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Sheriff Bianco says he won’t require deputies and staff to get vaccinated

Update 09/14/21: Sheriff Chad Bianco issued a new statement regarding requirements for COVID-19 vaccinations or regular testing of employees assigned to county jails. Statement from @SheriffBianco https://t.co/u1VclTSWMN pic.twitter.com/FtCdQ9Dkma— Riverside County Sheriff's Dept (@RSO) September 14, 2021 Original Report 09/13/21: Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco says he won’t take a coronavirus vaccine, and he won’t force

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Biden announces sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant. Read the President’s full COVID-19 plan here Speaking at the White House,

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RivCo health officials discuss threat of new variants and current COVID-19 trends

Health officials released updated COVID-19 numbers for Riverside County on Tuesday.  While hospitalizations are down by 60 since last Friday, this comes as 1,900 new cases were reported along with 12 deaths.  โ€œOne of the things that we expected…which is a sad thing, the deaths are going up again. Theyโ€™re double digits,โ€ said Jose Arballo,

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LifeStream in emergency need for COVID Convalescent Plasma

LifeStream Blood Bank announced an emergency need for COVID Convalescent Plasma (CCP). LifeStream is urging people who had COVID-19 and are fully recovered to pre-register for CCP donations. Potential CCP donors must complete the pre-screening questionnaire atย LStream.org/covidplasma. LifeStreamโ€™s Medical Services Department will contact respondents to assess eligibility and schedule donations at a LifeStream location most

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Tourists flock to downtown Palm Springs for holiday weekend, unvaccinated told not to travel

Business in the valley is picking up ahead of the busy holiday weekend. With travelers flocking to downtown Palm Springs for the extended Labor Day weekend, businesses are hoping for an end-of-summer boost. “Typically it’s always busy during the holiday weekend, so we’ll see around this time with theย restrictions,” said Cynthia Perez at Maracas. Coronavirus

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Riverside County becomes county with the 2nd highest COVID hospitalizations in California

Hospitalizations and ICU data Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 3 additional COVID-related hospitalizations. The county now has a total of 664 hospitalizations. The last time Riverside County this many COVID-related hospitalizations was February 12, 2021. Riverside County now has the second most COVID-related hospitalizations in California, surpassing San Diego County (653). Only

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