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Holiday getaway pushes US airport traffic to pandemic high
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The Fourth of July holiday weekend is jamming U.S. airports with their biggest crowds since the pandemic began in 2020.
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Great America might close in six years after developer buys land under Santa Clara park
The Great America theme park's final rides are in view now that one of the Bay Area's biggest real estate developers has bought the land beneath the iconic Santa Clara amusement center for $310 million.
Vaccines
US officials plan steps to tackle monkeypox outbreak
Case counts have continued to grow. As of Tuesday, the U.S. had identified 306 cases in 27 states and the District of Columbia. More than 4,700 cases have been found in more than 40 other countries outside the areas of...
Coronavirus - The Path Forward
FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers
U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.
Coronavirus Government News
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East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for June 14, 2022
Coronavirus School News
Here’s when COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 will be here
Federal health agencies will review the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children under age 5...
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Why we need better COVID vaccines this fall
Coronavirus Unemployment
Netflix lays off 300 employees as bad year continues to hit company
Thursday’s layoffs impact around 3% of Netflix’s workforce, which includes 11,000 full-time employees. The layoffs...
Coronavirus - Santa Clara County Cases
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Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 found in Santa Clara County’s wastewater as cases continue to climb
The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants were responsible for a recent swell of cases in South...
Coronavirus - Alameda County Cases
Alameda County lifts indoor masking requirement — again
An increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations drove the health department to re-impose the mandate earlier this...
Coronavirus Closures
Iconic eatery, victim of the pandemic, towed out of Hong Kong harbor
Some Hong Kong residents recalled the heyday of Jumbo Kingdom, and expressed disappointment in seeing...