The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health says hundreds of thousands of additional people will become eligible for shots beginning next week.
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COVID-19 vaccines for children and teens are coming, experts say
As more Americans line up for COVID-19 vaccines, children have been excluded. But that is expected to change by the fall, Dr. Anthony Fauci says.
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Facing recall, Newsom discusses ‘unthinkable’ pandemic challenges and offers hope for future
The governor emphasized his administration’s work to respond to challenges that “made the unthinkable commonplace” over the last year and pledged to address deep-rooted inequities further exposed by the pandemic.
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‘Very disappointed’: Watsonville, rest of Santa Cruz County left out of California’s vaccine equity plan
The issue is that the state’s “Healthy Places Index” is calculated using census tracts — but the vaccine allocation is being done based on ZIP codes, which are much larger.
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California makes it easier to guarantee volunteers COVID-19 vaccines — just not in Santa Cruz County yet
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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California is far from herd immunity, making a 4th COVID-19 wave possible. Here’s how
There are a number of things that could go wrong in California’s quest to put an end to the pandemic.
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What you can and can’t do after getting fully vaccinated against COVID-19
It’s OK to have small, maskless gatherings indoors if everyone is vaccinated, but the CDC still warns against nonessential travel.
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Sutter says it prevented second-dose cancelations in Santa Cruz County thanks to county filling supply void
After days of confusion among Sutter patients in Santa Cruz County, the health system said no second-dose vaccine appointments were canceled here because the public health department stepped in to help.
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A shot in the arm in the vaccine race: California administers 10 million COVID-19 doses
After a year marked by grim milestones, California has cleared a hopeful hurdle in its fight against COVID-19: administering its 10 millionth vaccine dose.
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U.S. embraces COVID-19 vaccines, improving odds of herd immunity
Americans are warming up to COVID-19 vaccines, with 19% saying they’ve already received at least one dose and 49% intending to do so when they get the chance.