Y es que los hispanos, son una de las comunidades en las que la tasa de vacunación continúa siendo baja, de 454,070 latinos que residen en el condado, solo el 61,1% se ha vacunado.
Expertos aseguran que de no aumentar el número de personas inmunizadas, la variante Delta ganará terreno en el número de contagios.
Por esta razón, Rolando Bonilla, comisionado de Planificación de San José pidió que se habilite nuevamente el centro de vacunación en la Plaza de la Herencia Mexicana. Porque le da a la comunidad un lugar central que todos conocemos que fácilmente se le puede dar la educación de la vacuna y darles la vacuna , aseguró.
Politician demands reopening of mass vaccination site in East San Jose
KTVU s Ann Rubin reports.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - With COVID cases on the rise, a local politician is demanding that more be done to help the hard-hit community of East San Jose.
He wants a mass vaccination site to reopen to help the largely Latinx population fend off the Delta variant.
Rolando Bonilla is a San Jose Planning Commissioner and a COVID survivor. COVID was the worst experience of my life, he said.
He s afraid that cases are on the rise and that his community in East San Jose is vulnerable.
New members
SAN JOSE
, Calif. (July 15, 2021) – The San José Planning Commission has new leaders elected by the commission as well as new members appointed by the City Council. The start of the new fiscal year 2021-22 marks the first year where the commission meets as an 11-member body, following voter approval in November 2020 of Measure G that, among other things, expanded the commission membership from seven to 11.
At the Commission s last meeting of fiscal year 2020-21, on June 9, commissioners elected Commissioner Rolando Bonilla (District 5) as Chair and Commissioner George Casey (District 10) as Vice-Chair.
Bonilla was appointed by the Council to his first term as a commissioner in 2019 and served as Vice-Chair prior to becoming Chair. Bonilla is the Chief Strategy Officer for Voler Strategic Advisors, a public relations firm. His family has deep roots in East San José, having lived there for nearly 50 years. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of
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Durante la fiesta, autoridades locales cortaron una cinta, que tenía mascarillas dibujadas, como símbolo de celebración.
“Es increíble, al principio siempre le decía a la gente que usara su mascarilla e incluso cree una legislación para multar a quien no la usara, y ahora, 15 meses después le digo a la gente que deje la mascarilla, a menos que sea requerida”, indicó David Canepa, presidente de la Junta de Supervisores del condado.
Durante el evento también honraron la valentía de bomberos y sobrevivientes del COVID-19. Pero es la realización de gente como que llegamos a este día y que perdimos también. La realidad es que el mundo no va a ser igual como era antes, pero pienso que es mejor realizarnos , afirmó Rolando Bonilla, comisionado de San José y sobreviviente del mortal virus.