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Local adolescents, parents weigh in on vaccinating their children against COVID-19
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was approved for children between the ages of 12 to 15 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this month.
Kern County remains in Orange Tier
The State announced Tuesday that Kern County remains in the Orange Tier for the eighth week in a row.
Fully vaccinated populations remain low in outlying areas of Kern; County conducts outreach efforts to educate communities on vaccine
Although 36 percent of Kern’s eligible population has become vaccinated, some of Kern County’s cities in outlying areas prove to have the lowest vaccination rates in the County.
About 7 percent of Kern’s adolescents have begun COVID-19 vaccination series
Since COVID-19 vaccines became available to Kern County adolescents nearly two weeks ago, 7 percent of Kern’s adolescents have become vaccinated, health officials said at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
‘We still have work to do’: Herd immunity far off with a quarter of Kern’s population fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Since COVID-19 vaccines first became available to Kern County residents five months ago, only a quarter of Kern’s population has been fully vaccinated.
Kern County remains in Orange Tier for sixth week in a row
The State announced Tuesday that Kern County remains in the Orange Tier (Tier 3) of the COVID-19 Blueprint for a Safer Economy for the sixth week in a row.