Omicron Archives - Times of San Diego

COVID vaccination

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are on the Rise Again in San Diego County

by Crystal Niebla • inewsource September 6, 2023September 7, 2023

The spread of COVID subvariants has experts recommending the public return to basics: Masking up indoors and staying home if you feel sick.

A vaccine is prepared at the Sharp Grossmont Center Covid-19 supersite.

If You Are High Risk, Do Not Wait for Updated COVID Vaccines, Experts Say

by Reuters July 29, 2022July 29, 2022

COVID Clinic testing

California Is U.S. ‘Hotspot’ for New, Fast-Spreading Omicron Variant from India

by Danielle Dawson • inewsource July 25, 2022July 26, 2022

COVID-19 test

Omicron Sub-Variants BA.4, BA.5 Make Up 70% of COVID Variants in U.S., CDC Says

by Reuters July 5, 2022July 6, 2022

Graph of daily COVID cases

‘Here We Go Again’: San Diego Medical Experts React to New COVID Wave

by Jake Harper • inewsource June 6, 2022June 7, 2022

state mask mandate

California to Lift Indoor Mask Mandate for Vaccinated People on Feb. 15

by Elizabeth Ireland February 7, 2022February 8, 2022

Microscope image of coronavirus

Tech

COVID-19 Virus Demonstrates ‘Natural Selection in Real Time’ as Variants Emerge

by Dr. Nancy Greengold February 6, 2022February 7, 2022

Motorists wait in a long queue at Kaiser Permanente complex in La Mesa for COVID-19 testing on Monday, Jan. 3.

San Diego County Reports 2,736 COVID-19 Cases, 29 Deaths as Omicron Declines

by Elizabeth Ireland February 4, 2022February 5, 2022

Microscope image of coronavirus

Scripps Health Predicts Omicron Surge to Wind Down By Early March

by Debbie L. Sklar February 1, 2022February 1, 2022

A long line of people waited to be tested in City Heights. Photo by Chris Stone

San Diego County’s Total COVID-19 Cases Near 700,000, Even as Omicron Surge Declines

by Elizabeth Ireland January 31, 2022February 1, 2022

Alexandria Scott rests her head in her hand at Orange County hospital

Omicron Surge Leaves Staff Exhausted and Angry at Orange County Hospital

by Reuters January 31, 2022February 1, 2022

Closed office at San Diego City Hall

Omicron Surge Shuts Local Government Services Throughout California

by Julie Cart • CalMatters January 30, 2022January 31, 2022

Police in masks

Crime

Omicron Surge Strains California’s Law Enforcement Agencies

by Byrhonda Lyons • CalMatters January 29, 2022January 30, 2022

Student vaccinated

Omicron Surge Worsens California’s Teacher Shortage, Closing More Schools

by Joe Hong • CalMatters January 23, 2022January 24, 2022