County officials: New health order may not result in much change in Solano
Dr. Bela Matyas
FAIRFIELD Solano County’s top public health official does not expect much change in how residents will respond to the new and more restrictive stay-at-home order that goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. Thursday – a state health order that prohibits private gatherings of any size heading into Christmas and other winter holidays.
“I imagine many people follow the (mandates), but many do not,” Dr. Bela Matyas said in a phone interview Wednesday, about an hour after the order was announced.
He said this latest surge coming out of Thanksgiving, with thousands of new cases and hundreds of hospitalizations, is evidence that many residents are not complying with the health orders, or even following precautions such as wearing face coverings and adhering to social distancing.
December 18, 2020
With the recent Stay Home Order that was adopted by Sonoma County, we are spending more time in our homes this holiday season. The order that went into effect on Saturday December 12 is an effort to proactively alleviate the strain on our local hospitals. A recent alarming increase in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations prompted the county to join the other Bay Area counties in adopting the California Department of Public Health’s Stay-Home Order.
The local order adopts the restrictions contained within the state’s recently announced Regional Stay-at-Home order. Under the order, residents are directed to stay at home except for work, shopping or other essential activities, such as medical appointments. All sectors other than retail and essential operations must be closed. Outdoor recreation will be allowed. The new restrictions will remain in place until 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2021.
PRIDE Industries Transit Fleet Offers Rides to Individuals with Disabilities During the COVID Pandemic
Services include transportation to appointments, deliveries, and scenic access trips
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ROSEVILLE, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ The PRIDE Industries buses typically seen transporting people with disabilities to their worksites have been repurposed during the pandemic. For the last eight months, PRIDE has used its fleet to deliver groceries, personal protective equipment (PPE), activity packets, and even pet supplies to its employees with disabilities throughout the region. The buses also transport employees to medical appointments and provide complimentary, socially distanced scenic access rides to support individuals mental wellbeing.
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Ventura County Public Health Officer Dr. Robert Levin said the COVID-19 vaccine is set to arrive in Ventura County “almost certainly” Dec. 14, 15 or 16.
“I am just pleased and relieved,” he said Dec. 12, of the imminent arrival of the vaccine. “Ninety-five percent efficacy is beyond belief,” he said. “It is too much to hope for. It’s wonderful, just wonderful.”
Levin said the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine in Ventura County will be by Pfizer-BioNTech, which requires super-cold refrigeration of -70 to -80 degrees.
The Moderna vaccine will come to Ventura County later, he said.
Long hoped for, 6,800 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Ventura County just as it is experiencing record numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. “We are in the surge,” Levin said. “We hoped we would dodge it.”
Doug McKnight
Welcome to KAZU s weekly news roundup for 12/11/20. Here you ll find the top local stories of the week and a few select national stories from NPR.
That’s it. We’ve decided to put 2020 in one of the 10,000 empty Amazon boxes along with a zillion Zoom invites and a dozen bad DIY haircuts. Then, put them all out for trash day. We are not waiting for the New Year. 2020 we are done with you!
This year limps to a close similar to the way it began in March with stay-at-home orders, an economy in bad shape and a desperate longing for normal. But at least now we have a vaccine on the horizon.