by Community Reports/Events | May 17, 2021 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health, Vaccination
Why the Optimism on New CDC Guidelines on Wearing Masks? Why the Pessimism? People Lie! In an article posted on Becker’s Hospital Review, writer Gabrielle Masson noted that “it appears that the U.S. pandemic may be turning a corner.” She listed six reasons why there...
by Community Reports/Events | May 14, 2021 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Public Health, Schools, Vaccination
It has been expected for some time that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine would receive approval by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use in children ages 12 to 15. It happened on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, following a CDC advisory committee voting in...
by Deb Murphy | May 13, 2021 | Bishop City Council, City of Bishop, Corona Virus, Public Health
We have this report from reporter Deb Murphy on the Tuesday’s May 11th Bishop City Council Meeting. Kevin Bigham, Mule Days president, reported in on this year’s Mule Days preparation. It’s a go, with limitations: no parade, concert, dance or opening supper—all events...
by News Staff | May 13, 2021 | Corona Virus, Federal government, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Public Health, Vaccination
If you are fully vaccinated, you will no longer be required to wear a mask outdoors in certain situations says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on announced Tuesday, May 11, 2021. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky announced during a news conference that...
by News Staff | May 13, 2021 | Corona Virus, Federal government, News Releases, Public Health, Vaccination
Message From the CDC Director, Rochelle Walensky: Today, I adopted CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that endorsed the safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and its use in 12- through 15-year-old...
by Community Reports/Events | May 13, 2021 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Inyo County, Public Health
Seeing “Yellow,” Inyo County hopes to move out of Orange Tier by Mule Days Opener At Tuesday’s Inyo County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Marilyn Mann, director of the Inyo County Department of Health and Human Services, said that while the county has seen a few...