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No Workers Comp for COVID Given to Family Members, Court Rules

07/07/2023
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State Supreme Court says "burden on employers" outweighs damage from viral illness.

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Why California’s COVID Unemployment Mess Isn’t Over Yet

05/15/2023
Workers denied pandemic-era jobless benefits are still struggling as they fight a state employment agency on edge about fraud and an appeals system facing a “historic” backlog. What happens next will help decide who pays for a multi-billion-dollar debacle three years in the making.

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San Juan Bautista’s Parklets to be Removed

03/24/2023
In a surprise move at its March 21 meeting, the City Council ordered all the downtown Third Street parklets to be removed by April 28. The resolution originally allowed for restaurants and bars to keep their parklets.

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Emergency CalFresh Benefits to End in March

02/10/2023
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During the pandemic, households receiving CalFresh benefits received temporary increases of at least $95 to their regular CalFresh benefits.

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Mobile Covid-19 Testing Sites Close Feb. 5

01/27/2023
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San Benito County Public Health officials announced that as of Feb. 5, all OptumServe mobile Covid-19 testing sites will close, due to declining case rates.

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SBC Public Health Provides Preventative Steps Against Circulating Viruses

12/20/2022
San Benito Public Health Services encourages everyone to protect themselves and others from severer illness and hospitalization as respiratory syncytial virus, flu and COVID-19 are on the rise.

From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

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California to End Mandatory Pay for Workers With COVID

12/14/2022
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted to end the rule in part because it has become harder to enforce. Only people who caught the virus on the job are eligible to keep getting paid, but it is so widespread that it's hard to tell where someone got sick.

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Amoxicillin: Why the Popular Antibiotic Is in Short Supply

12/09/2022
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As a wave of respiratory illnesses spreads, a vital medicine goes out of stock.

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California Appeals Court Axes District COVID-19 Student Vaccine Mandate

11/22/2022
Just 67 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds and and 38 percent of 5- to 11-year-olds have had the primary two-shot COVID-19 vaccine series.

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Could These Antiviral Pills Treat Long COVID?

11/20/2022
Stanford launches the nation’s first study of an antiviral strategy for long COVID.

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Flu, Covid, RSV Transmission Increasing Across State

11/18/2022
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Cases of flu, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus could lead to overwhelmed hospitals this winter, one of the state's top health officials said.

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CDC Paves Way to Require School COVID Vaccines—But Lawmakers Have Given Up for Now

10/27/2022
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control decided to list COVID-19 among the vaccines it recommends for children, but each state decides whether to adopt those guidelines. It's unclear what California will do.

From The Sacramento Bee...

COVID-19 Environment

Quarantine Ends—Now Higher Carbon Emissions Are Back

10/25/2022
2020 carbon emissions fell because of the COVID-19 pandemic–but now emissions are on the rise again.

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COVID-19 Health

Heart Attack Deaths Rose Sharply Among Young U.S. Adults in Pandemic

10/24/2022
As the number of COVID-19 infection surged during the pandemic, deaths from heart attacks rose sharply as well, with adults ages 25-44 experiencing the most significant increases, according to new research from scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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Some 300 COVID Variants Are Circling the Globe. Which Will Hit Here?

10/23/2022
“It's a cloak-and-dagger, spy-versus-spy game. … These variants that are bubbling up now are trying to get past some of our immunity."

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Newsom to End State’s COVID State of Emergency After More Than 2 Years

10/17/2022
After more than two-and-a-half years, California is retiring its COVID-19 emergency proclamation. Governor Gavin Newsom will lift the state of emergency declaration on Feb. 28.

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Covid-19 Testing Site Reduces Hours Starting Next Week

10/11/2022
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Starting Oct. 16, a local Covid-19 testing service will change their hours of operation in San Benito County. Mobile testing services will remain available at various locations throughout the week.

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San Benito County: Bivalent Boosters Most Effective Against Current Omicron Variants

09/26/2022
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Earlier this month the FDA authorized Pfizer and Modern bivalent vaccine boosters for everyone aged 12 and older, according to a press release from San Benito County.

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What Happens If You Get COVID Again?

08/17/2022
Although COVID-19 cases in California have started to plateau, some may face another infection as new variants spread. UC Davis infectious disease specialist Dr. Natascha Tuznik talks about reinfection, and if repeated bouts can worsen health risks.

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CDC: Covid Exposure No Longer Requires Quarantine

08/17/2022
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People who have been exposed to Covid-19 will no longer be required to quarantine under updated public health guidance from the CDC.

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