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San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents disrupted a “brazen smuggling event” when they discovered a convoy of six human smuggling vehicles loading a large group of migrants. The smugglers loaded up the migrants after they illegally crossed the border through a compromise in a border wall section. Border Patrol camera operators spotted a large group of migrants on February 20 who illegally entered California by illegally crossing through a compromised section of border wall, according to information obtained from San Diego Sector Border Patrol officials. The operators observed a group of six human smuggling vehicles loading up the migrants just north of the secondary border wall. The smugglers began to flee as Border Patrol agents arrived on the scene. The agents attempted to pursue the fleeing smugglers and observed one of the drivers entering the 905 freeway against the flow of traffic. The pursuit became more dangerous as a driver of a Toyota RAV-4 swerved from lane to lane, … [Read more...] about Human Smuggler Convoy Ends with 14 Migrants in Custody in California near Border

A new coronavirus variant that was first identified in California is now taking hold in some parts of the state—but what do we currently know about it? The variant actually comes in two forms, known as B.1.427 and B.1.429, both of which carry a similar, albeit slightly differing, set of genetic mutations—including three that affect the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The spike protein enables the virus to bind on to and enter human cells. One of the mutation that B.1.427 and B.1.429 carry—dubbed L452R—is thought to increase the infectivity of the virus. Scientists think B.1.427/B.1.429 first emerged in late spring or summer of 2020 before it was first detected by researchers from the University of California , San Francisco, in December. It has now been found in at least 45 U.S. states and several countries around the world, although California is the only place it has taken hold significantly. Researchers from UCSF have documented the spread of the variant in the … [Read more...] about What We Know About California COVID Variant B.1.427/B.1.429

Forty percent of inmates in California’s state prison system have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, even though the state as a whole is rolling out vaccines much more slowly to the general population. According to the latest statistics, posted by the New York Times , 14% of California residents have received “at least one shot” of the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine created by Pfizer as part of Operation Warp Speed requires a two-shot regimen to be fully effective. In contrast, 40% of prison inmates in the state have been vaccinated, according to the Los Angeles Times : About 40% of people in the custody of California’s corrections system have received the COVID-19 vaccine, a figure praised by prison advocates who say that only a fraction of the state’s vaccine is needed to protect a population that’s one of the most vulnerable to the virus. … Across the state, 211 prisoners and 26 corrections staff members have died from complications related to COVID-19. … [Read more...] about 40% of California Prison Inmates Have Received Coronavirus Vaccine

A coronavirus variant that emerged in mid-2020 and surged to become the dominant strain in California not only spreads more readily than its predecessors, it also evades antibodies generated by Covid-19 vaccines or prior infection and it's associated with severe illness and death, researchers said. In a study that helps explain the state's dramatic surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths – and portends further trouble ahead – scientists at UC San Francisco said that the cluster of mutations that characterises the homegrown strain should mark it as a “variant of concern” on par with those from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil. “The devil is already here,” said Dr Charles Chiu, who led the UCSF team of geneticists, epidemiologists, statisticians and other scientists in a wide-ranging analysis of the new variant, which they call B.1.427/B.1.429. “I wish it were different. But the science is the science.” Californians, along with the rest of the country, have been bracing for … [Read more...] about Covid-19: California’s dangerous coronavirus strain opens door to ‘nightmare scenario’

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 24 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Early data suggests a coronavirus variant first detected in California may be more transmissible, possibly cause more severe disease, and could have an impact on vaccine efficacy. Study authors are awaiting approval from public health departments for publishing of a preprint, though Dr. Charles Chiu, co-study author and professor of laboratory medicine with the University of California San Francisco, shared and elaborated on the findings to Fox News. "I am worried, concerned but not panicking about this," Chiu said. "This is something that needs to be further investigated and I really think that at this point we don’t know enough to recommend any changes to the standard public health measures that we use to prevent infection." JOHNSON & JOHNSON COVID-19 VACCINE HAS 'FAVORABLE SAFETY PROFILE,' FDA … [Read more...] about California coronavirus variant may spread faster, inflict severe disease, early data suggests