Senators push to extend pandemic school lunch waivers
By Tami Luhby, CNN A bipartisan group of senators is trying to extend pandemic school meal waivers that gave districts extra federal funds and…
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Second COVID-19 booster doses available at SLO Public Health clinics
Second booster doses of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are now available for free at the three Public Health Department clinics in San Luis…
Continue Reading‘Youth are in crisis’: Mental health of US high school students worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic, CDC survey finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Mental health concerns among high school students in the United States were exacerbated during the Covid-19 pandemic,…
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Migrants hopeful, suspicious at US reopening to asylum
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Migrants have been expelled more than 1.7 million times from the U.S.…
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Goleta city meetings transition to an in-person/virtual hybrid model in April
The city has transitioned to a fully virtual platform over the course of the pandemic, and has held more than 160 virtual city council meetings since…
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COVID-19 update with San Luis Obispo County Public Health Director Dr. Penny Borenstein
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – San Luis Obispo County Public Health Director, Dr. Penny Borenstein appeared live on NewsChannel 12 Wednesday…
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CDC drops COVID-19 health warning for cruise ship travelers
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Federal officials are dropping a health warning that they have attached to sailing on cruise ships since the start…
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Los Angeles ends its business vaccine verification mandate
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council has voted to end its mandate for many indoor businesses and…
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Lompoc Unified School District offers free COVID-19 testing
The Lompoc Unified School District will offer free COVID-19 testing to all community members on Wednesday and…
Continue ReadingWho’s eligible for second Covid-19 booster shots — and when to get them
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized additional booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus…
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FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up
There’s limited evidence to tell how much benefit another booster could offer right now as COVID-19 cases are currently…
Continue ReadingBiden administration to offer Covid-19 vaccines to migrants
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will offer Covid-19 vaccines to migrants taken into custody at the US-Mexico border, according to…
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Convoy protesting COVID mandates rolling on to California
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — An organizer of a group of truck drivers protesting COVID-19 mandates around the Washington, D.C., area says they will head…
Continue Reading Morro Bay COVID-19 community testing site set to close next week
The COVID-19 community testing site in Morro Bay will be closing its doors on Wednesday, March 30 due to continuous, decreasing…
Continue ReadingAs Covid-19 cases fall and masks come off, flu cases are rising
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN After circulating at nearly nonexistent levels last year, influenza is increasing in most of the United States.…
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Laura Zarate interview: COVID outreach to non-english speakers in San Luis Obispo County
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – NewsChannel 12 interviewed a multi-lingual outreach leader to learn more about how San Luis Obispo County has been…
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Vitalant resumes COVID-19 antibody testing for all blood donors
Vitalant, the nation’s largest independent, nonprofit blood services provider, has resumed testing for donors who may be interested in learning if…
Continue ReadingBiden administration warns second Covid-19 boosters won’t be readily available to general public without congressional funding
By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration warned Wednesday that second Covid-19 vaccine booster shots — or a new type of vaccine, if needed…
Continue Reading San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials say BA.2 variant makes up 40% of the county’s cases
The BA. 2 version of the Omicron coronavirus variant is quickly becoming the dominant COVID-19 variant nationwide as it appears to be more…
Continue ReadingHillary Clinton tests positive for Covid-19
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. “Well,…
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