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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) As Fresno County inches closer to the red tier, public health officials announced promising trends, including a decline in daily COVID-19 case rates and more than 199,000 vaccine doses distributed.
Fresno County Public Health Officer Dr. Rais Vohra said, I really hope we don t slip during this last mile of the marathon.
With the state dedicating 40% of vaccines to vulnerable areas, Fresno County says it s a distribution target they ve likely already reached thanks in large part to community partners.
Community Health Division Manager Joe Prado said, We wouldn t be where we re at today with addressing vaccine hesitancy, with addressing lab testing. We have to think back to the beginning of the pandemic. There were a lot of people who didn t want to get tested.
Changes to CA blueprint means Grizzlies home opener will have fans in stands
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) As Fresno County inches closer to the red tier, public health officials announced promising trends, including a decline in daily COVID-19 case rates and more than 199,000 vaccine doses distributed.
Fresno County Public Health Officer Dr. Rais Vohra said, I really hope we don t slip during this last mile of the marathon.
With the state dedicating 40% of vaccines to vulnerable areas, Fresno County says it s a distribution target they ve likely already reached thanks in large part to community partners.
Community Health Division Manager Joe Prado said, We wouldn t be where we re at today with addressing vaccine hesitancy, with addressing lab testing. We have to think back to the beginning of the pandemic. There were a lot of people who didn t want to get tested.
COVID vaccinations expanding to education and ag in Fresno County
The new priority will be people in food and ag or in education and child care.
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The wait for vaccines is just about over for people in some important lines of work.
Until now, Fresno County has focused vaccinations on senior citizens, healthcare workers, and emergency services such as law enforcement.
On Monday, the new priority will be people in food and ag or in education and child care. I know that we have done some pilot projects and some initial rollout, said public health director David Pomaville. We ve got both sectors, I believe, ready to start receiving vaccines March 1.
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Alameda County health workers prepare syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a distribution clinic at St. Rose hospital in Hayward on Jan. 27, 2021.
How soon teachers can expect to get vaccinated depends largely on where they live and could determine whether the bulk of California’s students return to campuses this spring or next fall.
Teacher vaccinations have emerged as a central point of contention in California’s charged debate over reopening schools as unions representing teachers and school employees have listed vaccine access as one of their demands before returning to campuses.
But, faced with a limited supply and dueling priority groups, many of California’s largest counties have not yet begun offering vaccines to teachers. And though some counties expect to begin vaccinating teachers within the next week or so, several others told CalMatters that their supply’s scarcity makes it difficult to project when their educators could expect a dose. Some