Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories covering the opioid epidemic in Yuma County and how officials hope to use opioid settlement funds. This part focuses on how
Yuma County denies canceling Gadsden vaccine clinic
School district press release claimed doses were given to other teachers
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Yuma County on Friday responded to claims by the Gadsden Elementary School District (GESD) that health officials canceled a coronavirus vaccine clinic planned for its teachers.
In a statement released Wednesday, GESD wrote: Yuma County Health Department has informed Gadsden Elementary School District 32 that the February 24, 2021 vaccine distribution has been cancelled. Priority has been given to Yuma Union High School for the second dose. We have been notified by the Yuma County Superintendent office that GESD is tentatively scheduled for early March no specific date has been set.