"I really wanted to address the psychology behind why teens even consider self medication because there's so many things that contribute to why a teenage may consider it," said the film's director Kyle Santoro. "This project is really putting voice to all of those different perspectives."
Santa Cruz County Deputy Health Officer Dr. David Ghilarducci told the Sentinel that four of the county's seven nursing homes were experiencing COVID outbreaks as of Tuesday, meaning each had three or more infections at once. He added that, tentatively, five deaths had been reported across the seven facilities in the past two weeks, though county officials are still waiting for death certificates to come through that confirm the official cause.
State officials went through the county's record of death certificates dating back to Jan. 1 of this year and found that 44 additional deaths met this new criteria.
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COVID, the seasonal flu and respiratory syncytial virus, which is particularly dangerous for young children, could cause a big problem in local and national hospitals this winter. What is the situation like in Santa Cruz right now? What can people do to mitigate their risk?