Health

Whooping Cough Vaccines Offer Best Protection

| 3:50 PM

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Two students at a local elementary school were diagnosed with whooping cough, potentially exposing others to the contagious respiratory infection, County Health and Human Services Agency officials reported today.

Government

National Recognition Awarded to 39 San Diego County Programs

| 5:23 PM

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A new website improves the County’s ability to provide emergency information to residents; a media campaign encourages San Diegans to talk about mental illness; and a floodplain management program lowers flood insurance bills for homeowners in the unincorporated area.