Jan. 16 Kern County's COVID-19-testing infrastructure is showing signs of strain under a surge of the more contagious, fast-spreading omicron variant. Residents have turned to options such as hunting for tests in pharmacies, waiting days for an appointment or paying high fees $75 to $210 without insurance, according to the Kern County Public Health Services.
UPDATE: Public Health waiting on vaccines, expected to dole out to local hospitals
(Darren McQuade/ PIX11)
Posted at 2:08 PM, Dec 14, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-14 19:04:00-05
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) â Kern County Public Health said it is still waiting on shipments of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine but when they arrive, there is already a schedule to begin distributing those vaccines to local hospitals.
Public Health said that the vaccines will be distributed to hospitals in the following doses:
Adventist Health Bakersfield â 1045 doses
Adventist Health Delano â 305 doses
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley â 240 doses
Bakersfield Heart Hospital â 275 doses
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital â 1040 doses
Good Samaritan Hospital â 140 doses