Clinical tests to gauge the effectiveness of oral therapies intended to reduce the severity and length of coronavirus infections will be conducted at the Riverside University Health System’s Moreno Valley facilities, it was announced today. Staff at RUHS’ Comparative Effectiveness & Clinical Outcomes Research Center will join researchers from Louisiana State University and the Calgary,
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As the pandemic continues, more families in the valley are taking kids out of the classroom and choosing virtual learning options instead. “Our major concern was…we didn’t know what this virus was going to do in the flu months,” said Priscilla Waggoner. Waggoner is a Bermuda Dunes mother with a four and five-year-old at home.
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All residents in Riverside County who are eligible for their COVID-19 booster shot can get it starting Tuesday, following federal and state approval. Jose Arballo, from the Riverside University Health System, said Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be offered free of charge at the Indio Family Care Center, which is one of four
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Governor Gavin Newsom is holding a news conference at 11:00 a.m. on state efforts to increase vaccination rates and promote booster shots for eligible populations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shtChOJA0d0 You can watch it in the player above. Stay up-to-date with the latest local coronavirus news, including reopenings and closing, new case data, live news conferences, and other updates
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as a panel of government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots for 5- to 11-year-olds. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously, with one abstention, that the vaccine’s benefits in preventing COVID-19 in
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NEW CASES Riverside County reported 432 new coronavirus cases since Thursday. This brings the total number of cases in the county up to 362,435. Since last week, there have been 350 new cases in the Coachella Valley. Desert Hot Springs: +35 casesPalm Springs: +22 casesCathedral City: +42 casesRancho Mirage: +10 casesPalm Desert: +40 casesIndian Wells:
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Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 26, eligible residents will be able to get Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine booster shots in Riverside County. “This is one more important step in getting us through the pandemic,” said Dr. Geoffrey Leung, Riverside County public health officer. “There also continues to remain opportunities for those who still need an
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Millions more Americans just became eligible for COVID-19 boosters, but figuring out who’s eligible and when can be confusing. And adding to the challenge is that this time around, people can choose a different brand of vaccine for that extra dose. A number of factors, including the vaccine you
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The City of Palm Springs is encouraging residents to take a survey online to share input on current COVID-19 restrictions. According to a release: “The Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the City of Palm Springs is seeking input on requirements that were put in place in early August to reduce the spread of COVID-19
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government panel of experts is meeting to decide how best to expand the nation’s COVID-19 booster campaign. The panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is discussing Thursday who should get extra doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
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By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially. The Food and Drug Administration’s decisions
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Indio has begun handing out its second wave of Small Business Emergency Assistance Program grants to local businesses and daycare providers, the city announced today. The latest wave of grants, totaling up to $425,000, was approved by the city on Sept. 15, and city officials said eligible local businesses and daycare providers can expect to
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By ZEKE MILLER and LINDSEY TANNER WASHINGTON (AP) — Children ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school, the White House said Wednesday as it detailed plans for the expected authorization of the Pfizer shot for elementary school youngsters
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s popular In-N-Out hamburger chain is in trouble with yet another San Francisco Bay Area county over its failure to verify the vaccination cards of people choosing to dine-in with their double-doubles, shakes and fries. A spokesperson for Contra Costa County’s environmental health division said that the department received repeated complaints
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If the mixing and matching of booster shots is approved, then maybe somebody who qualifies for a booster shot and initially got the Moderna vaccine could go on to get a Pfizer booster shot. Maybe the side effects they got with Moderna were bad and they want to try something different.” The U.S. may soon
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A national agricultural farmworkers organization is traveling the country checking in on women who work in the fields. The organization, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, is working hard to educate women who work in fields across the country, not only about programs available to them during the pandemic but also about their rights in the workplace.
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Some protestors are pushing back against the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine mandate for school children, right here in California. At the time that KESQ cameras were on-site, about a dozen people protested outside of Desert Sands Unified School District headquarters on Monday morning as part of a planned walk-out across the state. KESQ requested the
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Dr. Geoffrey Leung, Riverside County’s Public Health Officer, paid a visit to the east valley to answer farmworkers’ questions about vaccine booster shots. Approximately 40 farmworkers in Thermal joined Leung during their lunch break. “We know that trust is important and we don’t establish that trust people won’t get their vaccines,” Leung said. Everyone in
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WASHINGTON (AP) – FDA advisory panel endorses booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. Thursday, a panel of U.S. health advisers endorsed booster shots for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to recommend a lower-dose booster shot for seniors and other high-risk groups. Already millions who
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Health officials have been seeing an increase in COVID-19 “breakthrough cases.” News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke with one valley couple who shared their own family’s frightening experience battling COVID-19 after getting vaccinated. “Something as simple as breathing…you take for granted because it’s natural. But when you can’t…it’s scary,” said Desiree Mofidi, La Quinta. Desiree shared
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