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West Sacramento resident tests positive for Omicron

Dec 10, 2021 12:00AM ● By City of West Sacramento News Release

 

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Yolo County Funds Healthy Yolo Together

Dec 10, 2021 12:00AM ● By Yolo County News Release

COVID-19 Testing in 2022

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Medical Aid-in-Dying to Be More Accessible

Oct 22, 2021 12:00AM ● By Suzanne Potter, California News Service

 

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California is suffering from insomnia, sleep apnea and narcolepsy

Oct 21, 2021 12:00AM ● By Commentary by Travis Adshead

 

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Yolo County Begins Administering Pfizer Booster to Eligible Residents

Sep 29, 2021 12:00AM ● By Yolo County News Release

Pfizer booster doses are available at several locations in Yolo County

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Yolo County Recruiting Volunteers for Fall/Winter Vaccine Clinics

Sep 29, 2021 12:00AM ● By Yolo County News Release

Volunteers must complete the "Medical Points of Dispensing (MPOD)" course

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County Breastfeeding Program Receives USDA Award

Sep 24, 2021 12:00AM ● By Laurie Slothower, Sacramento County

"Our Breastfeeding Peer Counselors have done a wonderful job"

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Honoring Hispanic Organ Donors

Sep 23, 2021 12:00AM ● By By Michele Townsend

Sierra Donor Services (SDS) is partnered with the Sacramento Region hospitals

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Five Hundred Smiling Faces

Sep 23, 2021 12:00AM ● By By Michele Townsend

Vaccinated people in West Sac is far less than elsewhere in the county

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Local Quarantine Health Order Amended

Sep 01, 2021 12:00AM ● By Yolo County News Release

"The shortened quarantine period of seven days will make it easier for exposed persons to comply with quarantine requirements"

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Matsui Statement on FDA Full Approval of Covid-19 Vaccine

Sep 01, 2021 12:00AM ● By The Office of Doris Matsui

"Full approval could not come at a more critical juncture" 

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Yolo Superior Court Mandates Vaccine for Its Employees

Sep 01, 2021 12:00AM ● By Yolo County Superior Court News Release

"We implemented this policy to protect the health of everyone who enters the courthouse"

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Get Your Free BBQ and COVID Vaccination!

Aug 13, 2021 12:00AM ● By Michele Townsend

"I just want to see my community healthy and this is my way of helping that happen"

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Drive-thru COVID-19 Testing Available at Molecular Matrix

Aug 03, 2021 12:00AM ● By City of West Sacramento News Release

 

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Yolo County Public Health Officer Recommends Masking Indoors and Testing Following Exposure for All Residents as Delta Variant Predominates

Jul 14, 2021 12:00AM ● By Yolo County News Release

Those who are not vaccinated or only partially vaccinated remain highly vulnerable to the highly infectious Delta variant

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McCarty's Drug Treatment Bill Passes out of Senate Public Safety Committee

Jul 02, 2021 12:00AM ● By Yolo County News Release

AB 1542 would provide treatment to those involved in the criminal justice system who live with drug addiction

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Mapping the Future of Yolo Youth: A Post-Pandemic Response

Jun 28, 2021 12:00AM ● By Yolo County News Release, Commentary by Jim Provenza, Lucas Frerichs, Garth Lewis and Jesse Salinas

We need to plan, with urgency, a new focus on the physical AND mental health of our communities

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Yolo County to Fully Reopen Businesses and Activities in Accordance with the State's June 15 Reopening Plans

Jun 15, 2021 12:00AM ● By Yolo County News Release

"With our local case rate very low and the majority of Yolo County residents vaccinated, now is an appropriate time to loosen COVID-19 restrictions"

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COVID-19 Vaccine Delivered to Residents in Select Areas June 9-15

Jun 07, 2021 12:00AM ● By Yolo County News Release

"I am very excited to offer this opportunity for Yolo County residents to get vaccinated wherever is most convenient to them"

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AB 1542 Passed Through Assembly Floor - Hope Yolo

Jun 07, 2021 12:00AM ● By Yolo County News Release

McCarty's Drug Treatment Bill Passes out of Assembly Floor and is Headed to the Senate

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Children ages 12+ can get vaccines at City Hall

Jun 02, 2021 12:00AM ● By The City of West Sacramento News Release

Walk-ins are welcome. You may also schedule an appointment

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SacCounty Enters Orange Tier with New Health Order

Jun 02, 2021 12:00AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

The County's June 1 Health Order is effective immediately until it expires at 12:01 a.m. on June 15, 2021

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West Sac schools offer pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics for ages 12+ this week

May 17, 2021 12:00AM ● By Healthy Davis Together News Release

Area Schools Host Clinics Due to Strong Demand for Adolescent COVID- 19 Vaccinations

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Threats to Code Enforcement Officers Rise as Two Officer Safety Bills Stall in the Senate

May 12, 2021 12:00AM ● By By Will Hixson, California Association of Code Enforcement Officers

Code enforcement officers tasked with violations traditionally addressed by police/sheriff

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May 05, 2021 12:00AM ● By Yolo County News Release

Yolo County Criminal Justice partners helping to decriminalize those who live with mental illness

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District 3 - Rich Desmond Update: Tomorrow's Vaccine Clinic is Accepting New Appointments

May 04, 2021 12:00AM ● By Sacramento County News Release, Office of Rich Desmond

No insurance or proof of U.S. Citizenship or legal residency is required for the COVID-19 vaccine

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Walmart and Sam's Club Now Administering Walk-Up COVID-19 Vaccines at 308 Pharmacies Across California

May 04, 2021 12:00AM ● By Elevate Public Affairs News Release

Retailer offering customers and associates equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in 49 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.

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Residents Urged to Get Tested and Vaccinated as Cases of COVID-19 Variants Rise in Yolo County

Apr 20, 2021 12:00AM ● By Yolo County News Release

Residents are recommended to get vaccinated as soon as possible

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Yolo County opens COVID 19 Vaccine eligibility to all residents 16+

Apr 15, 2021 12:00AM ● By Jenny Tan, Yolo County

Yolo County began transitioning to the State's MyTurn system in February

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Yolo County Transitions to MyTurn for Vaccine Appointments and Expands Vaccine Eligibility to Residents

Apr 15, 2021 12:00AM ● By Yolo County News Release

The transition to MyTurn will allow for a centralized registration system for scheduling vaccine appointments

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State Sets Date to Reopen

Apr 09, 2021 12:00AM ● By By Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov, CAL Matters. Org

June 15 is Now the Target Date for Full Reopening

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Detection of Coronavirus B.1.351 Variant Confirmed in Yolo County

Apr 07, 2021 12:00AM ● By By Megan Sather, Healthy Davis Together

Local COVID-19 Testing Program Identifies and Confirms Variant

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A Choice for Life

Apr 01, 2021 12:00AM ● By By Kristin ThÃ(c)baud, ThÃ(c)baud Communications

Sacramento Life Center Receives $15,000 from American River Bank and Kelly Foundation

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'Missing Link' Detected in COVID-19 Patients?

Mar 26, 2021 12:00AM ● By By Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis

Why some COVID-19 patients recover and some don't.

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Fundraiser to Benefit Joshua's House Hospice

Mar 24, 2021 12:00AM ● By By Marlene von Friederichs-Fitzwater, Joshua's House

The Other Side of the Window original music and limited release vinyl LP

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