Misconceptions and hesitancy respond to education, information and freedom

By Marcy Axness, TME

As we go to press Wednesday, Kern County has moved into the Orange Tier of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. If our case rates, testing positivity rates and health equity metric rates continue moving in positive directions, we may pop into yellow by early to mid-May.

For now, in the Orange Tier, restaurants may welcome 50% of capacity or…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Adventist Health’s Jason Kaplan administered a covid-19 vaccination to a pleased recipient April 10 at Frazier Mountain Park’s Community Center. The team will be there again this Saturday, April 17, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. See appointment directions on page 9; walk-ins will also be welcomed.

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