Weekly COVID vaccination drives to end here Written by Geoffrey Plant on June 9, 2021
Town officials marked the June 2 passing of lifelong Silver City resident Bobbie Neal Little with a moment of silence Tuesday evening during a brief regular meeting of the Silver City Town Council, during which Silver City Emergency Manager Jeff Fell also announced the end of the drive-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Grant County Public Health Office.
“Anyone who may not have known her, she was born [in 1935] in what is now the Silver City Museum, when it was the Silver City Fire Department and her father was the Silver City fire chief at that time,” said District 4 Councilor Guadalupe Cano, who added that Neal Little’s entire life was spent contributing to the community.
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January 13, 2021
Task force: 40 percent turning down COVID vaccine Written by Geoffrey Plant on January 13, 2021
A report to Grant County commissioners by members of the Grant County Community Health Council’s Emerging Infectious Diseases Task Force on Tuesday revealed more details about the effort to vaccinate eligible residents here against the novel coronavirus, including the fact that about 40 percent of those who have been offered the vaccine in Grant County have declined it.
“Those aren’t solid numbers, because some people want the vaccine” but are choosing to wait, said task force member and Silver City Emergency Manager Jeff Fell, who noted that among the 40 percent of people declining the vaccine were some who are eligible to receive it under the state’s phased guidelines but are currently disallowed under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. This group includes anyone who has tested positive