Tulare County Health Department begins vaccinating children ages 12-15
Tulare County is now offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 12 to 15.
All children qualify for a free vaccine, regardless of health conditions or immigration status, county health officials said.
“The announcement allows our younger population to be protected and to protect their families and friends, and allows for a greater sense of normalcy for this age group,” said Tulare County Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Haught. “The pandemic has been especially hard on children, young adults, and our vulnerable populations. Taking another step toward normalcy is a critical step in public health efforts to lessen the burden that has been felt in so many ways, by so many people.”
While current Tulare County COVID-19 metrics are still near record lows since the pandemic started in March 2020, there s evidence those metrics show signs of plateauing and even slightly increasing.
As of Friday, Tulare County s COVID-19 daily case rate is 3.3 per 100,000 population, and the positivity rate is 1.9%. The county scored 2.2% in the state s Healthy Place Index.
Tulare County s case rate has hovered between 3.1 and 3.3 cases per 100,000 for the past several weeks. To move from the orang tier to the even less restrictive yellow tier, the county s COVID-19 case rate must drop below 2. The county s Healthy Place Index also increased from 1.9 to 2.2%, pushing that metric from the yellow tier to the orange.
County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher says San Diego is making progress to move into the Orange tier
San Diego County has reported 290 new coronavirus cases increasing the total number since the pandemic began to 270,287. Author: City News Service Updated: 11:36 AM PDT April 1, 2021
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. San Diego County health officials provided an update in response to COVID-19 during a media conference Thursday, as vaccines become available to everyone in California age 50 and older. We do see continued progress on efforts to move into the Orange tier. We have two consecutive weeks in what will be the Orange tier when the state hits that 4 million mark for vaccines in the top Healthy Place Index (HPI) Quartile we are not there yet, but at the point that we arrive there we should be prepared to move and descend into that Orange tier, perhaps as early as next week, Fletcher said.
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California expands vaccine eligibility to another 4.4 million residents: What you need to know
California expands vaccine eligibility to another 4.4 million residents, here’s what you need to know
California on Monday expanded the list of people eligible for the coronavirus vaccine by another 4.4 million people. Here s everything you need to know.
LOS ANGELES - An estimated 4.4 million Californians with certain high-risk medical conditions or disabilities became eligible for the vaccine on Monday, March 15.
People ages 16-64 can be eligible if they are deemed to be at the very highest risk to get very sick from COVID-19.
Cancer, current with a weakened immune system