Tag: David Ghilarducci
Social distancing, hybrid format to continue at public meetings
Social distancing, as well as virtual or hybrid style sessions, will likely continue for the foreseeable future for public government board, council and commission...
County appoints Gellert as new Health Officer
Dr. George Gellert, who has a 30-year career in public health including the last year with San Benito County, has been appointed the county’s...
San Benito County mulls vaccine requirement for employees
San Benito County employees could be required to receive the Covid-19 vaccine or get tested twice a week.
The board of supervisors voted 3-1 to...
County could begin vaccinating ages 12 to 15 this week
San Benito County could begin administering Covid-19 vaccines to children as young as 12 years old by the end of this week, according to...
County wants more vaccine info
About 24 percent of San Benito County has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, but officials want to see more accurate, complete reporting of the...
Covid-19 variants from South Africa, UK found in San Benito
Two variants of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 have been identified in recent weeks in San Benito County, according to local public health officials.
A...
County could move into Red Tier next week
Local officials expect San Benito County to move into the state’s “Red Tier” of Covid-19 risk by next week, which could open up more...
Covid-19 vaccines are coming to San Benito County
Update: 6:30pm
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital began administering the first batch of Covid-19 vaccinations to its staff on Wednesday as soon as they received a...
State orders San Benito to ‘stay home’ as hospitals reach capacities
The state of California has announced a regional stay-at-home order in the San Joaquin Valley region—which includes San Benito County—due to the declining availability of hospital beds that may be needed to treat the growing surge of Covid-19 patients.
State data errors cause massive Covid-19 case undercount
Errors in the state’s Covid-19 data reporting system have led to vast undercounts of both positive and negative results in counties throughout California.
