California aligns mask guidelines with CDC
and last updated 2021-05-07 01:46:18-04
Mask wearing is slowly becoming a thing of the past for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The CDC and the State of California have recently updated their guidelines in the past week, allowing those inoculated to go without a mask in public more often.
If you are vaccinated, you are not required to wear a face mask at small gatherings both indoors and outdoors, but state health experts say unvaccinated people should.
âWhat [the updated guidelines] really do though is to encourage people to get fully vaccinated because only when everybody has been fully vaccinated can we dispense of masks altogether,â said Dr. Chuck Merrill, Chief Medical Officer at Marian Regional Medical Center.
By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue
May 6, 2021
| 1:00 p.m.
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I’m Noozhawk staff writer Jade Martinez-Pogue, and I’ve got your weekly COVID-19 update for you.
From business reopening to vaccination progress, this newsletter is a way for Santa Barbara County residents to get all important updates in one place.
Here’s What We Know
» More businesses and schools are reopening as Santa Barbara County continues to report low numbers of new COVID-19 cases. Some large community events are being planned for the summer, including the Santa Barbara Fair & Expo at Earl Warren Showgrounds.
Doctors at Marian Regional discuss testing for those vaccinated with COVID-19 symptoms
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - More than a year into the pandemic, having three different COVID-19 vaccines that are widely available brings hope for many. I’ve been fully vaccinated with the Moderna, and I feel completely safe now, because I feel like I can be around my family who have also been vaccinated, said Scott Sanders of Santa Maria.
Doctors at Marian Regional Medical Center confirm those vaccines are extraordinarily effective in fighting the virus.
“They are 100 percent effective at preventing hospitalizations and severe illness, said Dr. Scott Robertson at Marian Regional Medical Center.
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A third person with minor injuries was trapped in the wreckage of the Toyota Prius, and required major extrication.
The gravel truck spilled its load onto the roadway, and clean-up crews were dispatched to the scene.
An urban heavy search and rescue vehicle unit from the city of Santa Maria was called in to assist on the incident.
Additional details were not immediately available.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. - While we know the risk of severe COVID-19 illness and hospitalization is largely driven by age, Dr. Scott Robertson at Marian Regional Medical Center believes it s important for young people to consider getting vaccinated. What’s important about younger people getting the vaccine is this is where the virus really resides out in the community, and the more amount of virus that’s out in the community, the more opportunity it has to mutate into new variants, said Dr. Scott Robertson at Marian Regional Medical Center.