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SLO Co. residents 75+ now receiving COVID vaccine
and last updated 2021-01-18 21:09:35-05
Those 75 or older are now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine in San Luis Obispo County.
On Monday, 400 doses were administered in the City of San Luis Obispo. Another 400 vaccines were given to people in Paso Robles. I m 75 years old and I ve had some cancer so putting us up near the front of the list for that phase 1b was very fortunate for everybody in my age category, said Ron McEvoy of Arroyo Grande.
Last Friday morning, public health announced those 75 or older could receive the vaccine starting Monday.
Dennis Deerkoski outside his Mattituck High School classroom in 2018. (Credit: Rachel Siford)
Dennis Deerkoski was fully prepared to return to his classroom for a new school year last September. That is, until he sensed that his profession had suddenly become a job.
When it was determined that Mattituck High School would adopt a hybrid instructional model (part remote, part in-school instruction) for the 2020-21 school year, that pretty much made the decision for the math teacher. When Mr. Deerkoski returned to the school in August, it was to clean out his old classroom, Room S109 in the science wing.
In the end, it all added up to retirement time for Mr. Deerkoski. His 47-year teaching career (39 at Mattituck) was over.