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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health holds coronavirus vaccination facility for seniors at Whispering Fountains Senior Living Community on March 31, 2021 in Lakewood, California.
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Even as California prepares to expand vaccine eligibility on April 15 to all residents 16 and older, the state has managed to inoculate only about half its senior population the 65-and-older target group deemed most vulnerable to death and serious illness in the pandemic.
Overall, nearly 56% of California seniors have received the full course of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s about average compared with other states not nearly as high as places like South Dakota, where almost 74% of seniors are fully vaccinated, but also not as far behind as Hawaii, which has reached 44%. The data, current as of Tuesday, does not include seniors who have recei
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COVID 365: A year on lockdown and the health impact in Central California
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) The health care system has felt a tremendous strain due to the coronavius.
All week on Action News, we re sharing with viewers a special series called, COVID 365: A year on lockdown.
Stories will focus on the impact the pandemic has had on our every day lives here in Central California.
The loss of a friend and fellow nurse, Sandy Oldfield, to COVID-19, shook Kaiser ICU Nurse Amy Arlund to her core.
Arlund said, After watching a nurse colleague die, I realized I m not ready to die and I don t have my life in order. A lot of us started drawing up our own wills.
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