Tag: vaccines
San Benito County: Bivalent boosters most effective against current Omicron variants
Earlier this month the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Pfizer and Modern bivalent vaccine (“two strain”) boosters for everyone aged 12 and...
With Covid rates rising, health officials urge caution
With the Bay Area currently showing the highest Covid-19 infection rates in California, health officers are reminding people of the importance of safety precautions...
Letter: Some kids more informed than parents
On reading the letter from Randy Logue in the Opinion section of the Feb. 4 Free Lance, the irony of his letter and its...
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...
County health officials tout Pfizer vaccine for ages 5-11
San Benito County health officials this week hailed the recent approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children who are 5 to 11 years...
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...
County receives Covid vaccine linked to allergic reaction
Local vaccine partners have stopped administering shots of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine after San Benito County officials received word that a shipment they received...
Public Health sniffs out flu at local event
Even though San Benito County’s Public Health department waited until January to hold a free seasonal flu vaccination clinic, there was a line of about 50 people when they opened the doors of the Veterans Memorial Building at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, with a line forming again in the afternoon.
Hollister Target gives away free flu shots to children
The Target pharmacy in Hollister is one of many locations throughout the Bay Area that is participating in the “Shoo the Flu” effort through Dec. 31.
