COVID-19 is now one of the top five leading causes of death in children and California health officials are backing the recent authorization for children as young as six months old.
County health officials said this first probable case was detected in eastern Riverside County. Officials say it came as no surprise since at least 37 cases have been reported in California, the most of any state across the country.
Baby formula is hard to come by at many pharmacies and grocery stores in the desert, but one Desert Regional pediatrician says there are other options.
Public health officials say it’s too early to say if the increase has to do with the festivals, but positive case rates have nearly doubled over the last week and a half.
It’s been four days since a food-born illness struck Coachella shuttle bus drivers, but according to Riverside County Public Health, some are still feeling sick days later.
John Calvert is about to hit a milestone in his journey with a cancer diagnosis. “I would have bet money that this was not going to happen to me,” John said. “I’ve found out this disease is totally insidious. It doesn’t care who you are, what you are, whether you draw the Ferrari or Ford, it doesn’t matter if it’s going to attack you, it’s going to attack you.”
