Imperial Valley parent says she’ll leave California over vaccine mandate
The COVID-19 vaccine will be added to the list of requirements to attend school in California. That has some Valley parents…
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Imperial County issues COVID-19 guidance for Halloween
Imperial County is encouraging children above the age of two to wear a cloth face mask with their costume this…
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FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators are extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the…
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U.S. officials likely to recommend booster for ages 40 and up
An inside source says health officials could recommend Pfizer and Moderna boosters for people as young as…
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U.S. Labor Department deems Arizona non-compliant with coronavirus standards
President Joe Biden’s administration has threatened to step in and revoke Arizona’s ability to regulate its own workplace safety…
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Jamie Lynn Spears donation offer rejected by mental health organization
CNN, MARIETTA CITY SCHOOLS By Lisa Respers France, CNN An organization devoted to mental health and addiction recovery has declined an offer of…
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White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11
By ZEKE MILLER and LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kids aged 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their…
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Southwest: We won’t put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is backing away from a plan to put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave. A…
Continue Reading Homeland Security secretary tests positive for Covid-19
By Geneva Sands, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is vaccinated against Covid-19, tested positive for the virus on Tuesday…
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Imperial County preparing for flu season
The Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPH) announces multiple opportunities for locals to receive their flu shot, as well as prepare…
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FDA could allow people to mix and match booster shots
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could allow people to mix and match COVID-19 shots for a…
Continue Reading Brawley parents speak out against vaccine mandate
Parents in Brawley are upset. They are advising their children to walk out of school to protest a vaccine…
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Cholesterol medication associated with reduced risk of COVID-19 deaths, study says
Cholesterol medication has been linked to reduced risk of death from COVID-19, according to a new, large-population…
Continue Reading COVID-19 cases continue to fluctuate in Imperial County
In the last three weeks, COVID-19 cases have seen numbers move up and down. Imperial County Public Health Department’s (ICPHD) most recent COVID-19…
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Pfizer-BioNTech ask EU agency to OK vaccine for kids 5-11
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer and biotechnology company BioNTech have requested to have their coronavirus vaccine licensed for children ages 5 to 11…
Continue Reading Priority review for Covid antibody treatment underway
A new medicine to treat Covid-19 could be on the way as the U.S. government is starting to review regeneron’s Covid-19 antibody cocktail for full…
Continue Reading White House says fully vaccinated foreign visitors can start entering US on November 8
Foreign visitors who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to travel to the United States starting on November 8, the White House said…
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FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster doses of Johnson…
Continue Reading US to donate more than 17 million Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines to African Union
By Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN The US will donate more than 17 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to the African…
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Judge blocks vaccination mandate for California prisons
A judge on Wednesday blocked an order due to take effect this week that required California prison employees to be vaccinated against…
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