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More options than ever for at-home and community COVID-19 tests

UC Davis Health — September 9, 2021

COVID-19 testing has become widely available, with free community PCR testing and over-the-counter antigen tests you can purchase to take at home. But which type of test should you use and when? And if you are vaccinated, do you need to be testing at all? Two UC Davis Health experts…

Over-the-counter rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 have become very popular.

Study: No Serious COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects in Breastfeeding Moms, Infants

UC San Diego Health — September 8, 2021

Researchers found that breastfeeding mothers who received either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccination reported the same local or systemic symptoms as what has been previously reported in non-breastfeeding women, with no serious side effects in the breastfed infants.

Show your ID and ride for free on SacRT light rail

UC Davis Health — September 8, 2021

Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) will be offering free rides to UC Davis Health staff on all light rail trains during Sept. 13-19. Simply show your ID badge to ride the SacRT light rail system for free.

SacRT is offering UC Davis Health staff free light rail rides from Sept. 13-19.

UC San Diego Health Earns High Quality Marks, Saves Medicare Money

UC San Diego Health — September 7, 2021

UC San Diego Health improved care for more than 32,000 Medicare beneficiaries in San Diego, Riverside, and Imperial Counties, and saved Medicare close to $7 million by utilizing population health technologies to exceed quality and cost goals in 2020.

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