Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Ian Hoffman. | Screenshot from Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
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At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, everyone seemed to have the same question for Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Ian Hoffman: What’s the plan for getting the public vaccinated?
More than 10 months after the first county resident was diagnosed with COVID 19, Humboldt’s case count is skyrocketing, nearly two dozen residents have died, and the local economy remains hobbled by virus-triggered restrictions. Everyone is desperately reaching for the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel.
But it hasn’t even been a month since the FDA authorized emergency use of two COVID vaccines, and on Tuesday Hoffman said it’s just not possible to lay out a concrete timeline at this early stage.
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Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 53 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths today, both residents of Granada Hills Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Public Health.
Originally published on December 17, 2020 5:57 am
The tally of at least 181 departed health officials in 38 states includes several in Southern Oregon and Northern California.
When the coronavirus pandemic touched down in Shasta County last spring, Brandy Isola had been in her job as the county Public Health Director for about six months. She quickly learned it was more than she had signed up for.
“I mean it was just 24/7 thinking about it, problem solving, trying to get staff, trying to figure out your next move, lots of media attention, lots of angry people at board meetings not liking what you’re doing, and just a tremendous amount of stress,” Isola says.
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Former Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich was among those public health officials who resigned during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frankovich left her position in September to attend to family issues.
Nearly 200 public health officials across the country have resigned, retired or been fired from their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report from Kaiser Health News and the Associated Press.
The tally of at least 181 departed health officials in 38 states includes several in Southern Oregon and Northern California.
When the coronavirus pandemic touched down in Shasta County last spring, Brandy Isola had been in her job as the county Public Health Director for about six months. She quickly learned it was more than she had signed up for.