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‘Tridemic’ Threatening Local Hospital Capacity

Following a trend seen across the state, region and country, local hospitals are nearly at capacity amid a surge in respiratory illnesses that’s being dubbed a “tridemic” or “tripledemic” by some. “With the circulation of multiple respiratory illnesses, such as RSV, influenza and COVID-19, we, like the rest of Northern California, are experiencing a significant increase […]

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

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccination advisors voted last week to recommend all children get the COVID-19 vaccine, a move that does not change California’s list of vaccines required for children to attend school.  The addition of the COVID-19 vaccine to the CDC’s recommended vaccines for kids is not a mandate for […]

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Humboldt Marks 157th COVID Death

Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed another COVID-19 death, a resident in their 60s, since its last report Sept. 7. Two new hospitalizations were also reported and, according to a state database, 12 people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, including two under intensive care. The death reported today […]

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California to Give $2,500 Training Grant to Workers Who Lost Jobs During Pandemic

Living through a pandemic sucks, but for Diana McLaughlin, early 2020 was especially bad: A divorce in February 2020, societal shut-down in March, and as part of the COVID-19 economic fallout, she lost her job in April of that year, returning to full-time work only 18 months later. California lawmakers had economically distressed folks like […]

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Public Health Reports Another COVID Death, Eight Hospitalizations

Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed another  COVID-19 death since its last report Aug. 31. Eight new hospitalizations were also reported and, according to a state database, 13 people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, none of whom are under intensive care. The death reported today is Humboldt County’s […]

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