People of Richmond: Will you get the new COVID booster?

By George Alfaro | September 27, 2022 |
People of Richmond

“People of Richmond” is a regular series in which reporters pose a question to people in the community. Answers are presented verbatim, though sometimes edited for brevity. Q: Have you or will you get the new booster shot against the omicron variant? “I am. My father is immunocompromised. It’s really important in order to keep…

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High absences prompt WCCUSD to close schools for two days

By Christine Schiavo | January 6, 2022
Blue and white sign identified the West Contra Costa Unified School District on the top of the administration building.

With a flare in COVID-19 cases keeping many students and teachers out of school this week, the West Contra Costa Unified School District has decided to shut down on Friday and Monday. The district will take two “smoke days” that the state allows superintendents to use at their discretion, to deep clean its buildings, Superintendent…

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WCCUSD adds COVID-19 test sites to keep kids safe at school

By Christine Schiavo | January 5, 2022
COVID-19 test

Three more COVID-19 testing sites opened up this week for students and staff in the West Contra Costa Unified School District, which resumed in-person classes on Monday amid a coronavirus spike propelled by the highly contagious omicron variant of the virus. The district already was offering tests at most schools and on Tuesday, added the…

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Three people test positive for omicron in Contra Costa County

By Christine Schiavo | December 21, 2021
COVID-19

Contra Costa Health Services reported Monday that it has identified the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 in three people in Contra Costa County. “We knew it was just a matter of time before the omicron variant appeared in Contra Costa County,” said Dr. Chris Farnitano, Contra Costa County health officer, said in a news…

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