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San Benito County prepares for Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccine

January 14, 2021 5:55 pm Aaron Groff

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) With a new portal and a big chunk of doses administered, San Benito County announces they are preparing for the next group…

Even a small portion of fried foods can increase risk of heart disease, study says

January 18, 2021 3:30 pm CNN Newsource

Eating fried foods may increase your risk for major heart disease and stroke, according to a new analysis of existing research. Compared to those who…

Dungeness crab season begins on Central Coast this week

January 18, 2021 8:26 am David Miller

The commercial Dungeness crab season is kicking off on the Central Coast this…

Don’t delay key medical appointments in the pandemic — advice from Dr. Wen

January 18, 2021 9:20 am CNN Newsource

As many people postpone necessary medical care due to the pandemic, medical professionals are worried that their patients will get sick or even die…

Today’s ‘Blue Monday’ depression peak isn’t real, but seasonal blues are. Here’s what to do about them

January 18, 2021 1:52 am CNN Newsource

As if we needed any more reason to ruminate over pandemic life’s daily plights, today (January 18) is Blue Monday — the third Monday of…

Health care in Brazil’s Amazonas state in ‘collapse’ as Covid-19 infections surge

January 17, 2021 3:32 am CNN

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday that “all means” are being made available to help the country’s largest state,…

LA County records more than 1 million coronavirus cases

January 17, 2021 12:08 am CNN Newsource

Los Angeles has become the first US county to report more than 1 million coronavirus cases, according to state officials. Some 14,669 new cases were…

San Benito County Supervisors vote to enforce health order through fines

January 16, 2021 12:50 am Amelia Rosenberg

an Benito County supervisors approved an emergency ordinance Friday, that allows the county to fine people who do not comply with health…

How to modify popular yoga poses if you’re super inflexible

January 16, 2021 11:16 pm CNN Newsource

Contrary to popular belief, yoga isn’t just for the super flexible. However, trying to complete moves that are out of your comfort zone can be…

States look for more Covid-19 vaccine doses as the nation’s death toll nears 400,000

January 16, 2021 4:45 pm CNN Newsource

States are racing to get Covid-19 vaccine supplies and distribution in order as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday of…

How some states are administering Covid-19 vaccines at twice the speed of others

January 16, 2021 12:37 pm CNN Newsource

One month after the first dose was administered in the United States, Covid-19 vaccinations lag far behind early promises from the federal…

How people of color can cope with Capitol riot hypocrisy

January 16, 2021 3:50 am CNN Newsource

Justice Horn was in broad daylight, but he could not see as he rose from the ground and blindly stumbled through darkness and pain. The pain was the…

States adding Covid-19 vaccination sites, but governors complain the feds need to give them more doses

January 16, 2021 12:55 am CNN Newsource

States are ramping up their Covid-19 vaccination programs so more people can be protected against the virus, but some governors are confused and…

San Benito County potential Covid-19 ordinance

January 15, 2021 8:22 pm Jonathan Sarabia

San Benito County will be discussing a proposed ordinance to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The three new supervisors are bringing a new…

Local health officials express frustration over vaccine stockpile issues

January 15, 2021 1:00 pm Josh Kristianto

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) State and local health leaders are up in arms over a less than expected vaccine supply allocation after new reports…

No plans to test most National Guard for Covid-19 before they deploy across DC

January 15, 2021 6:56 pm CNN Newsource

The overwhelming majority of the more than 20,000 National Guard members expected in Washington for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration…

How to get Covid-19 vaccination info by state

January 15, 2021 5:51 pm CNN Newsource

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States speed up Covid-19 vaccinations, but governors complain the feds need to give them more doses

January 15, 2021 4:47 pm CNN Newsource

States are ramping up their Covid-19 vaccination programs so more people can be protected against the virus, but some governors are confused and…

Santa Cruz County sees increase in cases, but some hopeful signs

January 15, 2021 4:11 pm Stephanie Aceves

Santa Cruz Public Health leadership held a press conference on Friday discussing the recent developments of COVID-19.…

Plastic surgeons see a ‘Zoom boom’ among stay-home remote workers during pandemic

January 15, 2021 3:58 pm CNN

Hours of staring at our own faces on video calls during lockdown have gradually made certain features more…

Newsom, Los Angeles County leaders launch Dodger Stadium vaccination site

January 15, 2021 1:31 pm Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom and other local leaders, including Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, are visiting a COVID-19 vaccination site at Dodger…

Monterey County hosts town hall to discuss COVID-19 vaccines

January 13, 2021 12:02 pm Avery Johnson, David Miller

Monterey County officials held a town hall to discuss COVID-19…

Don’t ignore this headline: The pandemic is getting worse. What happens next is up to you

January 15, 2021 12:25 pm CNN Newsource

Despite hopes of widespread vaccinations this year, experts warned the start of 2021 would be a very rough time in this pandemic. It turns out the…

More US Covid-19 deaths reported in the past two weeks than any other 14-day period in the pandemic

January 15, 2021 11:17 am CNN Newsource

The US has counted more Covid-19 deaths these last two weeks than any other 14-day stretch of the pandemic. And at this rate, the nation’s…

Health Department conducts COVID-19 vaccine clinic at CSUMB

January 15, 2021 11:05 am Avery Johnson

CSU Monterey Bay is asking people to stay away from Lot 59 as the Monterey County Health Department conducts a vaccine…

‘This is not a game’: Global virus death toll hits 2 million

January 15, 2021 10:53 am The Associated Press

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday, crossing the threshold amid a vaccine rollout so immense…

More than 90,000 Americans could die of Covid-19 in next three weeks, CDC forecast shows

January 15, 2021 9:29 am CNN Newsource

More than 38,000 Americans have died of Covid-19 in the first two weeks of the new year. Another 92,000 could die from the virus over roughly the…

“Zoom Boom:” A growing trend in considering plastic surgery during the pandemic

January 15, 2021 7:55 am Carina Nocon

ATHERTON, Calif. (KION and KPIX) If the stress and chaos from last year makes you feel like you aged 10 years, you are not alone! More people are…

What latest CDC Covid-19 death projections mean and what you can do to change it

January 15, 2021 5:06 am CNN Newsource

Over 90,000 Americans could die of Covid-19 in the next three weeks, according to new predictions from the US Centers for Disease Control and…

Coronavirus will knock more than a year off average US life expectancy, study finds

January 14, 2021 11:51 pm CNN Newsource

The coronavirus pandemic is not only having an immediate impact in terms of the deaths of thousands of Americans, it’s also taking more than a year…

The US coronavirus death toll is projected to surpass 400,000 by Inauguration Day

January 15, 2021 3:44 am CNN Newsource

At the current rate of daily fatalities, the US death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic may surpass 400,000 before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn…

How to keep your fitness resolutions past January

January 15, 2021 3:36 am CNN Newsource

It’s estimated that 80% of people abandon their resolutions by the end of January. This number is likely even higher for fitness-related…

Local health professionals asked to volunteer to administer the COVID-19 vaccine

January 14, 2021 10:48 pm Dominoe Ibarra

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) The Monterey County Health Department is looking for volunteers to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine. To be chosen,…

Monterey County Health Department launches online portal to notify residents about vaccine distribution

January 14, 2021 9:33 pm Dominoe Ibarra

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) The Monterey County Health Department launched an online portal for residents, who are interested in getting a…

2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to continue with professionals only

January 14, 2021 11:49 am Avery Johnson

The PGA Tour announced that the 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is still scheduled to be held in February, but there will be changes to the…

Biden unveiling $1.9T plan to stem virus and steady economy

January 14, 2021 2:45 pm The Associated Press, KION546 News Team

President-elect Joe Biden is unveiling a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to turn the tide…

SPECIAL REPORT: Mental health issues and the COVID-19 pandemic

January 14, 2021 12:20 pm Josh Kristianto

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way we live for nearly a year now, changing the way we touch things,…

Disneyland ends annual passes 10 months after virus closure

January 14, 2021 5:46 pm The Associated Press

Disneyland is ending its annual pass program 10 months after the theme park shut down because…

Monterey County is looking for volunteers to administer COVID-19 vaccines

January 14, 2021 4:25 pm Stephanie Aceves

Monterey County is looking for volunteer vaccinators help administer COVID-19…

San Benito County opens COVID-19 vaccination interest form to residents in Phase 1b

January 14, 2021 2:30 pm Avery Johnson

San Benito County Public Health Services has created a new form for residents interested in getting a COVID-19…

Texas trauma surgeon says ‘post-COVID lungs look worse than any type of terrible smokers lung we’ve ever seen’

January 14, 2021 12:13 pm CNN

Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Texas trauma surgeon Dr. Brittany Bankhead-Kendall says it’s a…

Covid-19 infection grants immunity for five months, UK study suggests

January 14, 2021 5:12 am CNN Newsource

People who have been infected with Covid-19 are likely to be protected against catching it again for at least five months, according to a new study…

Some rural hospitals in Texas have yet to receive a single Covid-19 vaccine dose, hospital group says

January 14, 2021 4:25 am CNN Newsource

As Texas shifts its focus to large community vaccination efforts, some frontline health care workers remain unprotected. About 10% of the rural…

Move-in postponed for hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students

January 13, 2021 5:33 pm Avery Johnson

Officials at UC Santa Cruz say that because of the state of the COVID-19 pandemic locally and statewide, they…

3 ways to turn that failing New Year’s resolution into a habit

January 14, 2021 1:18 am CNN Newsource

I have a bad relationship with New Year’s resolutions. I start strong and then peter out by mid-January as work deadlines, home chores and the…

Here’s why we can have some hope about the Covid pandemic

January 13, 2021 8:25 pm CNN

The US keep breaking records in the coronavirus pandemic. The latest: 3 million new cases in the first two weeks of the year. But some experts say…

COVID by the Numbers: How deadly is COVID-19 in comparison to other causes of death?

January 13, 2021 6:47 pm Avery Johnson

COVID-19 has taken its toll around the state and around the country.…

Covid cases remain lowest among younger children, even after schools reopened, study says

January 13, 2021 6:28 pm CNN

A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that Covid-19 cases among younger children remained low even after schools…

Here’s how some of the leading coronavirus vaccines work

January 13, 2021 6:27 pm CNN Newsource

Johnson & Johnson says it plans to have data from advanced, Phase 3 trials of its coronavirus vaccine by the end of the month. If they’re…

Monterey County releases dashboard to see which businesses are in compliance with COVID-19 guidelines

January 13, 2021 5:45 pm Avery Johnson, Victor Guzman

The Monterey County Environmental Health Bureau has released a new dashboard showing which…

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