Tag: covid-19
Authorities warn of ‘potentially fraudulent’ Covid-19 testing sites
Recent “pop-up” Covid-19 testing sites in San Benito County and elsewhere in California may be fraudulent, and authorities are warning the public.
The county’s Public...
OptumServe testing site closed for walk-in service
The OptumServe Covid-19 testing site in Hollister will no longer accept walk-in appointments, until further notice, according to San Benito County staff.
The site is...
Omicron drives Covid-19 cases up in San Benito County
San Benito County faces another rising surge of Covid-19 cases, driven by the highly infectious Omicron variant of the virus, according to authorities.
The wave...
Newsom proposes budget with Medi-Cal expansion
Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his proposed 2022-2023 state budget Monday, including a proposal to extend health care coverage to every low-income resident in the...
Hollister School District offering free Covid-19 test kits today
The Hollister School District is providing free Covid-19 test kits to families and staff members Monday.
HSD has 6,000 I-Health COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test kits...
Omicron variant knocks on San Benito County’s door
With recent reports that the highly contagious Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has reached San Benito County’s neighbor to the north, authorities are...
State restores indoor mask mandate
California will restore an indoor mask mandate this week in the wake of a recent increase in Covid-19 cases, one of the state's top...
Community partnership helps vaccinate San Benito County
The power of community outreach support between the San Benito Health Foundation and Youth Alliance is having a positive outcome in their outreach for...
Letter: Stay joyful this holiday season
During this holiday season I have observed that many people have allowed the whole Covid virus, and mostly the response to the virus, to...
SBC Public Health to host forum on ‘kids and Covid-19 vaccines’
The San Benito County Department of Public Health Services will host a virtual town hall on “kids and Covid-19 vaccines” on Dec. 14, says...
