Nevada County health officials indicated this week that, if recommended at the federal level, booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 are likely to be administered through local pharmacies, among other providers.
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Nevada County Public Health officials expressed concern Friday about the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Nevada County.
With a seven-day average of 10.9 cases per day, Nevada County has a higher COVID-19 rate than most counties in the state.
There are currently four active COVID-19 outbreaks in Nevada County. An “outbreak” is defined as three or more cases not within the same household in a 14-day period. While Public Health officials do not share details about specific outbreaks, they said they are seeing cases rise in both eastern and western Nevada County.
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Each Wednesday, the state also provides an update on vaccination status and doses administered by age group.
As of this week, according to the state’s dashboard, 25,105 Nevada County residents have been fully vaccinated, and 15,030 have been partially vaccinated.
Of those fully vaccinated, 14,537 are 65 and older making up 47.8% of that age group in the county.
“If we are able to obtain herd immunity with our vaccinations, we will see the end of this pandemic, as long as we race to get the herd immunity before there are any variants that can escape the immunity that is provided by vaccines,” said Dr. Glennah Trochet, the county’s deputy public health officer, in a Q&A Wednesday.
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