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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.
ICE continues to disallow visitations in local detention center
It has been two years since families have been able to visit their loved ones in the Mesa Verde Detention Facility.
Five free vaccine clinics you can attend this week in Kern County
During the Friday vaccination clinic at the Mercado Latino, the first 200 people to receive their vaccine will be given a $50 gift card.
Kern County Public Health announces latest COVID-19 facts
There are 162 newly reported confirmed cases in Kern County bringing the total confirmed cases to date to 240,461.
Latest COVID-19 facts announced as cases decline
As COVID-19 and Omicron cases are seemingly declining from their peak level in January, so are the numbers in hospitalization.