVID surge
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated at many events across San Diego County with most local festivities taking health precautions due to a surge in COVID-19. Some events were forced to go virtual for a second straight year. https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/01/17/martin-luther-king-jr-day-events-held-across-san-diego-amid-covid-surge
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COVID, staffing shortages cause San Diego public transit woes
Many San Diegans rely on buses, trolleys and trains as their main means of transport, but some forms of public transit will soon be on a reduced schedule because of the ripple effects of the pandemic. https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/01/12/covid-staffing-shortages-cause-san-diego-public-transit-woes