The Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) announced Monday (April 26) that it will again start administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the coming days, providing Kings County residents an additional vaccine option. Keep reading...
Kings County is moving on up in California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework which determines which industries or businesses may open based on their county’s current risk tier status. According to the California Department of Public Health, Kings County, Calaveras, Fresno, Mono, and Santa Barbara counties on Tuesday all advanced from the red tier to the least restrictive orange tier. Keep reading...
Kings County health officials said that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week issued a joint statement recommending a pause in the use of the Johnson and Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine. Keep reading...
The Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) learned Monday that the first case of the COVID-19 B.1.1.7 variant was detected in a Kings County resident. The individual in question is an adult and contracted COVID-19 while traveling outside of the country, and it has been isolated since symptoms first appeared. Keep reading...
The California Department of Public Health, on January 25, lifted the Regional Stay at Home Order for all regions statewide, including Kings County and the remainder of the San Joaquin Valley. The order allows some businesses and activities to open. Keep reading...
The Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) on January 16 reported a daily increase of 383 additional COVID-19 cases. Although a rise in the number of new cases was anticipated due to the holiday season, health officials say this week’s numbers are the largest daily increase in Kings County since the beginning of the pandemic. Keep reading...
Healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic have received a historic shot of protection against the novel coronavirus after receiving the first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, December 21. Keep reading...
The Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) announced that 975 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Kings County and were sent Friday to Adventist Health in accordance with California's Phased Approach to Vaccination. Keep reading...
The Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) is working with Adventist Health and local health providers to quickly administer the 975 initial doses of federally allocated Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines expected to arrive in Kings County this week. Keep reading...
The COVID-19 vaccine is apparently on its way to Kings County. However, when and how it gets there remains a question mark. According to Adventist Health officials, who operate Kings County’s only hospital, as of Monday, expect it to arrive in Kings County soon. Keep reading...
