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A dead bat and a rabies freakout are a reminder: Vaccinations save lives.
Opinion

A dead bat and a rabies freakout are a reminder: Vaccinations save lives.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Sep 12, 2025

Sara Rubin here, happy to announce that neither I nor my two cats have rabies. More specifically, as I was informed yesterday by both the Mont…

Covid-19 still poses a real threat, but there’s a new vaccine on the way to join flu and RSV shots.
News

Covid-19 still poses a real threat, but there’s a new vaccine on the way to join flu and RSV shots.

  • Pam Marino
  • Sep 14, 2023

Like thousands of other Californians in July, Monterey Councilmember Alan Haffa found himself caught up in a wave of Covid-19 infections that …

What does the end to California’s Covid-19 State of Emergency Order mean?
News

What does the end to California’s Covid-19 State of Emergency Order mean?

  • Pam Marino
  • Mar 2, 2023

California’s Covid-19 State of Emergency Order officially came to an end on Tuesday, Feb. 28, three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued it on…

Monterey anti-vax pediatrician comes under scrutiny in the wake of a bitter custody battle turned deadly.
News

Monterey anti-vax pediatrician comes under scrutiny in the wake of a bitter custody battle turned deadly.

  • Pam Marino
  • Oct 5, 2022

For years, for Monterey Peninsula parents who did not want their children vaccinated as required by state law to attend school, Monterey pedia…

Federal funds to combat Covid-19 are gone, limiting access to health care for the uninsured.
News

Federal funds to combat Covid-19 are gone, limiting access to health care for the uninsured.

  • Pam Marino
  • Apr 7, 2022

The federal funds for Covid-19 testing, vaccinations and treatment have run dry two years into a pandemic that is presently slowed but in no w…

Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 now available in Monterey County.
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Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 now available in Monterey County.

  • Pam Marino
  • Nov 4, 2021

The time many parents have been anxiously awaiting for throughout the pandemic is here: Covid-19 vaccines are now available for the approximat…

Monterey Bay Aquarium will require Covid vaccination proof or negative test starting Nov. 1.
News

Monterey Bay Aquarium will require Covid vaccination proof or negative test starting Nov. 1.

  • Pam Marino
  • Oct 4, 2021

The county's biggest tourist attraction, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, will require proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative test from all vis…

Covid-19 boosters and mandates: More people will be getting jabbed.
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Covid-19 boosters and mandates: More people will be getting jabbed.

  • Pam Marino
  • Aug 16, 2021

With the Covid-19 pandemic surging upward due to the delta variant spreading quickly throughout the country, more vaccination mandates are bei…

As vaccinations slow for Covid-19, is that light at the end of the tunnel getting further away?
Forum | Opinion

As vaccinations slow for Covid-19, is that light at the end of the tunnel getting further away?

  • Gregg Gonsalves
  • May 16, 2021

Where are we now? This time last year, even then-President Donald Trump knew the virus was a “plague” that “rips you apart.” Many of us tried …

Middlebury Institute requiring Covid-19 vaccinations for returning students and staff.
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Middlebury Institute requiring Covid-19 vaccinations for returning students and staff.

  • Pam Marino
  • May 14, 2021

The Middlebury Institute for International Studies in Monterey is planning on bringing students and staff back to campus this fall for classes…

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