80% of eligible Californians at least partially vaccinated
More than 80% of the people eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine in California have received at least one dose, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday, a pandemic milestone for the nation's most populous state amid signs a recent surge in new cases is abating.
“Age Boom” Journalist Bootcamp Focuses on Solutions to Older Adult Loneliness
Since it launched in 2000, the Robert N. Butler-Jack Rosenthal Age Boom Academy has trained over 200 journalists about the complex health, social, and economic issues facing our aging population. The Age Boom Academy, whose name is inspired by the growing numbers of older adults globally, is a signature program of the Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, in partnership with the Columbia Journalism School.
Between COVID and staffing, California pushes nurses to the limit
It was a little more than three weeks ago that COVID patients began filling up the intensive care units at both Bakersfield hospitals where Mary Lynn Briggs works. It had happened before, but this felt different.
Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) Art Gallery Hosts Art Talk with Tulsa Kinney
The Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) Art Gallery will present an online Art Talk featuring artist Tulsa Kinney from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26. The event is supported by the MSJC Foundation.
Mt. San Jacinto College Board approves development/implementation of vaccine/testing program
The Mt. San Jacinto Community College District Board of Trustees voted on Thursday, Aug. 19, to approve the development and implementation of a COVID-19 vaccination and testing program. The decision, in response to the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the region, authorizes the district to implement a program designed to further protect students, faculty, and staff against COVID-19 and its variants. The program protocols will be discussed at the next Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for Sept. 9, 2021.
