Santa Barbara County closes two COVID-19 testing sites
Santa Barbara County will be closing two of their COVID-19 testing sites in December.…
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UCSB and Santa Barbara County Public Health partnership helping the county fight COVID-19 pandemic
SBCPH officer, Dr. Henning Ansorg, said the partnership has allowed local public health officials to get more detailed information about the spread…
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Variants, booster, holiday gathering pandemic update from Santa Barbara County Public Health
Nearly 75,000 booster shots have been administered in Santa Barbara…
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Santa Barbara County Sheriff reports new coronavirus outbreak at Main Jail
Currently, there are no reports of any jail employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 during this latest…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles school board fires 500 unvaccinated employees
Most of those fired had likely been on leave since mid-October when LAUSD staffers were to have received at least their first vaccine…
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300+ Santa Barbara County kids to get their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of Christmas
On Wednesday, Sansum Clinic hosted a vaccination event to get 335 kids their second dose of the vaccine.…
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Santa Barbara County: Health experts say 99.9 percent of COVID-19 cases on the Central Coast are still Delta variants
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – As Marian Regional Medical Center continues seeing patients with COVID-19,Dr. Scott Robertson says it’s important to…
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Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron
The data is preliminary and hasn’t undergone scientific…
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State Attorney General Rob Bonta travels to Santa Barbara to offer holiday consumer tips and warnings
The Unity Shoppe in Santa Barbara was the backdrop for a high-profile visit Tuesday by California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta.…
Continue Reading63% of Santa Barbara County fully vaccinated; 5 to 11-year-olds slow to get vaccine
Santa Barbara County Public Health officials state that 86% of kids 5 to 11 years old are still without a vaccine. And only 2% are fully…
Continue ReadingEuropean travel powerhouse and 6 other places at ‘very high’ risk for Covid-19, CDC says
By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved France to its list of “very high”…
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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…
Continue ReadingThousands 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. …
Continue ReadingStricter 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…
Continue ReadingLocal 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…
Continue ReadingSanta 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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