Most of Santa Clara s Mass Vaccination Sites Are Closing Soon (but That s a Good Thing)
With 80% of eligible county residents vaccinated against COVID-19, four of the five mass vaccination sites in Santa Clara County will shutter in the coming weeks. Remaining vaccine appointments in the county will be handled through mobile efforts, pop-up locations, retail pharmacies, and clinics.
San Francisco isn t the only Bay Area metro presently boasting an 80%-plus vaccination rate amongst eligible residents. Santa Clara County the metropolitan that was once ground-zero of the Bay Area s COVID-19 crisis currently has a similiar vaccination rate. Now in tandem with COVID-19 case rates at an all-time low, there s simply not a need anymore to continue operating four of the county s five mass emergency vaccination sites.
County health agencies — fighting disease — also have to fight for state funds
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Four out of county s five mass vaccination sites to close in coming weeks
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County health agencies fighting disease also have to fight for state funds
Even before COVID-19, there was rarely enough money for California’s city and county public health departments to do what was needed to protect people’s health. Author: Barbara Feder Ostrov (CalMatters), Ana Ibarra (CalMatters) Published: 1:56 PM PDT June 11, 2021 Updated: 1:56 PM PDT June 11, 2021
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But if the pandemic had begun a year from now, this lab might not have even existed.
In 2019, Rees’ superiors asked her to begin analyzing whether the lab in Santa Rosa should be shut down to save money. As the first COVID-19 cases appeared in California, that review was halted.