In L.A. County, health officials are enlisting people living in tents, RVs and makeshift shelters to help get unhoused people vaccinated.
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Santa Cruz County reports third COVID-related death of a vaccinated individual
A man in his 90s with several underlying conditions was the county’s 216th fatality since the coronavirus pandemic began; the news came just days after health officials announced Santa Cruz County’s first two deaths from COVID-19 of fully vaccinated residents.
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Vaccination rates are up, but Santa Cruz County sees another COVID-19 death
On Tuesday morning, Santa Cruz County announced an additional death related to COVID-19, the fifth since August. All were unvaccinated, something health officials said would have likely prevented the deaths. However, county vaccination rates have increased and the daily case rate has decreased.
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Big gap between Pfizer, Moderna vaccines seen for preventing COVID hospitalizations
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine does a significantly better job of preventing COVID-19 hospitalizations compared with Pfizer’s shot.
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FDA approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot brings temptation to vaccinate kids under 12
Now that Comirnaty has full FDA approval, doctors can recommend the COVID-19 shot to anyone for “off-label” use, including children under 12. The prospect has pediatricians bracing for impact — and worried that some parents may be jumping the gun to vaccinate kids who have not yet turned 12.
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After third COVID-19 death in August, health officials point to combination of Delta, vaccination
Santa Cruz County officials announced Wednesday morning that an additional county resident died earlier this month due to COVID-19. This is the third COVID-19 related death in the county since June 1; all three residents were unvaccinated.
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An issue of ‘civic responsibility’: What readers think about county’s vaccination/testing mandate
Tuesday’s news that the board of supervisors would require all Santa Cruz County employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing struck a nerve with Lookout readers. Here’s what we heard.
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The FDA granted full approval for the Pfizer vaccine. What does that mean?
How is FDA full approval different from emergency use authorization? And how will it change employer or government vaccine mandates?
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Board of Supervisors will require vaccination or weekly COVID testing for county employees
After an acrimonious public comment period, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to require county employees to be vaccinated or be tested weekly. Those who fail to do either may be fired.
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FDA vaccine approval is a shot in arm for President Biden’s COVID campaign
FDA’s approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine comes at a key time for Biden, with Americans growing disenchanted with his handling of the pandemic.
