California s COVID-19 vaccine eligibility will expand in March
In an announcement on Friday, California residents between the ages of 16 and 64 with underlying health conditions will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine next month.
Posted: Feb 15, 2021 6:30 PM
Updated: Feb 16, 2021 8:15 AM
Posted By: Ana Torrea
REDDING, Calif. – People aged 16 to 64 with underlying health conditions in California will be eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine next month, according to an announcement from the state on Friday.
“It gives a chance for people who have cancer, diabetes, other diseases, and immune problems you can think of a chance to survive and not be worried,” said Ruth Plato of Redding.
The COVID-19 death toll is shocking to some.
“That s crazy,” said James Britt of Redding. “I didn t know that many people could die that quick over just the virus.”
As cases go up, Shasta County continues to track down COVID-19 cases through its contact tracing process.
“The purpose of contact tracing is to quickly identify cases,” said Schuette.
People in the community are still taking extra precautions to prevent the virus from spreading.
“It does scare me but it scares me into the direction of doing what s needed,” said Jackie Morganfield of Shasta County. “We have to be extremely careful with making sure that we have our face masks and as much distancing as possible.”
More healthcare workers will be able to get their vaccine in Shasta County
More healthcare workers in Shasta County will be able to get the Covid-19 vaccine this week.
Posted: Jan 12, 2021 6:54 PM
Posted By: Ana Marie Torrea
REDDING, Calif. - More healthcare workers in Shasta County will be able to get the Covid-19 vaccine this week.
In-home supportive services providers and community health workers are the next group to get their Covid vaccine.
The county is planning to have a mass vaccination clinic at Benton Airpark on Saturday.
People can also sign up to get their covid-19 vaccine through Safeway, but that s only by appointment.
Mobile testing sites moves to Boggs Building
As hospitals fill up and cases stay in Shasta County stay around 100 a day, the county is pulling back on its mobile testing plan.
Posted: Jan 8, 2021 7:05 PM
Posted By: Ana Marie Torrea
REDDING, Calif. - As hospitals fill up and cases stay in Shasta County stay around 100 a day, the county is pulling back on its mobile testing plan.
The Boggs building used to be a testing site back in November. But Shasta County moved it to the Senior Center on Benton Drive, opening it up to what used to be the mobile testing unit.