Derek Staahl
10 News San Diego
San Diego, CA, United States
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Feds purchase 300,000 courses of potential monkeypox drug invented at UC San Diego
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will pay $115 million for the initial shipment of TEMBEXA, produced by Chimerix, Inc., the company announced this week. → Read More
UPDATE: San Diego airport evacuated after passenger grabbed unsearched bag around barrier
A passenger at San Diego International Airport prompted an evacuation of Terminal 2 by reaching around a plexiglass barrier to retrieve a bag that had been flagged for additional inspection. → Read More
In-Depth: Why has monkeypox vaccine distribution been so slow?
Logistical stumbles in moving doses from the federal stockpile to states have left clinics with far fewer shots than they need, and little clarity about when more will arrive. → Read More
There are no approved treatments for monkeypox, but a drug invented at UC San Diego shows promise
The painful rashes and lesions caused by monkeypox can last up to a month, and there are no approved treatments. But a drug invented at UC San Diego to counter a bioterrorism attack shows promise. → Read More
Homeland Security to stop enrolling people in 'Remain in Mexico' program
A Texas district judge on Monday vacated his ruling, issued last year, that stopped the Biden administration from ending the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program. → Read More
In-Depth: BA.5 reinfections send California's COVID wave soaring
San Diego County recorded 3,122 reinfections in June, nearly double the figure from May. Here's why BA.5 is infecting so many people a second time. → Read More
In-Depth: San Diego nears 'high' COVID tier as major events approach
As Comic-Con and San Diego Pride approach, just a few dozen more COVID hospitalizations in San Diego’s 7-day rolling average would push the county into the CDC’s high community transmission category. → Read More
In-Depth: What the Fed's rate hike means for credit card interest
Credit card interest rates were already approaching all-time records before the Federal Reserve’s latest 75-point rate hike. → Read More
Plane crashes raise questions about safety and development near Oceanside Airport
Within the last four months, there have been two small plane crashes near the Oceanside Airport, renewing questions about safety at the non-towered facility and a proposed mega-development nearby that would add attractions, commercial space and hundreds of housing units. → Read More
Strangers step in to help San Diego couple after wheelchair theft
A San Diego couple, married for over five decades, says their faith in humanity has been restored thanks to the kindness of strangers. → Read More
San Diego County supervisors to weigh in on statewide abortion amendment
California’s state Supreme Court has a long history of upholding abortion rights, but supporters say the amendment would codify protection for reproductive rights. It would also have political implications this November. → Read More
In-Depth: How much money extremists can make from livestreaming hate
The gunman in the Buffalo mass shooting livestreamed the attack. Far-right extremists have leveraged such platforms to earn full-time profits from their hate. → Read More
Secretive weapon made by San Diego company sent to Ukraine
The Pentagon is sending a secretive new attack drone to Ukraine to help in the fight against Russia, and it was developed by a company based in Solana Beach. → Read More
In-Depth: Why California's vaccine mandate presents 'impossible choice' for some with tinnitus
The World Health Organization said it is investigating a potential link between the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and rare reports of tinnitus, but those findings may not come in time for one San Diego nurse. → Read More
In-Depth: Different COVID variants linked to different long haul symptoms
For the first time, a study suggests different COVID variants can lead to different long haul COVID symptoms. → Read More
San Diego man meets congressman who helped him escape Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
A San Diego man spent months trapped in Afghanistan with his wife following the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul. On Friday, he got the chance to meet the person who helped his family escape the Taliban-controlled country. → Read More
In-Depth: Why omicron alters smell less frequently
New studies reveal loss of taste and smell are much less prevalent with omicron. Experts point to molecular differences that make the olfactory nerve less susceptible to the variant. → Read More
In-Depth: How San Diego scientists designed the first mRNA vaccine for HIV
At its core, the goal of this experimental HIV vaccine is the same as the vaccines for COVID: block the spikes on the virus so it can’t infect cells. The problem is that HIV’s spikes are constantly mutating. → Read More
In-Depth: Omicron is causing more cases of croup in kids under 5
Doctors at Rady Children’s Hospital say they’re seeing a new symptom in children under five infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19: croup. It mirrors a trend nationwide. → Read More
In-Depth: COVID brain fog linked to changes in spinal fluid
A new study suggests many people with cognitive symptoms have abnormalities in their spinal fluid. These anomalies can be detected months after the initial bout with the virus, even in patients who were never hospitalized for COVID. → Read More