Ventura County teachers, first responders eligible for COVID vaccine in March
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - Ventura County announced it will begin the state s next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations starting March 1.
Phase 1B will make teachers, child care providers, first responders and food and agricultural workers eligible for the vaccine.
This comes as vaccine supply continues to be limited due to harsh weather conditions impacting shipments.
The county warns residents that it will take time for all eligible community members to obtain an appointment during the next phase.
“That is about 100,000 people in that group, so if you can imagine, that is a lot of people with still limited supply. So its going to take time,” said Ventura County Executive Officer Mike Powers.
Effort to get farmworkers vaccinated for COVID-19 underway in Ventura County Jeremy Childs, Ventura County Star
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A pilot farmworker vaccination program administering COVID-19 vaccines to agricultural workers across the Ventura County was highlighted Friday afternoon during a public briefing by county officials.
The latest site of the vaccination program was at Good Farms in Oxnard where more than 100 agricultural workers were set to receive their first vaccine dose on Friday. I wanted to thank everyone for providing this valuable, life-saving service today to our essential workers: the farmworkers of Ventura County, said Ventura County Supervisor Carmen Ramirez.
Ventura County Farmworker Vaccination Project helps protect essential workers from COVID-19
OXNARD, Calif. - Farmworkers with Good Farms in Oxnard were among the first to take part in the Ventura County Farmworker Vaccination Project.
113 of the essential workers lined up to get an extra layer of protection against COVID.
“There is a great opportunity for us because we work closely with about 10 other people daily, so for all of us to be vaccinated is a great benefit,” said farmworker Edgar Bautista.
Farmworkers are not yet eligible for vaccines based on the state s distribution phases, but public health leaders say getting at least some of them vaccinated is critical.
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