Rep. Raul Ruiz, Dr. Conrado Bárzaga reflect on Biden s presidential address
U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, was one of 200 people who made the exclusive in-person guest list Wednesday night as President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress. Joining him as his virtual guest was Dr. Conrado Bárzaga, CEO of the Desert Healthcare District.
The address marked the 100th day of the president’s term. In the past, Ruiz has invited a constituent to join him in Washington, D.C., as his guest to such addresses, but due to COVID-19 safety protocols, in-person attendance was limited.
Coachella Valley High School hosts vaccination clinic for staff and eligible residents
A mobile vaccine clinic was held Thursday at Coachella Valley High School in Thermal as part of continued efforts increase commitment to provide COVID vaccine to the valley s low-income communities. We want to deliver vaccines to the most vulnerable, most valued communities that most need this, said said Dr. Conrado Barzaga, CEO of the Desert Healthcare District.
Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz, Rite Aid pharmacies, the Desert Healthcare District, and the Coachella Valley Unified School District worked together to make the clinic happen.
The clinic was part of the first initiatives to be able to apply the vaccine to employees in the education sector.
Joslyn Center in Palm Desert to host free, contactless COVID-19 testing
Ellen Bluestein
Desert Healthcare Foundation,
Coachella Valley Equity Collaborative and the
City of Palm Desert will hold a COVID-19 testing clinic on Saturday, March 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The no-cost, contactless testing will be held in the Clark Auditorium on The Joslyn Center campus, located at 73750 Catalina Way in Palm Desert.
Although the focus of the pandemic appears to have shifted towards vaccinations, there is still a need to keep testing. “We’re encouraging residents who have not been fully vaccinated to continue regular testing for COVID,” said
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MECCA, Calif. (Reuters) - Deemed an essential workforce during the pandemic, California’s mostly Latino farmworkers are also underrepresented in the state’s vaccination program, health officials and activists say, prompting the delivery of shots in the fields.
In one such campaign, public health officials vaccinated about 250 workers on Monday, including about 150 from Hadley’s Date Gardens, in the first of what they hope will be a weekly visit to agricultural lands.
“We’re essential for the country, to be able to feed the other families,” Maria Razo, 45, a date sorter, said from the vaccination site in Mecca, California, about 140 miles (225 km) east of Los Angeles.
Immigrant wariness a hurdle for vaccine efforts
Advocacy groups are heading into farm fields in California to bring vaccines and information to migrant laborers in Spanish and other languages.Some immigrants in the country illegally may fear that information taken during vaccinations could be turned over to authorities and not seek out vaccines.PTI | Mecca | Updated: 23-01-2021 21:42 IST | Created: 23-01-2021 21:42 IST
Advocacy groups are heading into farm fields in California to bring vaccines and information to migrant laborers in Spanish and other languages.
Some immigrants in the country illegally may fear that information taken during vaccinations could be turned over to authorities and not seek out vaccines. Those who speak little or no English may find it difficult to access shots. These challenges are particularly worrying for Latino immigrants, who make a large portion of the workforce in industries where they have a significant risk of exposure. In California s sprawli