Peter Diamandis, a doctor, engineer, executive and scientist, believed he could create an “immunity bubble” and safely host a scaled-down version of his pricey annual tech conference. Instead, the conference became a superspreader event that infected 24 people, including Diamandis, with the novel coronavirus.
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State backs away from assigning more patients to nurses following protests in Watsonville, beyond
SPECIAL REPORT: The company that bought Watsonville Community Hospital in 2019 abruptly stopped managing it last month….
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Watsonville Community Hospital under new management, but veil of secrecy surrounds who’s really in charge
SPECIAL REPORT: The company that bought Watsonville Community Hospital in 2019 abruptly stopped managing it last month. The new manager has a troubled history and is under congressional scrutiny. A third party owns the hospital’s building and land. So who’s really calling the shots?
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Fauci more cautious on COVID-19 vaccine rollout, pushing ‘open season’ to late May or June
Last week, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert said the U.S. could see open vaccine distribution by April. On Tuesday, he pushed that timeline back.
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A hospital chain said our article was inaccurate. It’s not.
Prospect Medical, whose facilities have repeatedly been found to pose threats to patients, is claiming ProPublica “ignored” its side — even though its views were cited in 30 places in the article.
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‘Devastated’ Watsonville looks to create monument honoring lives lost to COVID-19
Who were Miri Villalobos and Santiago Tehandon? Two members of a Watsonville community that has absorbed 45% of Santa…
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‘Moral imperative’: Santa Cruz County sets goal of getting all homeless families sheltered by end of year
County leaders want to prioritize services for homeless families with children, saying the idea of finding housing or shelter for all 120 such families is attainable.
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Scientists like their odds against the wily coronavirus from South Africa
COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against the coronavirus strain from South Africa, but scientists remain confident that humans have the upper hand.
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California’s COVID-19 surge is receding, but officials still call for holiday caution
The news you need to know today about COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County, including deaths, hospitalizations, positivity rate…
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California lawmakers want to ease limits on state’s aid-in-dying law
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…