Coronavirus Numbers - The Press Democrat
New COVID-19 Cases. One measure of spread in the county is the number of new cases of COVID-19. If a new variant emerges that re-infects the population, we'll be see a spike in the graph similar to previous spikes.
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be …
August 22, 2024. WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains -- and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too. With the Food and Drug Administration’s clearance, Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses.
US clears updated COVID shots from Novavax, adding a third fall …
September 3, 2024, 10:09AM. Updated 1 hour ago. U.S. regulators have cleared a third updated COVID-19 vaccine for this fall, shots made by Novavax Inc. Already, Pfizer and Moderna are shipping shots modified to better match more recent strains of the ever-evolving coronavirus. Those doses can be used in adults and children as young as 6 months.
Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as ...
Sep 24, 2024 · In Georgia, election workers will have to hand count the number of ballots cast after voting is completed. In North Carolina, some students and university staff can use their digital IDs to vote.In Wisconsin, ballot drop boxes are newly legal again, although not every voting jurisdiction will use them.. Across the country, including in some of the nation’s presidential swing states, new or ...
Public health experts offer guidance for avoiding respiratory virus ...
Jul 11, 2024 · As the North Bay experiences a summer surge in COVID-19 infections, in part driven by highly contagious FLiRT subvariant and low vaccination rates, local health experts with Sonoma County Public Health Division are offering ways to avoid infection.. Stay up to date on vaccines. Flu and COVID-19 vaccines are recommended for everyone over 6 months. If over 65 years old, an additional dose of ...
Sonoma County sees decrease in COVID-19 - The Press Democrat
September 17, 2024, 11:50AM. Updated 2 minutes ago. The summer surge of COVID-19 has been decreasing in Sonoma County in early September, but the county’s health officer warns that residents need to receive the new vaccines for it and the flu. “It’s important to get the updated 2024-25 vaccines for flu and COVID because this provides the ...
Glen Ellen residents call for bridge reopening - The Press Democrat
September 12, 2024. Residents of O’Donnell Lane in Glen Ellen are asking Sonoma County to reopen a bridge on that street closed to car traffic after a pickup truck collided with its head wall in December. Nearby residents have credited the 10-foot wide historic bridge, which features a mason brick arch that dates to at least the early 20th ...
Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes ...
Jul 24, 2024 · BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington, with at least one Oregon fire so large that it is creating its own weather.
Rural property owners are creating grazing coops to clear brush …
Sep 12, 2024 · “Think of grazing not just as vegetation management but improving the ecosystem,” Keiser said.. Bill Hill helped organize The Bennett Ridge cooperative in an area between Santa Rosa and Glen Ellen demolished by the Nuns Fire in 2017.
Communications breakdown left residents without alerts amid …
Apr 17, 2024 · Communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without alerts amid Maui fire. As wildfires ripped across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his heels about returning to the island amid the unfolding crisis, while a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts, according to a report ...