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New XEC COVID variant on the rise across the globe. How is it affecting California?

A new variant of COVID-19 called XEC is spreading rapidly in Europe and other parts of the world, just after a summer with an increased number of COVID cases across the U.S.

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New COVID variant XEC appears in California. Here's what doctors are saying

Even with the new variant, the CDC recommends everyone six months and older get the new COVID vaccine. They say it's your best defense.

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COVID variant XEC sees rapid global growth: What to know about the new strain

XEC cases across 12 U.S. states and 15 different countries. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. However, Australia based data integration specialist Mike Honey wrote on X Saturday that the new strain,

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Federal government to give out free COVID tests. Here's how to order yours in California

The tests will also be able to detect the dominant variants that are currently circulating, including the subvariant KP.3.1.1 made up nearly 37% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., and KP.3 made up over ...

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Early signs California’s COVID surge is peaking: ‘It’s not gone away. It’s just lower’

California’s COVID summer may no longer be heating up — though officials caution the virus continues to circulate at levels ...

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Woman sentenced to 9 years in prison for $1M California unemployment insurance fraud during COVID pandemic

A judge sentenced a Northern California woman to nine years in prison on Tuesday for fraudulently obtaining more than $1 million in unemployment benefits during the height of the COVID pandemic.

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No insurance? Here’s how Angelenos can get the new COVID-19 vaccine for free

If you think you’ll qualify for the free COVID-19 vaccine, select “No” for “does the patient have insurance” while making an ...

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COVID-19 cases rise in Northern California

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - COVID-19 cases in Butte and Shasta counties are rising. The CDC’s Wastewater Metric said in Butte ...

California schools face crisis over absenteeism, declining enrollment

California’s public schools have a numbers problem —and it’s not just that their students don’t score very highly in national ...

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Tracy woman gets 9 years in federal prison for over $1M COVID-19 benefits fraud scheme

A 33-year-old Tracy woman was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for an unemployment fraud scheme during the pandemic, ...

California GOP pushes back on bill that would give unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants

Several California GOP members are pushing to veto a new Democratic pushed senate bill that would provide unemployment ...

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He led California’s COVID-19 response. Now, after 5 years on the job, he’s leaving

California Secretary of Health and Human Services Mark Ghaly, who took the position in March 2019, is leaving the agency at ...

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California drivers can now get mobile licenses on their iPhones — but they need physical ones too

Apple launched California IDs and driver’s licenses for iPhones today, but you can't ditch the card in your wallet yet.

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