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) […]
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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 […]
SCV parents and their children keep watchful eye on COVID-19 safety in schools
“They were learning. We were lucky” Going to school under any circumstances has its excitements and anxieties for children of all ages. After a year and a half at home with remote learning, the opportunity to see friends, leave home and meet their teachers has given students across the Santa Clarita Valley a chance at […]
Press release: L.A. County prepared to administer Johnson & Johnson and Moderna boosters
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee is meeting to discuss the need for boosters for those vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson or Moderna, and the committee on Thursday recommended approval of the Moderna booster dose. The committee will also review data on the safety and efficacy of “mixing […]
SCV, AV teachers share optimism and worry with students returning to in-person learning
As schools have begun opening back up again across Los Angeles County, many teachers are finding the transition to be strange yet rewarding. Districts across the county, including in the Santa Clarita Valley, have implemented COVID-19 safety precautions so as to follow the guidelines from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to get […]
