White House says Covid-19 shots for kids under 5 could begin as soon as June 21
Covid-19 vaccination shots for the youngest Americans could begin as soon as June 21, the White House said on…
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San Diego State Imperial Valley launches new accelerated pre-licensure BSN program
San Diego State University (SDSU) Imperial Valley is helping combat the critical nursing shortage in the region through the creation of a new,…
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Pfizer seeks vaccine authorization for kids ages six months to five years
Pfizer and BioNTech have asked the food and drug administration for emergency use authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine in children ages six…
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$100M New River funding legislation to address water quality problems at California-Mexico border rivers
According to Garcia, the legislation would allocate $100 million to address water quality problems at California-Mexico border rivers, with $50…
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Sen. Sinema cosponsors resolution to honor those lost to COVID-19
Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) cosponsored a resolution to honor the Americans who lost their lives due to…
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CDC updates travel guidelines, five places in ‘high’ risk category
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave an update on May 23 regarding travel…
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Suspected arsonist who set multiple fires throughout Imperial County has first appearance in court
On the morning of May 23, a 57-year-old man who set multiple haystacks on fire throughout Imperial County, had his first preliminary court hearing…
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Judge: COVID asylum restrictions must continue on border
Pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum on the southern border must continue, a judge ruled Friday in an order blocking the Biden…
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Imperial County Emergency Medical Services are recognized during National EMS week
Emergency Medical Services week is a national campaign to raise awareness of EMS week and to recognize the life-saving roles EMS practitioners…
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Kids 5 to 11 can receive a Pfizer COVID booster
Vaccine advisors voted to recommend to the CDC that it allow children ages five to 11 to receive…
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89-year-old killed in a hit-and-run; suspect found and released from jail
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – Joe Puga, an 89-year-old retired farmer was struck right outside his home on Lotus and Ross by a hit-and-run driver…
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CDC: Travelers should get tested at most 3 days before a flight
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its pandemic travel guide and suggests getting tested for COVID-19 before going on…
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Better vaccination rates could have prevented COVID deaths
A new report suggests higher vaccination rates could have prevented half the COVID-19 deaths in the united states since early…
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What we know about North Korea’s Covid outbreak
North Korea’s first-reported Covid-19 outbreak is the “greatest turmoil” to befall the country since its founding more than 70 years…
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N. Korea reports 6 deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak
North Korea says six people have died and 350,000 have been treated for a fever that has spread explosively across the…
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Biden mourns 1 million US Covid deaths as ‘irreplaceable losses’
President Joe Biden on Thursday mourned 1 million American deaths from Covid-19, using the occasion to again urge Congress to pass…
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North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown
North Korea has imposed a nationwide lockdown to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak of the…
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New White House Covid projection puzzles experts and catches some Biden officials off guard
It was a stern and startling warning from the White House’s new Covid response coordinator: In the fall and winter, the US could potentially see…
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AT&T launches new feature to make it easier for emergency services to locate 911 callers
AT&T says a new “Locate Before Route” feature began launching this week across the country that uses GPS instead of cell towers to give a more…
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Imperial Valley residents still having trouble finding baby formula
According to Datasembly, data shows 31% out-of-stock rate in April 2022 for baby formula, which is up 11% nationwide compared to November 2021. A…
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