The Joint Information Center announced this afternoon that all 975 initial doses in the first batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Humboldt County received last week will have been administered by day’s end. Distribution of the next batch of vaccines, meanwhile, has began as well. The vaccine is currently being allocated under the very first phase […]
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County Confirms First Local Whooping Cough Case Since 2016
Humboldt County public health officials are on alert after a Eureka teenager tested positive for the highly contagious whooping cough earlier this week. According to a press release from the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, a follow up investigation identified 40 people who may have had contact with the teenager while he […]
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HumCo Health Officials Eyeing Measles Outbreak in Washington, Bracing for the Worst
Humboldt County officials are activating a response protocol amid a measles outbreak in a Washington state suburb of Portland that has seen at least 31 people contract the highly contagious viral disease. “We’re basically bracing ourselves, crossing our fingers and hoping this doesn’t happen but making sure we’re prepared if it does,” said Humboldt County […]
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Shot in the Dark
Despite fears, it appears that California Senate Bill 277, the controversial public health law that prohibits children from attending public school unless they have been vaccinated against a spectrum of diseases such as Hepatitis B, measles, polio and rubella, has not had a signficant impact on enrollment in local schools. (“Prepare for Impact,”Aug. 25, 2016.) […]
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Humboldt County Grand Jury: ‘Be Wise, Immunize’
In its first report of the year, the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury took a look at the county’s low vaccination rates, noting we currently rank 54th out of the state’s 58 counties when it comes to kindergartners and seventh graders. The grand jury hones in on transportation as a major barrier to getting the […]