Both pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Moderna claim their vaccines to combat COVID-19 were found to be more than 90% effective in clinical trials and are now waiting for federal approval and authorization to distribute the vaccines. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will examine the data regarding the effectiveness, safety, and production of each vaccine…… MORE
Fresno, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Chaffee Zoo is mourning the loss of 31-year-old orangutan, Siabu. The veterinary and zookeeper teams had been treating and monitoring Siabu since she was diagnosed with oral cancer in February. She underwent several surgeries as well as chemotherapy in an attempt to remove and prevent the spread of her cancer. Throughout…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — Moving back to purple on the Covid-19 risk level won’t impact Fresno County schools. Schools that filed waivers with the Fresno County Health Department opened just a few weeks ago. Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Jim Yovino says changing risk levels from red to purple won’t close campuses. “For those who…… MORE
[vemba-video id=”health/2020/11/16/covid-19-reinfection-explainer-orig-jk.cnn”] After a surge of new infections over the summer, California’s Covid-19 numbers began showing signs of progress and counties slowly transitioned toward less restrictive tiers in the state’s reopening plan. Then things took a turn for the worst. Just as the state surpassed a million infections last week, the governor warned the seven-day average…… MORE
Shoppers are once again loading up on paper goods and cleaning supplies in areas of the United States hard hit by rising coronavirus infections, leading to empty shelves at some Walmart stores. Officials at Walmart, the largest retailer in the country, said Tuesday that supply chains have not kept up with rising demand, and these goods have been…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) pulls the emergency brakes after unveiling exploding coronavirus case numbers on Monday. Close to 10,000 new cases were reported Monday. 41-of California’s 58 counties are now in the “purple tier” – the most severe infection rating. Fresno, Merced, and Tulare counties have moved back to the…… MORE
Moderna Inc. said Monday its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, becoming the second U.S. company in a week to report results that far exceed expectations. Together with Pfizer Inc’s vaccine, also shown to be more than 90% effective, and pending more safety data…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Tulare County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – An arrest is made following a weekend homicide in the South Valley. Just before 11 p.m. Saturday night, Tulare County Sheriff Deputies were called to a car accident on the 100 block of Reservation Road on the Tule River Reservation. After they arrived, deputies found a man…… MORE
AP NEWS – California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he should not have attended a birthday dinner for a dozen people at the posh French Laundry restaurant last week, saying he should have set a better example for a virus-fatigued state that is seeing steep increases in coronavirus cases. Newsom, who has pleaded with residents…… MORE
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