The rapid increase in COVID cases reflects ‘the exceptionally transmissible’ quality of the Omicron variant, CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky says.
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Posted inCOVID Today
New Year’s parties? Indoor dining? Skiing? Which activities are safe as Omicron spreads
A sharp spike in COVID cases, fueled in part by the Omicron variant, prompts health experts to urge revelers to scale back New Year’s Eve gatherings.
Posted inCOVID Today
Unvaccinated young adults, public spaces a concerning combo, Santa Cruz County health officials say
If you’re treating the Omicron moment as you did Delta or pre-Delta, “you’re virtually guaranteed to get infected,” the county’s deputy health officer says. Since young adults became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year, they’ve continued to lag in receiving the shots, nationally and in Santa Cruz County, a topic of concern for public health officials.
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Posted inHousing & Development
The rise in all-cash offers for Santa Cruz homes — what can regular people do?
Anyone trying to purchase a home in Santa Cruz County recently might have seen their dream-home desires thwarted by a competing all-cash offer. Why is this happening … and what can non-millionaires do about it?
Posted inCoast Life
Unsung Santa Cruz: Love, loss & grieving … the story of a beloved bus driver who ‘vanished’ as COVID emerged
Domingo Tovar was the second person in Santa Cruz County to die of COVID-19. As the two-year mark nears of his unexpected passing in April 2020, his family and friends still grapple with how loss unfolded at the beginning of a little-understood pandemic.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Christmas Eve and Day meals for the unhoused evidence ‘we do care for each other’
Keith McHenry, founder of Food Not Bombs, said he was overwhelmed by community support as he prepared to distribute free meals to the unhoused population this holiday season. The group will be providing meals on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, starting at noon.
Posted inCoast Life
Unsung Santa Cruz: How helping people in the San Lorenzo Valley has also brought her ‘home’
Linda Meyer could’ve easily looked elsewhere after her marriage broke up or after her 19-year-old son was tragically killed. But the Valley Churches United leader has discovered the support she has given the valley has been returned in kind.
Posted inCoast Life
Unsung Santa Cruz: She helps take care of the farmworkers who help put food on our tables
Jackie Vasquez has become an active advocate for taking care of farmworkers. Her work at GoodFarms involved everything from providing food and school supplies to families in need to bringing health services and vaccination clinics right to the fields.
Posted inK-12 Education
California to expand COVID testing, give kits to students as part of Omicron response
Faced with the spreading Omicron variant, state officials unveiled plans to provide rapid coronavirus tests for K-12 public schools and expand hours at testing sites.
