Tag: vaccinations
Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 19, 2021
BUS PASSES
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) will provide a free day pass to those who receive the Covid-19 vaccine. MST has recognized that...
Unemployment claims rise as pandemic hits 1-year mark
The surge in unemployment filings in March 2020 provided one of the first clear warnings of the havoc the pandemic was wreaking on the...
Vaccination rates are lower in disadvantaged counties, CDC reports
Even though the pandemic has taken a disproportionate toll on people of color and on low-income communities, Americans in wealthier counties have been getting...
Monterey County moves into red Covid tier
MONTEREY COUNTY — Residents in Monterey County can now look forward to fewer restrictions as the region moves from the most severe risk, Purple...
What’s in the federal stimulus for Californians?
Last week, President Joe Biden signed into law a wide-reaching $1.9 trillion stimulus package aimed at throwing a lifeline to Americans struggling through the...
Uncounted in the unemployment rate, but they want to work
Robert Hesse was expecting an imminent promotion to manager of Sub Zero Ice Cream, a nitrogen ice cream shop in Ventura, California, when it...
Las desigualdades raciales de la pandemia persisten en la distribución de...
Las comunidades de color, que han lidiado con el peor impacto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en Estados Unidos, también han recibido una proporción...
Unemployment claims fall, fueling economic hope
UNITED STATES — The second year of the coronavirus pandemic is starting with rising hopes for the economic outlook — and a long way...
Monterey County inches closer to red tier of California reopening plan
MONTEREY COUNTY — Infection rates are declining in Monterey County, with fewer daily confirmed cases of Covid-19 as time goes on, reported county health...
Taking the vaccine into the fields to help vulnerable farmworkers
CALIFORNIA — Before state officials announced that 40% of California's new vaccine doses would go to low-income communities, leaders were struggling to make good...
