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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
December 16, 2020
Economic development group looks to county for funding Written by Dean Thompson on December 16, 2020
The Grant County Commission heard a couple of presentations about public health and economic development during its work session Tuesday morning.
The first came from the Grant County Community Health Council’s Emerging Infectious Diseases Task Force, represented by Jeff Fell, the town of Silver City’s emergency manager, and Renee Despres.
Despres started with COVID-19 numbers for the county.
“This data is for November 17 to November 30, so I can’t tell you what our positivity rate is here right now,” she said. “We’re testing pretty well compared to other counties in the state, but we still haven’t met the gating criteria of 5 percent of tests being positive.
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