Long Covid can be debilitating, even for healthy kids
By Jen Christensen, CNN Jessica Rosario loved watching her 15-year-old, Eliana, play flute with the rest of the marching band during Open Door…
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Japan to require COVID-19 tests for all visitors from China
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Tuesday that Japan will tighten border controls for…
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Hartnell College lifts vaccine requirement for students, staff
The Hartnell College Board of Trustees has lifted its COVID-19 vaccine requirement, now referring to it as a recommendation for students and…
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Monterey County Funeral Assistance Program accepting applications
In an effort to help people whose loved ones died of COVID-19, Monterey County offers its Funeral Assistance Program for some much needed funds as…
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President Joe Biden officially cleared to emerge from isolation following rebound Covid-19 case
By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden was officially cleared to emerge from isolation Sunday after a second negative Covid-19 test, his physician…
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White House: Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again in ‘rebound’ case
President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again in what the president’s physician is calling a “rebound”…
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Police: Man forces open locked door of business because he did not agree with it being closed
A man was arrested after Scotts Valley police said he forced open the locked door of a business closed during the Shelter in Place in Santa Cruz…
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Americans start to feel the impact of federal Covid-19 funds drying up
By Tami Luhby, CNN As Congress struggles to provide more federal funding to combat Covid-19, Americans are starting to feel the consequences. The…
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FDA expected to OK additional Covid-19 booster shots for adults over 50 next week
The Biden administration is expected to give older adults the option of getting a second Covid-19 vaccine booster as early as next…
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Hartnell Community College to lift indoor mask mandate
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION)- Students at the Hartnell Community College will be able to enter most indoor campus facilities without a mask. …
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Some Central Coast school districts sticking with mask mandate
Multiple school districts on the Central Coast have decided to stick with having a mask mandate, for now, to prevent the spread of…
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CDC’s updated metrics to guide Covid-19 restrictions expected Friday
By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will announce new metrics to guide Covid-19…
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Mobile COVID-19 testing to launch in San Benito County
COVID-19 testing is going mobile in San Benito County beginning February…
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More virus rules fall as CDC hints at better times ahead
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press The nation’s top federal health official says the U.S. is moving closer to the point that COVID-19 is no longer a…
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CDC lowers its risk advisory for cruises from ‘very high’ to ‘high’
By Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved cruise travel out of the “very high” risk category of…
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Walmart drops mask mandate for vaccinated employees
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Walmart updated its Covid-19 policy for US associates Friday, dropping its mask mandate and Covid-19 sick leave policy, the…
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Biden reflects on 900,000 Americans dead from Covid-19: ‘Each soul is irreplaceable’
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday mourned the hundreds of thousands in the United States who have died from Covid-19 since…
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CDC to recommend faster Covid-19 boosters for certain immunocompromised people
By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is clarifying the Covid-19 vaccination schedule for people who are…
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Biden administration to withdraw Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses
By Liz Stark The Biden administration is withdrawing its Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses, following the Supreme…
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700 to 800 Hartnell College students missing proof of full vaccination status
The Hartnell College deadline for students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has come and gone and now the college is dealing with 700 to 800…
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