Researchers once believed it would take months or even years for the virus to develop resistance to vaccines. The speedy evolution is largely a result of the virus’ unchecked spread.
COVID 2022
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Why the majority of California schools might not reopen anytime soon
Between Gateway, Twin Lakes and Baymonte Christian, there continue to be far more successes with in-person learning amid…
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COVID PM: ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ … except on vaccine distribution
Happy weekend time, Santa Cruzans — we did it! It will be a nice few days to get outside and celebrate both the sunny skies and the cautiously sunny outlook for the local COVID-19 situation. As our Mallory Pickett ran through the county data today, as she does most days, there was little deviation from […]
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Kids already coping with mental disorders spiral as pandemic topples vital support systems
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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COVID PM: Newel, health officials offer up the good news, bad news ahead
We’re almost to Friday, folks, and a well-deserved non-rainy day! As we dry out a bit, we digest the mixed news delivered by county health officials on Thursday. The short version: The county is trending in the right direction as we hoped and suspected, but getting from the purple tier back into the red is […]
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Watsonville nurses take to streets again, ask hospital to rescind staffing-ratio waiver
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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‘The most basic form of PPE’: 1.6 million households face water shutoffs
In April, the governor issued an executive order that barred water shutoffs for customers who don’t pay their water bills. State leaders are looking for ways to bail out struggling residents and smaller water systems alike, both buckling under $1 billion in water debt statewide.
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COVID PM: Inoculating in the rain, slow declines on key metrics continue
Hi, soggy Santa Cruz, I hope you’re surviving our most prolonged rain event of the winter. It didn’t prevent one of the county’s newest vaccination sites from ramping up, as you’ll read more about below. Nor did it dampen the news that COVID cases continued to decline in Santa Cruz County two days after news […]
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California schools report fewer homeless students, alarming advocates
‘Invisible’ homeless students may be missing out on services they need.
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New vaccination clinic at Harbor High School kicks into high gear
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…