The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health continues to track variant cases in Los Angeles County. While the delta variant remains the dominate variant detected among L.A. County residents and continues to account for 100% of cases sequenced, the omicron variant identified by the World Health Organization in South Africa as a “variant of […]
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Press release: FDA expands eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine boosters
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines authorizing use of a single booster dose for all individuals 18 years and older after completion of primary vaccination with any FDA-authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) […]
Denise Jones: Stand up and speak up for school board’s mask and vaccine mandates
As a parent of a student who has a senior in the William S. Hart Union High School District, I was disgusted when I heard how horrible and disrespectful these anti-vaccine and anti-mask parents behaved. They call people of color names, heckle them when it is their turn to speak and do whatever they can […]
Catching up with Cosmic Ocean on their latest single, “Ring to Reception”
After more than a year of performing virtually and no live shows, Santa Clarita Valley-based alternative rock band Cosmic Ocean looks ahead to their upcoming album in the two months since they released their new single “Ring to Reception.” With Michael Whelan on guitar and keyboard, Aaron Miller on guitar, Dino Rodino on bass, Steven […]
SCV school districts assure safety following return to in-person learning
Schools in the Santa Clarita Valley returned to an in-person school session in early August despite COVID-19 concerns and a surge instigated by plateaued vaccinations and the Delta variant. The several school districts within SCV have assured parents that a variety of safety precautions have been implemented to alleviate the risk of contracting the coronavirus […]
