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The day before vaccine eligibility expands to all residents age 16 and older, over half of that population has already received at least one dose of the vaccine in Ventura County, according to the latest public health data. That s really a major milestone and it shows we re hitting that tipping point towards getting toward herd immunity here in our county, said County Executive Officer Mike Powers during a public briefing.
As of Wednesday, Ventura County has seen a total of 539,570 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, with 341,079 first doses and 198,491 second doses.
Two doses are required for peak immunity from vaccines manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna, while vaccines manufactured by Johnson & Johnson require one dose. However, Ventura County halted administering Johnson & Johnson vaccines Tuesday after federal and state officials warned of serious blood clot side effects observed in several recipients of the vaccine.
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Essential workers now eligible for vaccines in Ventura County
CAMARILLO, Calif. Big news on the vaccine rollout in Ventura County Wednesday. Essential workers are now eligible to get the vaccine several days earlier than expected.
“Today is a good day with some good news about vaccine distribution,” said Dr. Cesar Morales, who is the Deputy Superintendent for the Ventura County Office of Education.
The vaccine rollout is taking a big step forward in Ventura County.
“We have decided to open the next eligible tier,” said Mike Powers, who is the Ventura County CEO. “That next tier includes essential workers across education, food and agriculture, and emergency response personnel.”
If you want a case study on how to address the pitfalls,
pandejos and promise in California’s fight against the coronavirus, get on the 101 North after morning rush hour and head to Oxnard.
This working-class, super-majority Latino city remains the brown-skinned stepchild of a county where the split between wealthy suburbs and agricultural towns is straight outta the 1950s. So it’s little surprise the coronavirus has disproportionately ravaged Oxnard: The city represents about a quarter of Ventura County’s population but 40% of its coronavirus cases and nearly 37% of its COVID-19 deaths.
Oxnard is the type of place where the coronavirus stalks the poor and powerful alike. Carmen Ramirez, a former City Council member who now represents Oxnard as a county supervisor, had a brother die of COVID-19 earlier this month. Ventura County Public Health Director Rigoberto Vargas, who grew up in south Oxnard, told me his wife lost an aunt because too many relatives continued to party