More Fresno County elementary students to return to campus
The announcement impacts schools which were already in the process of phasing students back to in-person learning prior to winter break.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Class will be back in session in person next week for thousands of Fresno County elementary school students after health officials determined county COVID case rates and healthcare system capacity are improving. It means you re going to be in a classroom 6 feet apart wearing masks, social distancing in place, said Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Jim Yovino.
NEW: Fresno Co. K-6 school sites, which were already in the process of phasing students back, can now resume their reopening. Students can return to campus as soon as Monday.
Keith Brown got a call from the Fresno County public health department that said his next appointment for a second dose is on June 2. It was supposed to be on February 3.
Fresno County health officials still focused on vaccinating farmworkers
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Farmworkers in Fresno County are already starting to get their doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and health officials are working to get more vaccinated.
They ve kicked off their food and agriculture initiative in hopes of getting the vaccine to the most vulnerable. We re testing models to see how to get vaccines to our food and ag population, says Fresno County Health Division Manager Joe Prado. We have a big effort with Foster Farms next week and plan to vaccinate 1,000 individuals.
Prado, who s leading Fresno County s vaccination efforts, says they received about 8,000 vaccines this week.
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About 12 million people are eligible for a vaccine now, under the state’s current guidelines. The state has received nearly 5 million doses and administered about 45% of them as of today. Each person requires two doses. There are close to 30 million adults in the state, and some experts have estimated at least 70% of the population needs to be immunized for widespread protection.
The vaccine advisory committee doesn’t make the call about who goes next but members are able to advocate for their own constituencies. Some want to keep it simple and distribute vaccines by age. Others argue that wouldn’t be fair for farmworkers and grocery store employees, essential workers who generally are younger but highly exposed. Some members said last week they were concerned about fast vaccine availability in zip codes that are virus hot spots. Others asked about people under age 65 with disabilities and preexisting conditions.