Posts Tagged as "Kern County Public Health"

Public Health hosting Back-To-School vaccination clinics

August 8, 2022 / By
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Kern County Public Health will be hosting multiple Back-To-School vaccination clinics this week and next week at the Kern County Fairgrounds to help prepare families for the 2022 school year.

Kern County Public Health announces latest COVID-19 facts

March 8, 2022 / By
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There are 162 newly reported confirmed cases in Kern County bringing the total confirmed cases to date to 240,461.

Kern County Public Health is launching the Know Your Numbers program in Taft

March 8, 2022 / By
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On Monday, the Kern County Public Health Services Department launched their Know Your Numbers program in Taft at the Taft Branch Library.

Kern County COVID rates as mask mandate expires

February 10, 2022 / By
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the statewide indoor masking mandate will expire on February 15, 2022, and will go back to the previous masking guidance, requiring only unvaccinated individuals to wear a mask in indoor public settings.

Q&A: What you need to know about flu season during a pandemic

November 19, 2020 / By
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As the weather becomes colder, “flu season” comes closer. This year, it may be difficult to distinguish the common flu from Coronavirus.

Kern Public Health to begin local COVID-19 testing program at nursing facilities in response to outbreaks

May 14, 2020 / By
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In response to an outbreak in nursing facilities, the Kern County Public Health Department announced Thursday at a press conference it has put together a COVID-19 testing program for nursing facility staff and residents that will go into effect Friday.

Cigarette Butts A Problem At Arvin Park

June 8, 2012 / By
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By FABIAN GONZALEZ/South Kern Sol

ARVIN- During a clean up hosted by the Kern County Health Department at DiGiorgio Park in Arvin, Calif.