Amador County, CA – Amador County Public Health reports 17 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total laboratory confirmed case count to 1,615 since last Tuesday’s update. The new cases include 6 males and 11 females, 1 child under the age of 18, 9 aged 18-49, 6 aged 50-64, 1 over 65 years of age; […]
San Andreas, CA…On March 9, 2021, the California Department of Public Health announced that effective March 10, 2021, Calaveras County will be moved from the purple tier to the red tier in the state’s 4-tier system. The red tier is less restrictive and allows for some business activities to resume, such as indoor dining at […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center has welcomed an additional medical provider to the staff of the Family Medical Clinics. Pennie Khong, Nurse Practitioner obtained her Doctor of Nursing Practice at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. “Our staff are very delighted to have another provider join our team to care for our community,” commented […]
Angels Camp, CA…Dr. Jain Now Accepting Patients. She is an Expert in Chiropractic and Kindness!
Sacramento, CA… Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that, since the state began dedicating 10 percent of vaccine supply for education workers on March 1, over 200,000 education workers have been vaccinated, far exceeding the state’s goal of 75,000 vaccines per week. In the past week, California has nearly tripled its goal for vaccinating education workers […]
Sacramento, CA… The Newsom Administration announced last Thursday that California will lead with safety protocols and vaccine equity to end the pandemic and reopen the economy. To that end, the state has set aside 40 percent of vaccine doses for the hardest-hit communities and established a vaccine equity metric – which seeks to increase vaccinations […]
Angels Camp, CA…From Calaveras OES..”Neighbors helping neighbors is community at it’s finest! Yesterday, Calaveras County OES partnered with the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Volunteers, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members from Murphys Fire and Copperopolis Fire, and Calaveras Connect to support our Public Health Team as they conducted a COVID Vaccination Clinic at Frogtown. A huge […]
San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Public Health Transitions to My Turn for COVID-19 Vaccinations As County Vaccinations Surpass 12,000. Over 12,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across Calaveras County. Calaveras Public Health is working to ensure that eligible residents and workers have increased access to vaccines. This week Calaveras Public Health will launch the first […]
Angels Camp, CA…The Bret Harte School District Board Asks You to Help Stop the Spread!
Angels Camp & Copperopolis, CA…A New Era in Hometown Health Care from Mark Twain Medical Center.
San Andreas, CA… The University of California Cooperative Extension and the Amador County Master Gardeners provide a wealth of exceptional web sites to assist you with your home gardening projects. During this class, Master Gardeners will introduce you to many of these UC sites and will demonstrate how you can use them to research your […]
San Andreas, CA… Do you have limited gardening space? Are you frustrated trying to grow in clayey soil? Then this is the class for you! We’ll cover building and gardening in raised beds, discovering the fun of growing in containers and how to make a small space go a long way with square foot gardening […]
Angels Camp, CA…Dr. Jain Now Accepting Patients. She is an Expert in Chiropractic and Kindness!
Sacramento, CA…The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has completed its review of the federal process and concluded the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for use in the Western States. The Workgroup provided its confirmation to the Governors of California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington Tuesday evening, making the J&J vaccine the third COVID-19 vaccine supported for use in these states. Initial shipments of the vaccine were received this […]
Washington, DC…The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and long term care facilities across the country that provide care to approximately five million people each year, released a report today showing nursing homes in the U.S. have seen the lowest number of new COVID cases […]
Washington, DC…Most of the nation’s small businesses do not require employees to get COVID-19 vaccines or tests to return to work, according to the first results of Phase 4 of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS) released last week. SBPS was launched Feb. 15, to measure the effect of changing business conditions […]
Washington, DC… 4:22 P.M. EST. THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, folks. The Vice President and I have some good news to report, and I’d like to make two key announcements today related to our COVID-19 vaccination effort. As you know, a few days ago, after a rigorous opening — open and objective scientific review process, the […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center Foundation has received the largest one time gift ever recorded in the history of the Foundation. The generous $4.5 million gift from the Wings of Freedom Foundation will be designated to upgrade the surgery department at Mark Twain Medical Center. This pioneering investment will strengthen the fight against disease […]
Angels Camp, CA…(Frogtown, USA)..Calaveras Public Health Opens COVID-19 Vaccination Site at Frogtown for Those 65 Years of Age and Older Over 10,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across Calaveras County. Calaveras Public Health is working to ensure that eligible residents and workers have increased access to vaccines. Starting Thursday, March 4, 2021 a […]
Washington, DC…Good morning. Thank you for joining us. We got very good news over the weekend: The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for a third safe and effective vaccine, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which will help us defeat the pandemic. While we have much work ahead of us on so […]
Sacramento, CA…After one of the most challenging years of our lives, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel—the COVID-19 vaccines are here, and my administration is working to ensure that no community is left behind. The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. They are our best hope to end the pandemic. Getting a […]
New Brunswick, NJ… Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) yesterday announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, to prevent COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older. This decision was […]
Sacramento, CA… Governor Gavin Newsom issued the below statement today following the House’s passage of the American Rescue Plan: “I applaud President Biden and Speaker Pelosi on the passage of the American Rescue Plan – $1.9 trillion in nationwide relief that’s essential for Californians hardest hit by the pandemic, and a measure that complements the […]
Washington, DC… 10:59 A.M. EST. THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, folks. For a few weeks now, an overwhelming percentage of the American public has made it clear that they support my American Rescue Plan. And the House of Representatives took the first step toward making it a reality. And I want to thank — and I […]
Washington, D.C… Today, after a rigorous, open, and objective scientific review process, the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for a third safe and effective vaccine to help us defeat the COVID-19 pandemic — the Janssen COVID-19 (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine. This is exciting news for all Americans, and an encouraging development […]
Washington, DC…The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: Today, the FDA held a meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee to discuss the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) request from Janssen Biotech Inc. for its COVID-19 Vaccine for the […]
Washington, DC… The Major Richard Star Act of 2021, S. 334 / H.R.1282, is a major legislative priority for Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), which supports its reintroduction in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The act was formerly introduced during the 116th Congress as S. 3393 and H.R. 5995. The Major Richard […]
Sacramento, CA…Following last week’s announcement by Governor Gavin Newsom that, beginning March 1, at least 10 percent of vaccine supply would be dedicated to education workers – including teachers, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, child care workers and site-based administrators – the state outlined its plan to execute on the Governor’s commitment. “The education professionals who nurture and […]
Washington, DC… Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval for Amondys 45 (casimersen) injection for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients who have a confirmed mutation of the DMD gene that is amenable to exon 45 skipping (Exons are pieces of DNA that provide information for making proteins in a […]
Atlanta, GA… CDC has updated its food safety alert for a Listeria outbreak linked to queso fresco made by El Abuelito Cheese Inc.: https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/hispanic-soft-cheese-02-21/index.html Key points: CDC has expanded its advice to not eat, sell, or serve any cheese sold under the brand name El Abuelito, in addition to recalled queso fresco cheeseexternal icon sold under the brand […]
