Vaccines and travel: What you need to know
For 12 straight days and counting, Transportation Security Administration officers have screened more than 1 million people a day at domestic airports. On Skyscanner, a travel-booking site, weekly booking volume has increased by 75% in the last month. In a recent survey of nearly...
Monterey Bay Aquarium loans freezer to help Mee Memorial fight coronavirus
KING CITY ā Monterey Bay Aquarium has loaned a freezer capable of reaching sub-zero temperatures to Mee Memorial Healthcare System in an effort to help the South Monterey County hospital administer Covid-19 vaccines in the area.
āWhile vaccines remain in short supply in Monterey County,...
Thousands of farmworkers are prioritized for the coronavirus vaccine
COACHELLA, Calif. ā The sun-baked desert valley tucked behind the San Jacinto Mountains is best known for an annual music festival that draws 100,000 fans a day and a series of lush, oasis resort towns where well-heeled snowbirds go to golf, sunbathe and party....
Monterey County mask order still on the table
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Board of Supervisors has moved forward with a countywide indoor face covering ordinance, which could take effect in late October.
Last week the board introduced language for the mask mandate and met on Tuesday for approval. However, due to amendments...
Taking the vaccine into the fields to help vulnerable farmworkers
CALIFORNIA ā Before state officials announced that 40% of California's new vaccine doses would go to low-income communities, leaders were struggling to make good on promises to prioritize vulnerable Californians in the vaccine rollout.
As my colleague Miriam Jordan recently wrote, farmworkers were among those...
Mee Memorial doctor encourages students to get vaccinated
GREENFIELD ā Dr. Joshua Deutsch, a physician with Mee Memorial Healthcare System, recently spoke to students at Greenfield High School to encourage them to get the Covid-19 vaccination.
Deutsch, who has shared his experiences of first-hand patient interaction in King City and Greenfield with Monterey...
Newsom: California economy āfully reopeningā June 15
CALIFORNIA ā California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced that the state is āsetting our eyes on fully reopening by June 15 ā with commonsense measures like masking.ā
Newsom made the announcement via Twitter, and reiterated the stateās plan to eventually forgo the current four-tiered,...
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 shut down in March because of the pandemic.
āI like to work,ā said Hesse, a college graduate who turns 26 on...
Monterey County prepares for first round of Covid-19 vaccines
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County officials expect the first allocations of Covid-19 vaccines to be in limited supply, and will target health care professionals in the first round of vaccinations.
Monterey County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno spoke about the countyās planning process during a...
Monterey County continues Covid-19 vaccine rollout as state expands access to those over 65
MONTEREY COUNTY ā More Covid-19 vaccines have arrived in Monterey County as planning begins for the next priority tiers for vaccinations, including those who are age 65 and older as announced by the state this week.
On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state is...























