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San Luis Obispo County health officials are urging people aged 65 and older to get an additional Covid-19 booster shot.
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Despite relatively low numbers, tuberculosis cases in the County have reached double digits for the first time in over a decade.
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Food insecurity has grown on the Central Coast following the expiration of emergency CalFresh benefits in March.
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The FDA and CDC have now both given the green light to updated Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines.
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Narcan, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses, is now available at local pharmacies.
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Local public health officials are keeping an eye on COVID-19 numbers by analyzing wastewater samples.
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Dogs are better at detecting Covid-19 than our usual tests according to new research out of UC Santa Barbara.
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Toxic chemicals have been leaking into the groundwater under and around the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport for about five decades. It’s not the only airport in the state dealing with this contamination, but it is the first to address the problem with a formal plan.
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There’s growing concern locally and statewide about the health of incarcerated people. New reporting from CalMatters looks at the record number of people who have died in California jails.
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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Strawberry Center and the United State Department of Agriculture’s research agency recently received a federal grant to focus on tools to help automate strawberry farming in California.
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A rare native plant was recently re-discovered on the Central Coast. Local botanists pieced together historical information to find the tiny Santa Ynez groundstar, a plant they say grows only in Lompoc.
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In conjunction with June’s Pride celebrations, San Luis Obispo County’s Public Health Department is providing free Mpox vaccinations this month. The virus was formerly called monkeypox.