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Monthly Archives: September 2021
Local organization to host free vaccination clinic at downtown office
All Of Us Or None, a local Civil and Human rights organization, is hosting a second free COVID-19 vaccination clinic outside their office tomorrow, October 1.
Kern County Public Health Department announces latest COVID-19 facts
There are 382 newly reported confirmed cases in Kern County as of September 30, 2021. This brings the total of confirmed cases to 138, 615.
Save A Life Today (SALT) – Stomp Out Suicide
Save A Life Today (SALT) is a nonprofit organization in Kern County that helps raise funds for suicide prevention and to assist those bereaved by suicide.
Board of Supervisors hold public hearing on redistricting process
During Tuesday’s board meeting, the Kern County Board of Supervisors considered an item that included a presentation on final 2020 Census Data, a public hearing to receive testimonies on redistricting criteria and communities of interest, and provided direction on draft district plans.
Bakersfield College celebrates $14 million investment in BC’s Delano campus
Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) presented local educational and community leaders with a $14 million dollar prop check, symbolizing the historic investment secured in the 2021-2022 state budget to construct a new building on the Bakersfield College (BC), Delano campus.
CDC recommends Pfizer booster COVID-19 shot for certain populations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in certain populations and for those in high risk occupational and institutional settings.
City of Wasco, local organizations partner together to host free vaccination clinic
The United Against COVID-19 Coalition is partnering with Promotoras con Alma and the City of Wasco to host a free vaccination clinic in Wasco tomorrow, September 25.
Preguntas y respuestas sobre el COVID-19 con el Doctor Shapiro
United Against COVID-19 celebró un chat especial en vivo en Facebook con el Dr. Shapiro en español a través de la página de Facebook de Building Healthy Communities Kern el 2 de septiembre a partir de las 5 p.m.
Q&A: Myths and realities of the COVID-19 Vaccine with Dr. Shapiro
The United Against COVID-19 held a special Facebook Live chat with Dr. Shapiro hosted in Spanish via Building Healthy Communities Kern’s Facebook page on September 2 from 5 p.m.
Kern County Public Health addresses increasing COVID cases
What appears to be the third wave of increased COVID-19 cases is causing local hospitals to reach their maximum patient capacity.