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White house health experts urging people to get boosted now
The newly updated booster vaccine is adapted to not only fight against COVID-19 and Omicron but will also help fight against the new variants.
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.
Equal Rights Advocates remains determined to keep fighting after overturn of Roe v. Wade
Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) released a press release after the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v.
Kern organizations come together to apply for CERF grant
Organizations in Kern County are in the process of applying for the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF).
California Has a Unique Problem With Hospice Fraud. Can Legislation Stop it?
By Chris Mink. Original story and audio recording available here.
The Northern California woman with a chronic illness was receiving home health services, but she wasn’t terminally ill.
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.
Public Health provides heat safety tips as Kern County temperature rises
Kern County is expecting triple digit temperatures for this first time this year tomorrow afternoon. Because of this, Kern County Public Health is urging residents to protect themselves from the heat.
Kern County Public Health is launching the Know Your Numbers program in Taft
On Monday, the Kern County Public Health Services Department launched their Know Your Numbers program in Taft at the Taft Branch Library.
Parents and community members speak about the new California Bill that would require K-12 students to get vaccinated
California has been the first state in the nation to implement school masking and staff vaccination measures, and now California will also be the first to implement adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of vaccination requirements needed to attend school.
DATOS MUESTRAN QUE EL COVID-19 GOLPEA MÁS FUERTE A LAS COMUNIDADES RURALES Y LATINAS DE KERN
Aunque ningún código postal o ciudad es inmune a contraer el virus el COVID-19, las comunidades rurales en el condado de Kern que son predominantemente hispanas o latinas son las más afectadas, según datos de salud pública.