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Monthly Archives: August 2021
Kern Medical to hold free COVID-19 vaccine clinics this week
Kern Medical is offering three FREE COVID-19 vaccine clinics for all community members 12 years of age and older this week.
FDA grants full approval of Pfizer vaccine
Today, the Food and Drug Administration formally approved the first COVID-19 vaccine.
This widely anticipated decision replaces the emergency use authorization permitted by the agency last December.
Kern Public Health confirms 2 more COVID-19 deaths
The Kern County Public Health Department confirmed Friday two new COVID-19 deaths.
As of Friday, there are 1,445 Kern resident deaths and a total of 119,708 resident cases.
Governor Newsom highlights the reopening of schools and transformational budget
Back to school season has started throughout the state of California and school campuses are welcoming students back for in-person learning.
Health concerns rise as air quality worsens in the Central Valley
Smoke from the Northern California wildfires and the French Fire in Lake Isabella have increased air quality concerns throughout the Central Valley, including Kern County.
Assemblymember Rudy Salas secures $6 million for Bakersfield College
Bakersfield College’s nursing and healthcare programs will receive a huge funding increase thanks to Assemblymember Rudy Salas’ advocating at recent budget negotiations.
Let Them Breathe continues battle over mask mandate
With the beginning of the Back to School season, heated discussions surrounding the mask mandate have been frequent.
Third dose of COVID-19 vaccine recommended for certain immunocompromised people
Following the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation of an additional dose of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines forimmunocompromised people, Kern County vaccination sites will begin administering third doses to those who qualify, Kern Public Health announced.
State directs hospitals statewide to accept patient transfers to support health care delivery system
SACRAMENTO – In response to increasing COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU patients due to the highly contagious Delta variant, and to support the state’s health care delivery system, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today issued a new public health order requiring hospitals statewide to accept transfer patients from facilities with limited ICU capacity when clinically appropriate.
Mental health specialist to be placed in 9-1-1 dispatch center
The Bakersfield City Council members voted to approve placing a mental health clinician in the 9-1-1 dispatch center on August 4.