In Los Angeles, for example, so many people now have immunity to the coronavirus from past infections and vaccination that transmission is slowing and inching toward herd immunity.
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Vaccination rates rise in nursing homes, but when will families be able to visit?
Doctors, residents and family members have begun pushing to ease the crushing isolation in nursing home facilities, but regulators haven’t yet loosened rules that block most visitation.
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COVID PM: Into the weekend with another vaccine scramble, prep sports news
Happy weekend time, Santa Cruzans! We head into it with some solid negative COVID trajectory given declining positivity rates both locally and statewide. Gov. Gavin Newsom even provided some hope for parents, kids and coaches trying to eke out some semblance of a brief high school sports season. More on what sports are affected in […]
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Another vaccine scramble: Winter storms impact appointments for Santa Cruz County residents
Severe winter weather is disrupting the vaccine distribution chain across the country, but the CDC now says second doses can be administered up to six weeks after the first and still be effective.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom, legislators at odds over $6.6-billion plan to open California elementary schools in April
The proposal would require county health departments to make vaccinations available to school employees who will work on campus
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California will earmark 10% of weekly COVID-19 vaccine supply for teachers
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the move, which starts in March, in an effort to reopen schools.
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COVID PM: Stimulus impact, teacher vaccination update, high school sports returns
Hey, everyone, it’s almost Friday and there is no shortage of good COVID-related coverage for you tonight, so let’s get right to the highlights: ➤ We got the question numerous times over the past 24 hours: Am I eligible for the $600 stimulus money? We, along with our LA Times partners, hope to provide answers […]
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Besides preventing symptoms, do vaccines combat COVID-19’s spread? A UCSC expert thinks so
UC Santa Cruz epidemiologist Marm Kilpatrick has unlocked clues to whether COVID-19 vaccines prevent vaccinated people from passing the virus to others. His laboratory for testing scientific — and public — opinion? Twitter.
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Am I eligible for California’s $600 COVID-19 stimulus check and other aid?
In all, the state will provide 5.7 million payments to low-income Californians as part of the $9.6-billion economic recovery package.
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The Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County re-envisioned its programs and initiatives to meet the needs and challenges of 2020. More than 10,000 volunteers helped through mask making, grocery shopping for seniors, staffing emergency shelters, distributing free food, online tutoring, and disseminating emergency preparedness information.