San Luis Obispo County Public Health on Wednesday announced it will administer more than 7,300 doses by the end of the week, most of which will be second-dose appointments.
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January 29, 2021
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The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department plans to administer more than 6,000 vaccines to people 75 and above next week, which will total more than 18,000 vaccine doses administered by the county. Pharmacies and hospitals are also vaccinating specific groups of people.
Residents over 75 can book appointments at ReadySLO. While limited appointments next week are currently taken, new appointments will be available on Thursday at 9 a.m. for the following week.
French Hospital Medical Center has administered 1,800 vaccinations and plans to continue with 120 t0 180 a day depending on availability. People over 75 can sign up through ReadySLO or through the hospital website.
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Three counties northwest of Los Angeles are experiencing alarming spikes in coronavirus cases, further heightening the level of infections in already hard-hit Southern California and triggering fresh fears about potentially overtaxing local healthcare systems.
Conditions in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties have worsened considerably due to a post-holiday surge of the virus, with the average number of daily new cases more than doubling the rate seen two weeks ago, according to data compiled by The Times.
Infections in Ventura County have risen so rapidly that one doctor publicly wondered whether the area could face its own “New York moment.”