Kern County approves cuts to public health services that could eliminate 35 positions as officials face a $12 million budget shortfall.

The Kern County Board of Supervisors faced strong opposition during Tuesday's meeting as they discussed proposed budget cuts ...

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Kern County is planning to reduce available public health services and conduct layoffs due to significant state and federal ...

Kern County officials and the public discussed the recommended budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 on Monday and Tuesday, with a ...

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County officials stressed that while programs are being scaled back amid budget cuts, essential services will remain even if how they’re provided changes. Several county departments are looking at ...

Faced with increased costs and loss of funding from the state and federal governments, Kern County Public Health is looking ...

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Stations are set up at the Kern County Public Health vaccine clinic located in one of the pavilions at the Kern County Fairgrounds. The clinic plans to administer about 1,000 vaccines at this site.

As of September 27, 787,180 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Kern County residents. 377,182 or 50% of Kern’s eligible population have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Kern County Public Health Services Department announced Thursday that local providers can now administer the Pfizer vaccine to those who are 12 to 15 years old. It is yet another segment of ...