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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. The city will complete its vaccination clinic on Monday with hopes of getting shots in arms of 1,500 individuals.
The city’s 2-day clinic began Sunday morning in partnership with the El Dorado County Public Health and the Sheriff’s Office, South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and 70 volunteers from Lake Valley Fire, Cal Tahoe JPA Paramedics, STAT and the CCC.
The clinic will run Monday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center located at 1180 Rufus Allen Boulevard.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. Four of South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue’s recently hired firefighters finished their one month in house academy on Feb. 26, and were welcomed to the agency after receiving the firefighter oath from Chief Clive Savacool.
Jonathan Szendrey, Leo Gebhardt, David Mudrik, Chris Grasso and Chief Clive Savacool (left to right).
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“We are very proud to have these four fine firefighters as additions to our family,” said Savacool. “We take extreme pride in our profession, high standards and motivated workforce, and we know our new firefighters will serve the city of South Lake Tahoe with compassion, professionalism, and honor.”
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Barton was informed by El Dorado County they would receive 1,600 vaccines to inoculate eligible residents 65-years-old and older or identified in the vaccine rollout phases and tiers. Once notified they started reaching out to those who fit the categories through their My Chart accounts at Barton Health, phone calls, and from a list provided by El Dorado County.
Six thousand people were contacted by Barton on Tuesday, giving them until Thursday to book an appointment for the drive-through clinic. It was first come, first serve on booking times and of those contacted, 1,250 people made an appointment. Standing up this clinic to vaccinate more than 1,250 community members has been a very rewarding experience, said Mindi Befu, Barton Health public information officer. It’s taken an immense amount of effort. This clinic could not have happened without the incredible support of so many people and organizations. LTCC continues to off