Santa Clara County is poised to become the third in the Bay Area to expand COVID-19 vaccination eligibility. Officials said they’ll take that step on the last day of the month.
Santa Clara Co. unveils mass vaccination site in Mountain View
Mass vaccination site unveiled in Santa Clara County
The path towards increasing South Bay Covid-19 vaccinations shortened Friday. This, as Santa Clara County unveiled a new mass vaccination site at the Mountain View Community Center.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - The path towards increasing South Bay COVID-19 vaccinations shortened Friday. This, as Santa Clara County unveiled a new mass vaccination site at the Mountain View Community Center. At the end of the day, everyone’s gonna have to get the vaccine if life is to get back to normal, said Nicolas Chew, a healthcare worker who was one of the first to get vaccinated at the new center.
Disneyland, which remains closed to visitors, is set to host the first of five massive vaccination sites in Orange County.
Santa Clara County has already set up clinics at the fairgrounds expo hall, as well as other locations throughout the county, with plans to double capacity by next week to nearly 7,000 people a day. That number doesn t include vaccinations being performed by private healthcare providers such as Kaiser and Sutter Health. Public health experts say it ll be important for all entities to work together to ensure a timely delivery. It s important to recognize what happened in the past, and what failed, and then come up with concrete steps about what we re going to do going forward to ensure that we don t make the same mistakes again, said Dr. Marcelle Dougan, an assistant professor in the SJSU Dept. of Public Health and Recreation.
Health experts stress importance of bolstering vaccine confidence for communities of color
KTVU s Jesse Gary reports.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - While many Americans see COVID-19 vaccinations as a success some see something else.
To acknowledge the problem, that there is a problem of trust. To acknowledge it and name it, said Dr. Marcelle Dougan, an associate professor in the San Jose State University Department of Public Health & Recreation.
Doctor Marcelle Dougan and others point to research that shows some minority communities are distrustful of the new vaccine. Experts said those communities fear both the drug and data gathered from its use could be used for nefarious reasons.