The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced the updated COVID-19 guidelines.
Individuals who aren’t fully vaccinated or vaccinated at all no longer need to quarantine themselves if they come in close contact with someone who has been infected with COVID-19.
Children who have received two doses of the vaccine are now eligible to receive their COVID-19 booster at least five months after their second shot; as of now, this is the only vaccine available to children ages five to 11.
In Kern County there have been 115 new reported COVID-19 cases and a total of 243,003 resident cases.