The spread of COVID-19 in Kern County is increasing and will likely spread “exponentially,” according to the California Department of Public Health, if we don’t act now.
The Kern High School has announced that school campuses are returning to full, in-person instruction on Wednesday, August 18, 2021.
The Kern County Public Health Department confirmed Monday nearly 600 new cases of COVID-19 in Kern over the past three days.
The past school year has been a learning curve for students, teachers and all others involved in the education system.
Faculty, staff, and students attending a California State University—the largest system of four-year higher education in the country— in the fall will be required to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus to access campuses.
Youth across Kern County have decided to come vaccinated against COVID-19, and some are speaking up about why they decided to receive the vaccine.