Lottery style cash prizes for recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine are already happening in Ohio. Other states, including California, have announced similar programs. “So I think it’s a definitely a good incentive and a way to properly spend the state’s money,” said vaccine recipient Tyler Evoniuk. Governor Newsom announced the plan Thursday after the federal
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The Eisenhower Family Birth Center officially opened its doors on Thursday and just a few hours later already welcomed its first newborn. Khristina Clous gave birth to Kaedyn at 6:58 p.m. To mark the happy occasion, the Center will present the family with a gift basket of branded Eisenhower Family Birth Center items, a gift
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An unexpected encounter with a snake sent a 4-year-old child to the hospital Saturday. The child is recovering after he was bitten during an excursion on a hiking trail in Palm Springs. The Palm Springs Mounted Police Search and Rescue Team got the call just after noon and rushed in to help. A California Highway
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UPDATE: Parents with their children were among those showing up Thursday at the Palm Springs Convention Center to receive the Covid-19 shot. Among them, Cathedral City resident Colin Sands who turns 16 Friday. “I think it’s a good opportunity to reach herd immunity,” said Sands. The shots for this younger age group are happening now
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The Comprehensive Cancer Center in Palm Springs is seeing an increase in more progressed cancers, as some people haven’t been to the doctor’s office in over a year. “What we’re finding is that people aren’t coming in…they’re very fearful to come in,” said Dr. Judy Jackson, Medical Director of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center. Even
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Bear Simerson was on the stage at the Mary Pickford Theater in Cathedral City Wednesday, giving the winning presentation about his Palm Desert-based venture, 3C Health. “To present to that panel of judges who were very versed in business and in healthcare, it was a huge validation for the work we put in, it was
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Extreme winds through Southern California overnight and this morning have contributed to blowing sand and dust this morning. Air Quality was significantly impacted: in the “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” range for West Valley locations early this morning. By the afternoon, the AQI had improved markedly. As winds slowly subside, the air quality will improve this
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It’s often some of the most difficult conversations that are the most important ones to have. In light of Jeff Stahl’s recent I-Team investigation regarding a lawsuit over a child sexual abuse case on a school bus, News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay explains how parents can talk to their children about sexual abuse no matter
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Governor Newsom spoke about reopening schools for in person learning Wednesday in Oakland while opening a new mass vaccination site. “We can safely reopen schools as we progress through a prioritization to our teachers of vaccinations,” said Newsom. Newsom’s stance on the topic of teacher vaccinations is being met by resistance from teacher’s unions around
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A team in body suits sprayed a disinfectant on the walls Wednesday at Royal Emerald Pharmaceuticals in Desert Hot Springs. “I think we need to make sure we are wearing our masks and keeping a distance of 6 feet. What we are providing is keeping the surfaces clean,” said Mark Gould, President and Founder of
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Representative Raul Ruiz tells News Channel 3 he remains in quarantine while recovering from Covid-19. Dr. Ruiz announced he tested positive for the virus on January 19th. On Sunday, he shared his nutritional approach with News Channel 3. Dr. Ruiz wrote: “I consider my fluid and nutritional intake a very important part of my therapy.
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An extra mask could better protect the public from more contagious variants, but fit and filters are still most important factors. Doctors are reminding everyone to keep-up their guard as the state eases up on coronavirus restrictions. In fact, many of them now recommend wearing 2 masks to protect against new variants that are more
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s health department on Monday released to the public previously secret projections for future hospital intensive care unit capacity throughout the state, the key metric for lifting the coronavirus stay-at-home order. However, state officials did not explain how regional per capita virus cases and transmission rates that also were released might
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Hundreds of people lined up in Beaumont on Thursday as they waited to receive their first vaccine against coronavirus. The Beaumont clinic is the first in a new series of public health clinics in Riverside County since the expansion of eligibility to include more people than ever before. “It was a little tricky signing up
Continue Reading UPDATE: A representative for Albertsons tells News Channel 3 the grocer is no longer setting appointments for vaccinations at their stores in Riverside County because they are fully booked through the end of January. She said all doses the company has received are accounted for. She also said the company is working to get more
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Eisenhower Health continues to see an increase in patients amid the surging coronavirus pandemic and is converting parts of the hospital to treat them. A large outdoor tent is now ready outside of the Emergency Department entrance. “We may see patients in hallways, temporarily in the Emergency Department,” Dr. Euthym Kontaxis, Director of Emergency Medicine
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Governor Gavin Newsom delivered an update at noon Monday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. California has hit another grim coronavirus milestone. Data from Johns Hopkins University on Monday showed the nation’s most populous state has recorded more than 30,000 deaths since the pandemic started nearly a year ago. Deaths have
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UPDATE: Indio Police Chief Mike Washburn received the Covid-19 vaccine Friday at JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio. The Chief was among the first of the first responders who lined up. “JFK has been fantastic in fact our couple of officers were actually in the E.R. with one of their clients and a couple of nurses
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Healthcare workers showed up to the Roy Wilson Training Center in Thousand Palms on Thursday to receive their first dose of the Moderna Vaccine. Many were given the opportunity after being classified in the county’s Phase 1A grouping, which is the first group to receive the vaccines that arrived in Riverside County. Among those listed
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Public health officials in Riverside County are holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics in coming days for health care workers in Phase 1a (Tiers 1-3). In Coachella Valley, there are clinics planned for Sunday, January 10 and Monday January 11 at the Indio Fairgrounds lot on Arabia Street in Indio. The clinics are planned for 9:00 a.m.
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