Governor Newsom Unveils SMARTER Plan Charting California’s Path Forward During Endemic Phase of Covid Response

Governor Newsom Unveils SMARTER Plan Charting California’s Path Forward During Endemic Phase of Covid Response

Fontana, CA…As California emerges from the Omicron surge, Governor Gavin Newsom today unveiled the state’s SMARTER Plan, the next phase of California’s pandemic response. Building on lessons learned over the past two years and the state’s ongoing commitment to equity, the SMARTER Plan will guide California’s strategic approach to managing COVID-19 while moving the state’s […]

Briefing by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Team and Public Health Officials

Briefing by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Team and Public Health Officials

Washington, DC…Good morning, and thanks for joining us.  Today, we’ll start with an update from Dr. Walensky on the state of the pandemic and CDC’s COVID-19 surveillance efforts.  DR. WALENSKY:  Good morning.  Thanks, Jeff.  I’d like to start by walking you through today’s data.  The current seven-day daily average of cases is about 247,300 cases […]

Take a Chance on Love this Valentine’s Day for Hospice of Amador & Calaveras!!

Take a Chance on Love this Valentine’s Day for Hospice of Amador & Calaveras!!

Amador & Calaveas, CA…Tickets on sale now for the Hospice of Amador & Calaveras 13th Annual Take a Chance on Love Valentine’s Day Drawing. This year’s deluxe prizes feature diamonds, ocean views, water, mountains and MORE! Tickets are $10 each. Spend $100 or more and all tickets are 2-for-1, plus you receive one voucher for […]

With COVID-19 Conditions Improving, State Public Health Officials Allowing Indoor Mask Mandates to Expire February 15th

With COVID-19 Conditions Improving, State Public Health Officials Allowing Indoor Mask Mandates to Expire February 15th

Sacramento, CA…As COVID-19 conditions continue to improve across California and the Omicron surge subsides, temporary measures the state had put in place will expire in the coming weeks.  COVID-19 cases and the rate of community transmission have steadily decreased statewide since early January, and hospitalizations are either plateauing or declining in most regions of the […]

Happy Retirement! Dr. Ryan Thompson!

Happy Retirement! Dr. Ryan Thompson!

San Andreas, CA…33 Years is not enough time to express the gratitude for the thousands of lives you have touched and forever impacted. Thank you for your Love, Humor and Incredible Dedication. Love from your peers, patients and colleagues. Mark Twain Medical Center is a hospital dedicated to delivering high quality, compassionate care and access […]

Six Community Organizations Receive $53,000 from Mark Twain Medical Center. Staff Celebrate Annual Community Grant with Drive-Thru Parade

Six Community Organizations Receive $53,000 from Mark Twain Medical Center.  Staff Celebrate Annual Community Grant with Drive-Thru Parade

San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) recently awarded six local organizations the Dignity Heath Mark Twain Medical Center Community Grant for 2022, totaling over $53,000. The funds are directed for serving home bound seniors, providing support and services to those in a portion of the remote areas, AED’s and CPR training for residents and […]

Happy Retirement! Dr. Ryan Thompson!

Happy Retirement! Dr. Ryan Thompson!

San Andreas, CA…33 Years is not enough time to express the gratitude for the thousands of lives you have touched and forever impacted. Thank you for your Love, Humor and Incredible Dedication. Love from your peers, patients and colleagues. Mark Twain Medical Center is a hospital dedicated to delivering high quality, compassionate care and access […]

Calaveras County Covid Death Toll Climbs Again as Woman in Her 50’s Latest Death

Calaveras County Covid Death Toll Climbs Again as Woman in Her 50’s Latest Death

San Andreas, CA…One new COVID fatality – a female in her 50’s – reported on county website this afternoon.  Our hearts go out to those loved ones impacted by this tragic loss.  Updated COVID-19 Dashboard – Tuesday, January 25, 2022.  View the interactive dashboard here: https://bit.ly/3bHNbXJ To help prevent the spread of COVID-19: • Get […]

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Sponsors Vitalant Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Sponsors Vitalant Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 25, 2022

San Andreas, CA…Blood donations are currently at a critical level and all blood types are needed! Vitalant (formerly Blood Source) is hosting the Calaveras Community Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 from 1:30 – 5:30PM. Location: San Andreas Town Hall, 24 Church Hill Road, San Andreas, CA. This event is sponsored by Calaveras Community […]

Calaveras County Reports Another Covid Death

Calaveras County Reports Another Covid Death

San Andreas, CA…Updated COVID-19 Dashboard – Tuesday, January 18, 2022*  View the interactive dashboard here: https://bit.ly/3bHNbXJ  Calaveras Public Health is sad to report one additional death from COVID-19 that includes a male in his 70s. To those people experiencing the loss of a loved one to COVID-19, the team at Calaveras Public Health offers our […]

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Sponsors Vitalant Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Sponsors Vitalant Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 25, 2022

San Andreas, CA…Blood donations are currently at a critical level and all blood types are needed! Vitalant (formerly Blood Source) is hosting the Calaveras Community Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 from 1:30 – 5:30PM. Location: San Andreas Town Hall, 24 Church Hill Road, San Andreas, CA. This event is sponsored by Calaveras Community […]

The Biden Administration to Begin Distributing At-Home, Rapid COVID-⁠19 Tests to Americans for Free

The Biden Administration to Begin Distributing At-Home, Rapid COVID-⁠19 Tests to Americans for Free

Washington, DC…The Biden Administration is Buying One Billion Tests to Give to Americans for Free; Online Ordering of a Half-Billion Tests Begins on January 19th; Builds on Significant Actions to Expand Testing Capacity and Increase Access to Free Testing. Testing is an important tool to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Public health experts and […]

Male in 30s is Latest Covid Death in Calaveras County

Male in 30s is Latest Covid Death in Calaveras County

San Andreas, CA…Updated COVID-19 Dashboard – Thursday, January 13, 2022* View the interactive dashboard here: https://bit.ly/3bHNbXJ Calaveras Public Health is sad to report one additional death from COVID-19 that includes a male in his 30s. To those people experiencing the loss of a loved one to COVID-19, the team at Calaveras Public Health offers our […]

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Sponsors Vitalant Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Sponsors Vitalant Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 25, 2022

San Andreas, CA…Blood donations are currently at a critical level and all blood types are needed! Vitalant (formerly Blood Source) is hosting the Calaveras Community Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 from 1:30 – 5:30PM. Location: San Andreas Town Hall, 24 Church Hill Road, San Andreas, CA. This event is sponsored by Calaveras Community […]

The Great Covid Endemic of 2022? California Tells Asymptomatic Covid Positive HCPs to Stay on Job, No Testing Required!

The Great Covid Endemic of 2022?  California Tells Asymptomatic Covid Positive HCPs to Stay on Job, No Testing Required!

Sacramento, CA…It seems that unofficially at least the California Dept of Public Health has declared the Covid Pandemic over and the endemic phase of the outbreak underway. From the CDPH guidance…”From January 8, 2022 until February 1, 2022, HCP who test positive for SARS-CoV-2 and are asymptomatic, may return to work immediately without isolation and […]

School Superintendents Optimistic About Response from the State on Vaccine Mandates for Students. ~ by Calaveras County Superintendent of Schools Scott Nanik

School Superintendents Optimistic About Response from the State on Vaccine Mandates for Students. ~ by Calaveras County Superintendent of Schools Scott Nanik

Angels Camp, CA…Calaveras County Superintendents sent a letter regarding the vaccine mandate to Governor Gavin Newsome on Nov. 19, 2021. The response that was received has left us optimistic about the direction that state is taking on the vaccine mandate for students. Click Here or the Above Photo for Full Response..CDPH Response to Calaveras County […]

Governor Newsom Activates National Guard to Bolster State’s COVID-19 Testing Capacity

Governor Newsom Activates National Guard to Bolster State’s COVID-19 Testing Capacity

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he has activated the California National Guard to support local communities with additional testing facilities and capacity amid the national surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant. “California has led the country’s fight against COVID-19, implementing first-in-the-nation public health measures that have helped save tens of thousands […]

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Sponsors Vitalant Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Sponsors Vitalant Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 25, 2022

San Andreas, CA…Blood donations are currently at a critical level and all blood types are needed! Vitalant (formerly Blood Source) is hosting the Calaveras Community Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 from 1:30 – 5:30PM. Location: San Andreas Town Hall, 24 Church Hill Road, San Andreas, CA. This event is sponsored by Calaveras Community […]

FDA Authorizes First Oral Antiviral for Treatment of COVID-19

FDA Authorizes First Oral Antiviral for Treatment of COVID-19

Silver Spring, MD…Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer’s Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use) for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kilograms or about 88 pounds) with positive […]

Cleveland Clinic Research Shows Drug in Viagra Reduced Likelihood of Developing Alzheimer’s By 69%

Cleveland Clinic Research Shows Drug in Viagra Reduced Likelihood of Developing Alzheimer’s By 69%

Cleveland, OH…..A new Cleveland Clinic-led study has identified sildenafil – an FDA-approved therapy for erectile dysfunction (Viagra) and pulmonary hypertension (Revatio) – as a promising drug candidate to help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease. According to findings published in Nature Aging, the research team, led by Feixiong Cheng, Ph.D., of Cleveland Clinic’s Genomic Medicine Institute, used computational methodology to […]

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Sponsors Vitalant Blood Drive and Supermarket Challenge on Tues

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Sponsors Vitalant Blood Drive and Supermarket Challenge on Tues

San Andreas, CA…Blood donations are currently at a critical level and all blood types are needed! Vitalant (formerly Blood Source) is hosting the Calaveras Community Blood Drive on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 1:00-6:00 PM. Location: San Andreas Town Hall, 24 Church Hill Road, San Andreas, CA. This event is sponsored by Calaveras Community Foundation […]

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Sponsors Vitalant Blood Drive and Supermarket Challenge on Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Sponsors Vitalant Blood Drive and Supermarket Challenge on Tuesday, November 30, 2021

San Andreas, CA…Blood donations are currently at a critical level and all blood types are needed! Vitalant (formerly Blood Source) is hosting the Calaveras Community Blood Drive on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 1:00-6:00 PM. Location: San Andreas Town Hall, 24 Church Hill Road, San Andreas, CA. This event is sponsored by Calaveras Community Foundation […]

OSHA Suspends Enforcement of Covid Vaccine Mandate

OSHA Suspends Enforcement of Covid Vaccine Mandate

Washington, DC…From OSHA Today…”On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to stay OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard, published on November 5, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 61402) (“ETS”). The court ordered that OSHA “take no steps to implement or enforce” the ETS “until further […]

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