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Covid 19

Hesitant to re-emerge? You may be experiencing ‘cave syndrome’

After a year in isolation, many people who have developed an intimate understanding of what it means to socially isolate are afraid to return to their former lives despite being fully vaccinated. There is even a name for their experience: “cave syndrome.”  Scientific American has... Continue

What changes on June 15?

California’s grand reopening day is almost here, but it comes with a few asterisks. On June 15, the state's 15-month ordeal of public health restrictions, mandates, bans, and color-coded tiers to stem the COVID-19 pandemic will finally come to an end. As Gov. Gavin Newsom said... Continue

What crisis? Why the health insurance business is booming

Last year, as America’s health insurance behemoths raked in staggering profits in the midst of a brutal pandemic, defenders of the revenue haul pointed specifically to 2021 as the time when things would even out. Insurance companies would start paying more claims and making less... Continue

Has Covid been good or bad for the environment?

As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold last spring, a certain type of news story started to spring up—the idea that, in the absence of people, nature was returning to a healthier, more pristine state. There were viral reports of dolphins in the canals of Venice,... Continue

Sonoma County hits 70% vaccine figure

Seven out of 10 Sonoma County residents age 12 and older have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, county health officials announced today. The total of 305,501 residents who have received at least one dose equals 70 percent of the county’s... Continue

Vaccine numbers rising steadily as Sonoma County nears Yellow Tier

The City of Sonoma's May 21 Covid update: Vaccine Distribution 55 percent of our eligible population in the County are now fully vaccinated! This week the County has now administered over 516,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to eligible Sonoma County residents. As of Wednesday, about... Continue