The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday strengthened its recommendations on who should get boosters.
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Santa Cruz County health officials: Only a matter of time before Omicron arrives; vaccination imperative
Days after a new COVID-19 variant was named a variant of concern by the World Health Organization, Santa Cruz County health officials reiterate that following the same public health guidelines emphasized throughout the pandemic are the best ways to avoid causing the spread of the disease.
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WHO says new coronavirus variant poses ‘very high’ risk of global infection surges
The world struggled to come to terms with a new turn in the pandemic, with the World Health Organization warning Omicron poses a risk of new outbreaks.
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The need ‘keeps growing’: Volunteers to feed the hungry remain in high demand as holidays draw closer
With so many still reeling from the COVID pandemic, charities, food banks, and other volunteer organizations are seeing increased demand for their services but not enough volunteers.
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Another COVID holiday: Is California in a better place this year?
The answer is no in many parts of California: Eighteen counties, mostly rural ones, have more hospitalized COVID-19 patients today than a year ago. But urban counties are faring better.
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‘Potential winter surge’ leads Santa Cruz County health officials to order use of masks indoors
Citing increasing COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates, Santa Cruz County health officials are ordering the use of masks indoors starting at one minute before midnight Sunday, regardless of vaccination status.
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Biden administration pushes booster shots as second pandemic winter approaches
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding guidance for which Americans should receive booster shots.
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‘So much hope, so much participation’: County parents lining up young ones for COVID-19 shots
Since the launch of COVID-19 vaccination clinics in schools across the county last week through the Santa Cruz County Office of Education, 2,858 students ages 5 to 11 have been vaccinated and more than 1,000 are scheduled to receive vaccines in the next few weeks.
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How drug overdose deaths surpassed 100,000 in one year
Sam Quinones, author of ‘The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth,’ on the horrific rise in overdose deaths.
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Booster shots in Santa Cruz County: Why to do it, where to get it and should you mix and match?
The stumbling block is the criteria listed to qualify for a booster shot when trying to book an appointment. Some have…
