CDC signs off on updated Covid-19 boosters
CDC signs off on updated Covid-19… Continue Reading
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US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants
US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest… Continue Reading
COVID-19 precautions for back-to-school safety
Orcutt Union School District has COVID-19 precautions in place for students, parents, and staff.… Continue Reading
San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials offer back-to-school COVID-19 safety tips
As students zip up their backpacks and head back to school, San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials offer safety tips to reduce the risk of… Continue Reading
Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild’ symptoms
The first lady has been vacationing with President Joe Biden in South… Continue Reading
San Luis Obispo Public Health to host three mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics in August
The San Luis Obispo County Department of Public Health will host three free mobile vaccine clinics throughout the entire month of… Continue Reading
COVID-19 outbreak reported in Kristin Smart murder trial participants
A COVID-19 outbreak has been reported among trial participants in the high-profile Kristin Smart murder trial that has been taking place in a Salinas… Continue Reading
Cal Poly releases fall COVID-19 plan, surveillance testing no longer required for unvaccinated
Cal Poly will no longer require regular COVID-19 surveillance testing for unvaccinated or unboosted students, faculty, and staff, one of many updated… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse tests positive for COVID-19, says he’s asymptomatic
Santa Barbara Mayor, Randy Rowse, said that he tested positive for COVID-19 after taking an at-home test on Friday… Continue Reading
COVID-19 cases and hospitalization increase in Santa Barbara County, officials say no need to reinstate mask mandate
As the BA.5 Omicron variant subtype of the COVID-19 virus has caused an increase in cases and hospitalizations nationwide, Santa Barbara County… Continue Reading
Biden tests negative for COVID-19, ends ‘strict isolation’
Dr. Kevin O'Connor writes that Biden has completed his course of treatment with the drug Paxlovid and remains free of fever.… Continue Reading
Mask concerns arise again with increasing COVID cases this summer
COVID case numbers are up this summer, but no change in the mask rules has been announced by health officials at this time. The positivity rate in… Continue Reading
President Biden tests positive for COVID-19, experiencing ‘very mild symptoms’
The 79-year-old Biden is fully vaccinated after getting two initial doses of the coronavirus vaccine and two boosters… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara County reports lower death rate than state of California between 2018-20
Santa Barbara County's death rate between 2018 and 2020 is roughly 8% less than the state of California, according to the county Public Health… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara County Public Health reminds community to practice COVID safety protocols amid case increase
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Santa Barbara County Public Health leaders remind the community to continue to practice COVID safety protocols,… Continue Reading
Tracking COVID in San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County is surveying people who have had COVID-19 to better understand it's long-term impacts.… Continue Reading
US regulators OK new COVID-19 shot option from Novavax
US regulators OK new COVID-19 shot option from… Continue Reading
Cottage Health: Doctors seeing higher concentration of BA.5 variant in wastewater
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Health experts in Santa Barbara are seeing a higher concentration of… Continue Reading
San Luis Obispo County Public Health looking to understand the long-term impacts of COVID-19
The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department has created a survey for residents who have previously tested positive for COVID-19 in order to… Continue Reading
EXPERT: Summer’s COVID return, explaining the Paxlovid Rebound
Dr. Ernst von Schwarz was back with us on NewsChannel 11 to discuss the latest increase in summer COVID cases and helps explain what's called the… Continue Reading