Testing, treatment, vaccine info, case rates, headlines
MINUTES COMING OUT OF ELK GROVE. O:TE TO OUR CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE. IT APPEARS THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW INFECTIONS IS DROPPING. IT IS A GRAPH OVER THE PAST 90 DAYS. YOU CAN SEE IT’S TRDINGEN DOWNWARD. THE 7-DAY AVERAGE IS 20.9 NEW CASES PER 100,000 PEOP. THE STATE IS EXPECTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THESE NUMBERS TODAY. MEANTIME, THE TEST POSITIVITISY CURRENTLY AT 5%. A MOHNT AGO, IT WAS 2.7%. GETTING INFECTED WITH THE OMICRON VARIANT PROVIDES LITETL IMMUNITY FOR THOSE WHO AREN’T VACCINATED. THAT’S ACCORDING TO A NEW U.C. SAN FRANCISCO STUDY. RESEARCHERS FOUND ANYONE WHO GOT OMICRON DIDN’T HAVE MUCH LONG-TERM IMMUNITY AGAINST OTHER VARIAN.TS CONVERSLY, OMICRON VARIANT INFECTIONS MAY BOOST OVERALL PROTECTION AMONG VACCINATED PELEOP DIERDRE: THAT IS INTERESTING. I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN’T GET THE VACCEIN AFTER THEY HAD OMICRON, THINKING TYHE WERE GOOD. CDC ADVISERS HAVE GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT FOR COVID BOOSTER SHOTS FOR KIDS AGES 5 TO ELEVEN. THEY HAVEN’T JUST GIVENHE T OK, THEY ARE URGING THIS. THE CDC STILL NES EDTO SIGN OFF. IT’S EXPECTED TO DO SO. IF THAT HAPPENS IT WILL OP AEN THIRD DOSE TO KIDS 5 TO ELEVEN. EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE FDA AUTHORIZED THE BOOSTER TO BE GIVEN AT LEAST FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE SECOND SHOT. THE HOPE IS AN EXTRA DOSE WILL SHORE UP PROTECTION IN THIS AGE GROUP, WITH INFECTIONS GOINGP U AGAIN IN PARTS OF THE CO
COVID-19 in California: Find testing, treatment and vaccine info, case and hospitalization rates, top COVID headlines
Updated: 8:10 AM PDT May 20, 2022
Below you’ll find information on the latest COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in California, where to get a COVID test, treatments, vaccine rates and booster shots, information on omicron subvariants and the latest headlines — all in one place.App users, click here to see all the charts with this story. Should I get tested for COVID-19? Where can I get a test in California? COVID-19 testing should be free for individuals with few exceptions at COVID-19 testing sites licensed in California. Health insurance companies are supposed to cover the tests for their members, and the government pays for those who are uninsured.Click here for what you should know about getting reimbursed if you were charged.Here is where you can search for a testing site by address, city, county or ZIP code in California. For more information on testing, visit here.You can also now order up to 16 at-home test kits per household through the federal government’s test website, COVIDtests.gov. They are expected to be mailed out seven to 12 days after your order. People can also call 1-800-232-0233. And private health insurers are being ordered to pay for up to eight at-home tests per person, per month. Here’s county-by-county COVID-19 testing information for KCRA 3’s coverage area:Sacramento County COVID testingYolo County COVID testingSan Joaquin County COVID testingStanislaus County COVID testingAmador County COVID testingTuolumne County COVID testingEl Dorado County COVID testingPlacer County COVID testingCalaveras County COVID testingNevada County COVID testingSutter County COVID testingSolano County COVID testingYuba County COVID testing| MORE | What to know about different kinds of COVID-19 tests| MORE | Here’s how to find free COVID-19 testing locations in Northern CaliforniaWhere to find “test to treat” sites for COVID-19California state health officials are expanding sites across the state where people can get both tested for COVID-19 and access to free treatments like Paxlovid for the virus.People ages 12 and over and with high-risk conditions that make them susceptible to severe COVID-19 can get a prescription for Paxlovid or molnupiravir if they test positive at one of the sites. People who are unvaccinated or with a weakened immune system are also more likely to get very sick, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.While health officials stress that getting vaccinated and boosted is the best way to combat COVID-19 they say that treatments can help prevent severe illness and hospitalization.It’s important, though, to be treated soon after symptoms begin. Besides visiting a test to treat location, people can also call their health provider to see if they qualify for treatment.Click here to see a map of tests to treat sites in your area.Latest COVID-19 cases in 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(App users, click here to see the latest COVID-19 case and testing numbers).Latest COVID-19-related hospitalizations in…
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