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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Masks off: Santa Cruz health officials remove mandate
After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved Santa Cruz County to its second-lowest COVID-19 transmission tier, yellow, local officials rescinded the county’s indoor mask mandate Wednesday. They continue to recommend the use of masks, however.
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Why red-hot Boulder Creek & the 95006 are bucking expectations: Tech influx began with social, political unrest
Looking for refuge in the redwoods, many “people in Silicon Valley wanted to get out of the cities. I’ve been working here since 2004 … and this is the busiest year we’ve ever had,” said one local realtor. A closer look at how and why a fire-ravaged zone remains one of the county’s hottest real estate markets.
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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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Anxious the Delta variant will pause life again? This therapist can help you cope
“There isn’t really a way to get through this time period other than generally accepting that we are mortal,” TikTok therapy guru Dr. Courtney Tracy says, “and that we exist on a planet that is uncertain and unprecedented things happen.”
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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.
