The COVID-19 vaccine could be approved for children in the age group by fall, if the trial taking place in Santa Clara, Oakland and Sacramento goes well, a Kaiser official said.
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As registration lags further behind, Cabrillo College pivots to a mostly in-person fall class schedule
“There’s a lot of angst among faculty and counselors right now about how this is impacting student schedules, and I get that,” Cabrillo College President Matt Wetstein said of the course change that will make 50-60% of classes in-person.
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COVID-19 state of emergency will last beyond June 15, Newsom says
California’s economy will reopen, but “the disease has not been extinguished,” the governor said Friday. The state of emergency, in place since March 2020, gives Newsom and state health officials broad authority to temporarily impose new rules and restrictions.
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Newsom kicks off plan to incentivize COVID-19 vaccinations as critics lash out
Gov. Gavin Newsom, facing a recall election, drew the names of the first winners of California’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery in an upbeat event Friday. “He’s gambling for people’s votes with our taxpayer dollars,” said one recall organizer.
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Santa Cruz County remains among state’s best in COVID-19 case numbers
With just 1.3 confirmed COVID cases per 100,000 people and a positivity rate of 0.5%, Santa Cruz County is among the top 10 counties in California in those metrics, according to state data released Tuesday.
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Santa Cruz among dozen counties reporting problems with OptumServe vaccine clinics, documents show
California authorized paying OptumServe up to $221 million. But the company — which runs a vaccination site in Watsonville — has helped with only 1% of the state’s vaccinations since January.
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‘I was absolutely shocked’: Dr. Gail Newel on Newsom’s refusal to fund public health departments
Santa Cruz County’s top health official said it was “disheartening” that even with a projected $76 billion surplus, Gov. Gavin Newsom nixed a $200 million request to boost local agencies that have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As pandemic eases, many seniors have lost strength, could need rehabilitative services
A little-discussed, long-term toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is that large numbers of older adults have become physically and cognitively debilitated and less able to care for themselves after sheltering in place.
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COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause sudden hearing loss, study finds
Sudden hearing loss is not a side effect of getting a COVID-19 vaccine, according to an analysis by doctors who treated patients with the condition.
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California postpones decision on relaxing mask and distancing rules for workers
For now, California workers must continue to wear masks and practice physical distancing — either in a room or outside.