Ventura County reached 78,050 COVID-19 cases and 883 deaths on Friday. There have been 225,847 vaccine doses administered, including 66,581 second doses.
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People 65 and up eligible for vaccines
Austin Widger,
Ojai Valley News reporter
On Tuesday, Ventura County expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to residents ages 65 and older, while noting that appointments for vaccines are limited based on vaccine availability from the state. Also, a COVID-19 vaccination site at Nordhoff High School is anticipated to open Feb. 20, according to Ojai City Manager James Vega.
Previously, vaccine appointments were only available for residents 75 and older, as well as healthcare workers and others included in the county Phase 1A tier of vaccine eligibility.
Ventura County Health Care Agency Chief Deputy Director Barry Zimmerman updated the vaccine information at the county’s weekly press conference Wednesday: “To date, we have vaccinated some 32,000 75-year-olds and older seniors, which puts us almost to 60 percent of the total population estimated for that age group.”
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Senerey de los Santos
OXNARD, Calif. Ventura County announced another mega vaccination site will open Thursday afternoon.
This high volume site will be located on Rose Avenue in Oxnard. It will be inside the old Babies-R-Us building along Highway 101. The new site will be the second highest volume site in Ventura County, the other being the Fairgrounds.
“It is to add capacity to our overall system,” said Barry Zimmerman, who is the Chief Deputy Director of Ventura County Health Care Agency. “We can one, fulfill our obligation with second dose appointments, and have them ready to also do first and second dose appointments when we get more vaccines.”