Covid-19 vaccination site at Gilroy High closes
With three out of four Santa Clara County residents ages 12 and older fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the Gilroy High School vaccination site closed on July 7.
Appointments will now take place at Valley Health Center Gilroy.
Santa Clara County’s mass vaccination sites have been closing...
Gilroy High to be considered for mass vaccination site
Gilroy High School is poised to become South County’s first mass Covid-19 vaccination site.
On Feb. 11, the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education will consider allowing Santa Clara County Public Health to operate the site through the end of July.
According to the tentative...
State confirms June 15 reopening with no capacity limits
California will reopen on June 15 without any capacity limits or physical distancing requirements for businesses or events, the state's Health and Human Services secretary said Friday.
Gov. Gavin Newsom last month announced the expected June 15 reopening date, which state officials on Friday confirmed...
Testing site arriving at Christopher High
A Covid-19 testing site at Christopher High School in Gilroy is expected to go live this week.
Santa Clara County health officials made the announcement May 4, after Gov. Gavin Newsom said in late April that 80 such sites would open statewide in “underserved communities.”...
Gavilan reports Covid-19 case on campus
Gavilan College learned over the weekend that someone who had been working on campus tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the college to do a deep cleaning before it can reopen its doors.
College spokesperson Jan Bernstein-Chargin said they reported the most recent case to Santa...
Líderes del sur del condado: quédense en casa y salven vidas
Se prevé que el Covid-19 sea la tercera causa principal de muerte en el condado de Santa Clara este año, solo detrás del cáncer y las enfermedades cardíacas. Los datos fueron publicados por funcionarios de salud cuando el condado superó un hito sombrío esta...
Covid vaccinations lag for those on Medi-Cal
Low-income Californians enrolled in Medi-Cal have been vaccinated at far lower rates than the overall population in all 58 counties, according to state data.
The disparity reveals a strong economic divide between the vaccinated and unvaccinated throughout California.
About 45% of Medi-Cal enrollees eligible for the...
Appeals court upholds county ban on indoor religious gatherings
By Bay City News
Santa Clara County officials are applauding a federal court's ruling that affirmed the county's ban on indoor gatherings.
The ruling reversed the court's earlier decision to provide an exception for churches to the county's prohibition of indoor gatherings of any kind, after...
Santa Clara County submits Covid-19 vaccine plan as hospitals near capacity
Santa Clara County officials announced Dec. 2 that they have submitted a Covid-19 vaccine distribution plan to the state, as the first batch of the vaccine is expected to be available in the coming weeks.
According to national news reports, an advisory committee will meet...
Health officials hope to increase Covid-19 testing numbers
The more people who get tested for Covid-19, the more accurately county health officials can track the spread of the virus.
Perhaps more important to the average citizen, the increase in testing means a better chance more businesses and activities can resume.
But it takes everyone...
