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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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Nevada County Public Health has announced that it will open a new vaccine clinic Tuesday.
The new clinic will be in the gymnasium at Sierra College’s Grass Valley campus, at 250 Sierra College Drive. The clinic will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, according to a news release.
According to the release, the new clinic plans to offer 210 appointments per day during those five days per week, and administer the Moderna vaccine.
Appointments for the new clinic’s first five weeks were added to MyTurn Thursday.
Nevada County Director of Public Health Jill Blake said, “We currently have enough to support their operations” based on doses being allocated to our local health jurisdiction, and that supply is also forecast to increase within the next two months.
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Access to COVID-19 vaccines continues to expand in Nevada County. Next week, Nevada County Public Health will launch a new vaccine clinic at the Sierra College campus in Grass Valley. With 210 appointments per day, five days a week, the clinic provides a significant expansion in appointment availability.
The clinic at Sierra College will administer the Moderna vaccine, which is available for anyone 18 years and over. Clinic hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, beginning May 4th. Vaccines will be administered in the Sierra College Gymnasium (Building N13), located at 250 Sierra College Drive. Parking in the Sierra College lot is free, so please do not purchase a parking permit at the campus entry.
Public Health to Open New Vaccine Clinic at Sierra College Grass Valley Campus Next Week
Access to COVID-19 vaccines continues to expand in Nevada County. Next week, Nevada County Public Health will launch a new vaccine clinic at the Sierra College campus in Grass Valley. With 210 appointments per day, five days a week, the clinic provides a significant expansion in appointment availability.
The clinic at Sierra College will administer the Moderna vaccine, which is available for anyone 18 years and over. Clinic hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, beginning May 4
th. Vaccines will be administered in the Sierra College Gymnasium (Building N13), located at 250 Sierra College Drive. Parking in the Sierra College lot is free, so please do not purchase a parking permit at the campus entry.
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.