Opinion: When it comes to vaccines, trust the real experts
By Frank Kalman When it comes to facing a deadly disease, who you are relying on for advice truly matters! According to Dr. Philip Landrigan — epidemiologist and pediatrician and one of the world’s leading advocates of children’s health — children today live longer, healthier lives and suffer less disease than children at any previous Read More →
Dubroff: With delta variant spreading, it’s time to get serious about vaccines
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Opinion: Lottery prizes can encourage vaccination, but they can’t replace trust
By Gary Charness Medical experts and the federal government have stressed the importance of reaching herd immunity, which requires that a high proportion of the population cannot fall prey to COVID-19. While there was a huge initial wave of interest, there are still many people who have not been vaccinated. This has led to the Read More →
Our View: We’ll all be winners if a lottery ups vaccine rates
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Region’s clinics get almost $60M in federal COVID funds
Several Central Coast health centers are getting nearly $60 million in total federal funds to help expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, testing and treatment because of the American Rescue Plan. Of the six centers, Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, which is based in Nipomo, received the most money, with $18.7 million. Three organizations Read More →
Employers can require jabs as a condition for jobs, but few have done so
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Region’s clinics to join federal vaccine program
Three health clinics based in Santa Barbara County, one in a San Luis Obispo County and one in Ventura County have been invited to join a federal program mean to get more vaccines in the arms of people who need them most. The Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program was launched by the U.S. Health Resources Read More →
