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FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up U.S. regulators are allowing people 50 and older to get another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

 

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FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up

FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up

U.S. regulators are allowing people 50 and older to get another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

Free COVID tests and treatments no longer free for uninsured, as funding
 runs out

Free COVID tests and treatments no longer free for uninsured, as funding runs out

The Biden administration has asked Congress to allocate $22.5 billion more for pandemic relief. But the funding is stalled and the effects are already being …

San Diegans share stories about how the pandemic changed their lives

San Diegans share stories about how the pandemic changed their lives

Four San Diegans share how their lives have been changed by the pandemic over the last two years.

Marine investigation finds former GOP chair's son engaged in misconduct

Marine investigation finds former GOP chair's son engaged in misconduct

The Marines were looking into whether 21-year-old Victor Krvaric tried to join the white supremacist group Patriot Front.

Negotiations to resume Wednesday between Southern California grocers, workers

Negotiations to resume Wednesday between Southern California grocers, workers

Contract talks will resume Wednesday in hopes of avoiding a walkout by thousands of Southern California grocery workers.

California public school enrollment predicted to drop by 500,000 by 2030

California public school enrollment predicted to drop by 500,000 by 2030

The state is projecting K-12 public school enrollment in California will drop 9% by the end of the decade. That's a loss of 500,000 students.

San Diego leaders travel to Washington D.C. to lobby for infrastructure funding

San Diego leaders travel to Washington D.C. to lobby for infrastructure funding

Better roads and highways and more help for the homeless are just some of the things San Diego leaders are lobbying for.

Compromise reached on air quality regulations for sport fishing boats

Compromise reached on air quality regulations for sport fishing boats

Sport fishing boat owners were worried about the air quality regulations proposed by California’s clean air agency.

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