Cuban sisters take center stage during 17th Annual Westmont Christmas Festival
A popular holiday tradition is back this weekend for the first time in more than a year. It is the 17th Annual Westmont Christmas Festival at the…
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Thousands of Air Guard, Reserves don’t meet vaccine deadline
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 6% of the Air National Guard and Reserve did not meet the deadline to get the…
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SB County Public Health extends indoor mask mandate to January 2
Santa Barbara County Public Health Department extended mask indoor mask mandate on Friday. …
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Stricter testing requirements for travelers coming to the US will take effect Monday
CNN By Kaitlan Collins and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Biden administration’s new, stricter Covid-19 testing requirements for all travelers coming to…
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SB Public Health urging vaccination, boosters amid new variant
Dr. Henning Ansorg joined NewsChannel 3 Midday to discuss the local response to the omicron variant and where we stand in the pandemic heading into…
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Local doctors urge people to take precautions to prevent spread of new Omicron variant
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Infectious disease physicians are taking care of patients and trying to learn about the latest COVID19 variant. Dr. Lynn…
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US official: US identifies first case of omicron COVID-19 variant in California
Clusters of cases have also been identified in about two dozen other…
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US panel backs first-of-a-kind COVID-19 pill from Merck
Merck’s pill could provide a much-needed therapy as colder weather pushes case counts higher and U.S. officials brace for the arrival of the new…
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Santa Barbara County kids 5 to 11 years old preparing for their second dose ahead of the Omicron Variant’s arrival
Earlier this month children finally got to roll their sleeves up to get their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. They had to wait almost a year…
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COVID-19 Omicron variant causing concern: here’s what it could mean locally
The World Health Organization said it was not yet clear whether Omicron, first detected in Southern Africa, is more transmissible than other…
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Los Angeles begins enforcing strict mandate requiring proof of vax
Officials say the goal isn’t to penalize, but to prevent another devastating spike in cases, hospitalizations and…
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Administration working with vaccine manufacturers to ‘develop contingency plans’ amid new variant
CNN By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration is coordinating with Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to develop contingency plans…
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New variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells US
The new variant is “a cause for concern, not a cause for panic,” the president said in televised remarks from the White…
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Administration tells some agencies they can delay firings of unvaccinated federal employees until after the holidays
An office spokesman said that period is the first step in their enforcement of the vaccine mandate implemented by President Joe…
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Omicron variant puts world in a ‘race against time’, says EU Commission President
By Martin Goillandeau and Ivana Kottasová, CNN The world is in a “race against time” with the Omicron coronavirus variant, said European…
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CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden announced Friday the US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting…
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Omicron, a new Covid-19 variant with high number of mutations, sparks travel bans and worries scientists
By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz, Ivana Kottasová and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The discovery of a new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus…
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CHP: Drunk driving remains a top concern during holiday travel rush
Drinking and driving remain a top concern for law enforcement during the…
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Rapid Covid testing sites in San Luis Obispo County ahead of Thanksgiving holiday weekend
Part of “Know Before You Go” campaign by County Public…
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Europe is only region with more COVID, with 11% case rise
WHO’s Europe director Dr. Hans Kluge warned that without urgent measures taken soon, the continent could see another 700,000 deaths by the…
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