Pfizer tests extra COVID shot for kids under 5 in setback
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer is testing an extra dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for babies and preschoolers after preliminary research…
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer is testing an extra dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for babies and preschoolers after preliminary research…
Continue ReadingA statewide mask mandate has returned to California, regardless of vaccination status.…
Continue ReadingMonterey is ready for the holiday season, now lit with strings of lights and a Christmas tree sitting in Steinbeck Plaza. But just as it felt like…
Continue ReadingThe California and San Francisco Departments of Public Health confirmed a case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been identified in California,…
Continue ReadingThe European Union’s executive said Friday it wants to stop air travel from southern Africa to counter the spread of a new COVID-19…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newell has issued an indoor mask mandate for all of Santa Cruz County, regardless of vaccination…
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht, Jacqueline Howard, Maggie Fox and John Bonifield, CNN US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle…
Continue ReadingMonterey County’s indoor mask requirement has been suspended immediately, according to the…
Continue ReadingAn indoor mask mandate is expected to be in effect after Monterey County’s transmission rate continues to be substantial, according to the Centers of…
Continue ReadingSchools around the central coast are currently waiting for the go-ahead to start administering vaccines to children 5 to 11 years old.…
Continue ReadingMonterey High School canceled their football game against Gonzales High on…
Continue ReadingMonterey County will be answering questions about children vaccinations for COVID-19 on Oct. 28 starting at 5:30 p.m. over zoom.…
Continue ReadingAn independent FDA advisory panel has voted to authorize a lower dose of the Pfizer Covid vaccine for kids ages 5-11, making the vaccine one step…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Some 28 million children ages 5 to 11 in the United States may soon be eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine, and plans are…
Continue ReadingSpring Grove School sixth-grader was taken from a local hospital to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford after testing positive for…
Continue ReadingThe COVID-19 vaccine will soon be made available for children ages 5 to…
Continue Reading(CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration authorized booster doses of both Covid-19 vaccines made by Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Wednesday…
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Young, Jason Morris and Ray Sanchez, CNN Jessica Desfosses shared the final heartrending text messages she exchanged with her police officer…
Continue ReadingU.S. health advisers announced their endorsement of booster doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19…
Continue ReadingChildren aged 5 to 11, could get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as next month if it gets authorization from the FDA, and Santa Cruz County is already…
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