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California COVID hospitalizations double as vaccine access tightens

California COVID hospitalizations double as vaccine access tightens
health9/8/2025

COVID-19 hospitalizations in California have doubled, wastewater shows very high virus levels, and new vaccine rules raise fresh concerns for fall.

California is seeing a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections. Hospitalizations have nearly doubled in the past month, and wastewater data shows “very high” levels of the virus circulating across the state. The spike comes just as access to updated vaccin... [3306 chars]