A month after COVID-19 infections began to surge following the Thanksgiving holiday, the virus continues to devastate the San Joaquin Valley. Hospitals are
Local health officials say COVID safety measures helped lower flu cases
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) With many hospitals across the state already at or near capacity, health officials have been concerned that a bad flu season would only add more stress to the healthcare system.
But they say measures put in place to slow the spread of COVID are helping keep flu numbers much lower than in recent years. We happen to catch a break, a much-needed break in the midst of COVID-19 being the disease that we really need to focus all our energy on, said Merced County Director of Public Health Rebecca Nanyonjo-Kemp.
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Air Force and Army military medical personnel, including doctors, nurses, and respiratory technicians, began their orientation at Community Regional Medical Center Tuesday morning.
The military reinforcements are among the Department of Defense medical teams being sent into four California hospitals to provide medical support alongside hospital staff as patient loads surge.
“Their primary mission is to support the intensive care unit,” says Fresno County EMS Director Dan Lynch.
“I’m very worried about the next few weeks.”–
Fresno County Interim Health Officer Dr. Rais Vohra
The arrival of the military support teams is a bright spot in an otherwise dark period due to escalating COVID infections in Fresno County. California’s Department of Public Health extended the regional stay at home orders for both the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California regions on Tuesday.
Fresno County health officials urging public to take COVID vaccine when available
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It s a second shot of hope for the country.
The FDA approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, joining Pfizer in offering hospitals across the Valley more vaccinations as soon as next week.
Dr. Rais Vohra got the vaccine on Friday. It wasn t even a pin prick, I hardly felt it, he said.
As of Friday, the San Joaquin Region is back at 0 percent of its ICU capacity.
While the Fresno health officials are glad the Moderna vaccine will be on its way, they continue to encourage the public to get vaccinated.
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