COVID-19 vaccine shipment delayed in Marin County
Marin County’s public health officer reports that shipments of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine…
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More than 800 COVID-19 cases reported at Soledad prison
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reports that there are a total of 869 active COVID-19…
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New stay at home order takes effect in Monterey County Sunday
The Monterey County Health Department has announced that it is issuing a new stay at home…
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Hospital beds maxed out/Hollister Mayor pleads for San Benito to keep COVID-19 case numbers low
Hospital beds maxed out/Hollister Mayor pleads for community to stop the spread of…
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Another person dead from COVID-19 in Monterey County
Another person died from COVID-19 in Monterey County Saturday, according to the County of Monterey Health…
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Coronavirus cases at care center in Monterey
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) Cypress Ridge Care Center in Monterey located on Skyline Drive, is reporting there are several confirmed Coronavirus cases at…
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Concerns arise over federal gov. access to personal info during COVID vaccine process
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) With vaccines on the way across the US and here on the Central Coast, questions are coming up about what kind of personal…
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FDA issues emergency use authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in the United…
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Mee Memorial Hospital makes cuts to labor and delivery department due to COVID-19
Mee Memorial Hospital has had to make some significant cuts to some of its services, including the labor and…
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Monterey County agency receives reports of COVID-19 government bond scam
The Monterey County Department of Social Services is warning community members about a…
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Natividad receives award for COVID-19 response
Natividad has received an award from the California Association of Public Hospitals and the California Health…
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White House threatens FDA chief’s job over vaccine approval
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Friday pressed Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn to grant…
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Report: Community colleges see drop in enrollment of recent grads during COVID-19 pandemic
College enrollment for recent high school graduates has dropped significantly across all institution types, according to a report…
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FDA intends to ‘proceed towards an authorization’ of Covid-19 vaccine, official says, as cases soar
The FDA has informed Pfizer it intends “to proceed towards an authorization” of the manufacturer’s Covid-19 vaccine, the US Health…
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Santa Cruz County submits vaccine plan ahead of emergency authorization decisions
The Santa Cruz County Public Health Division announced that it has submitted a COVID-19 vaccine plan to…
Continue Reading Fourth COVID-19 related inmate death reported at Correctional Training Facility
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reports that a total of 4 inmates at the…
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UC Santa Cruz researchers develop faster method for COVID-19 antibody testing
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz said they have developed a faster way to test for antibodies to SARS-Co-V-2, the virus that causes…
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US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just one…
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Can I stop wearing a mask after getting a COVID-19 vaccine?
Can I stop wearing a mask after getting a COVID-19…
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US experts convene to decide whether to OK Pfizer vaccine
A U.S. government advisory panel convened on Thursday to decide whether to endorse mass use of Pfizer’s…
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Monterey County health professionals want stricter law enforcement for COVID-19 guidelines
Monterey County health professionals want stricter law enforcement for COVID-19…
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Free pop-up COVID-19 testing sites in Monterey County
The Monterey County Health Department announced two pop-up COVID-19 testing sites in the…
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Hospitality industry bracing for new stay at home order restrictions
MONTEREY PENINSULA, Calif. (KION) Come next week, the view on Alvarado Street in Monterey will be different as new stay at home restrictions take…
Continue Reading Newsom: California expects more than 670,000 doses of Moderna vaccine in coming weeks
Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a social media post Wednesday that the state is expecting the first shipment of…
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Monterey County Sheriff asks community members to ‘help minimize threat to our safety’ ahead of stay at home order
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has issued a statement after Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno signed…
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Greater Sacramento region placed under regional stay at home order
The Greater Sacramento region of California is being placed under a stay at home order due to its ICU…
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Seniors aged 70 and older now eligible to renew driver’s license online until further notice
California seniors will not have to visit a Department of Motor Vehicles office to renew a noncommercial…
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California allows playgrounds to open under stay-home order
California changed its rules overnight Wednesday to allow outdoor playgrounds to stay open in regions…
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Monterey County hospitals: ‘Basically, our capacity now is zero.”
“Regardless of what the Bay Area ICU Capacity metric shows, I can tell you that basically our capacity now…
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Campgrounds at Los Padres National Forest temporarily closed due to rise in COVID-19 cases
Due to a new order from the USDA, the Los Padres National Forest and four Southern California national forests will temporarily not…
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158 people arrested, sex trafficking victim recovered at ‘super spreader’ party in Los Angeles County
Days after vowing to target coronavirus super spreader events, the Los Angeles County sheriff announced 158 arrests tied to an…
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Californians under regional stay at home order to receive emergency alert Tuesday
The California Office of Emergency Services says it will be sending an emergency alert at noon to regions under a…
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Calif. Health and Human Services Secretary provides update on response to COVID-19
California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly is providing an update on the state’s…
Continue Reading New drive-thru COVID-19 testing site opens in Soledad
The Monterey County Health Department opened a new drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at Soledad High…
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Pinnacles National Park campground open to ‘essential travel’ visitors
A Regional Stay at Home order is in effect for the San Joaquin Valley region of California, including San Benito County, as…
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California unveils smartphone tool to trace virus cases
California is rolling out a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people if they spent time near someone who tests positive…
Continue Reading Stay at home order to start early in several Bay Area counties
Several Bay Area counties and the City of Berkeley will be under a stay at home order starting Sunday,…
Continue Reading Gonzales announces closure of all play structures
The City of Gonzales announced Friday that it will be closing all of its play…
Continue Reading What Central Coast counties are saying about some Bay Area counties voluntarily enacting stay-at-home order
County officials in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties are reacting to news of multiple Bay Area counties opting in to the stay-at-home…
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Student loan payment pause extended to January 31
People with student loans will get another month of relief after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos extended the pause on student…
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More than 1,000 migrant children in US government custody have tested positive for Covid-19
More than 1,000 migrant children in US government custody have tested positive for coronavirus since March, according to…
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Central Coast health providers prepare for first vaccine doses to arrive
California is expected to receive 327,000 doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine this month, and several thousand of the doses will be distributed to…
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California imposes new virus rules based on ICU capacity
Gov. Gavin Newsom is scheduled to provide an update on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic at noon…
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Police: Couple flew to Hawaii despite positive virus tests
A couple was arrested at a Hawaii airport after traveling from the U.S. mainland despite knowing they were…
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How will vaccines be distributed in California and who will get them first?
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a regional stay at home order Thursday afternoon during a COVID-19…
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Among first acts, Biden to call for 100 days of mask-wearing
Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as…
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Study: COVID-19 infection rate nearly three times higher among farm workers in Monterey County
A new study released by UC Berkely shows that COVID-19 infection rates may be nearly three times as high as the rest of the…
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Los Angeles may run out of hospital beds by Christmas as mayor urges residents to ‘cancel everything’
The mayor of Los Angeles said the city will run out of hospital beds by Christmas if the coronavirus spreads at its current rate as he…
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Former Salinas councilman shares message to community after the loss of his mother due to COVID-19
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Words of warning and sorrow from a former Salians city councilman after his mother passed away from COVID-19 just last…
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California Economic Summit goes virtual amid pandemic
The California Economic Summit and State of the Region are being held virtually this year as the pandemic…
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