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California follows CDC, advises indoor masks for vaccinated

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s public health agency is recommending that people wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, as protection against the contagious delta variant. Wednesday’s announcement follows an about-face by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommended Tuesday that fully vaccinated people mask up in public indoor settings in areas

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Covid vaccines required for students, staff to return to CSU campuses this fall

Following in the footsteps of the University of California, the California State University system announced today it will also require all students and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to take part in any in-person classes or activities for the fall term. The CSU had previously announced plans to require vaccinations, but only after the

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Desert Healthcare District to strongly recommend local employers & schools require vaccines, masks, and safety precautions

The Desert Healthcare District is set to call on employers and schools require vaccines, masks, and other safety precautions amid rising cases in the valley. Desert Healthcare District CEO Conrado E. Bárzaga, MD presented the recommendations during Tuesday’s board meeting. “I believe we have a moral obligation, we have an ethical obligation, to raise our

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Evacuation warning for Beaumont/ Banning Pass area lifted

Update: 4:40 p.m.  All evacuation warnings have been lifted for the Beaumont/Banning Pass area. Alert RivCO: As of today Monday, July 26. All evacuation warnings have been lifted for the Beaumont/Banning Pass area. Please use caution returning to your homes. For more information. Visit https://t.co/1GBuBlWtyh / Active events.— RivCoReady (@RivCoReady) July 26, 2021 Original Report:

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‘Disturbing’ projections show a possible wave of COVID cases peaking this fall; experts urge vaccinations

New projections show that we could see another major wave of coronavirus cases in the months ahead.  The Chief Medical Officer at Eisenhower Health, Dr. Alan Williamson, calls it “very disturbing” but tells News Channel 3 there is still a chance to change it.  It’s an upward curve that’s concerning health officials.  The estimates show

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