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Wasco’s youth shares their reasons for getting the COVID-19 vaccine
The City of Wasco held a vaccination clinic on June 26, where free vaccines, COVID tests, boxes of food, hand sanitizers, masks, and other resources were provided.
U.S Surgeon General Vivek Murthy weighs in on issues impacting Kern
The California Endowment and the U.S Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy held a two day conference in Los Angeles called Youth Mental Health Wellness Now.
Vaccines for children five and under may be available June 21, 2022
Vaccines for children five and under could become available as early as June 21, 2022.
“We’ve been working very closely with states with local health departments, with pediatricians, family physicians, other health care providers and pharmacies to get ready,” said Dr.
Los expertos en salud insisten a la comunidad a recibir una vacuna de refuerzo en medio del aumento de COVID
La administración de Biden predice que hasta 100 millones de personas más podrían contraer la COVID-19 en otoño e invierno, por lo que es crucial que las personas reciban la vacuna de refuerzo.
Health experts urge the community to get booster shot amid COVID surge
The Biden administration predicts that up to 100 million more people could get COVID-19 in the fall and winter, so it is crucial that people get the booster vaccine.
Five vaccination clinics in Kern County this week
The Kern County Public Health Department is hosting five vaccination clinics around Kern between May 10th-14th.
Ultimos datos de COVID en el condado de Kern
En el condado de Kern se han reportado 115 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y un total de 243,003 casos de residentes.
Latest COVID data in Kern County
In Kern County there have been 115 new reported COVID-19 cases and a total of 243,003 resident cases.
YOUTH PERSPECTIVE: Jocelyn Sandusky weighs in on CSUB’S vaccine exemption rule
In June 2021, the California State University system announced that students, staff, and faculty would have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 if they wanted to return to campus; however, there are exemptions for those with medical and religious reasons.
Q&A: High school students share what this pandemic has taught them
Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve all learned many things such as: who our real friends are, how important socializing is, and how we’ve learned so much about ourselves in the past 2 years.