Covid-19

The nonpartisan Covid Crisis Group has released its investigative report, titled "Lessons from the Covid War: An Investigative Report." This is what it found.

Millions of Americans suffer from long covid, which can have debilitating physical effects, including fatigue and difficulty breathing. Yet many patients feel they’re on their own.

The Food and Drug Administration appears poised to make available the COVID-19 vaccines that target omicron as a second booster for people with weak immune systems and those ages 65 and older.

Butte College hosted its inaugural “Big Time” event last week to celebrate Native students. Also, the Chico City Council Tuesday discussed how to proceed with a referendum opposing the Valley’s Edge development project, and a documentary called “Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire” is premiering at Chico’s Pagent Theatre tonight.

The Food and Drug Administration appears poised to make available the COVID-19 vaccines that target omicron as a second booster for people with weak immune systems and those ages 65 and older.

The Food and Drug Administration appears poised to make available the COVID-19 vaccines that target omicron as a second booster for people with weak immune systems and those ages 65 and older.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted to pursue creating a pilot program voting system that uses hand-counted ballot tallies. Also, the federal government has granted people living in California counties hit hard by severe weather an extra six months to file their federal taxes, and organizations that provide health care to underserved communities worry about cuts to funding now that California’s COVID-19 emergency has ended.

As infections plateau, the state and federal government are lifting the states of emergency for COVID. Here’s what local public health figures say and where you can still find testing, treatment and other resources in the Sacramento area.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors is set to consider how to tabulate election results after moving to cancel its contract with Dominion Voting Systems. Also, the Butte County Board of Supervisors will consider a plan to clear some evacuation routes of brush and vegetation, and California’s COVID-19 emergency declaration ends today.

California’s COVID-19 state of emergency is being phased out at the end of this month. Also, the state-run OptumServe COVID-19 test site in Chico will close on Feb. 24, and Chico State has broken ground on its first net-zero building.