Orange County Pauses Vaccine Digital Verification System
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to pause the creation of digital vaccination records after more than 700 people gathered at a May 11 board meeting to oppose the move.
A motion to halt any plans of establishing digital vaccination records was approved during a 4-1 vote, with recently-elected Supervisor Katrina Foley being the sole dissenter.
The motion was created by Chairman Andrew Do after more than 740 people spoke during the meeting to oppose the creation of an optional vaccine verification system. Speakers were limited to 30 seconds each due to the high volume of attendees.
Orange County Outreach Targets the Vaccine Hesitant
Officials in Orange County, California, are now focusing their inoculation efforts on residents reluctant to receive the vaccine.
The strategy switch comes as the county reports a reduction in demand at its super point of dispensing (POD) sites. Meanwhile, officials said they need to vaccinate about 740,000 more Orange County residents in order to reach COVID-19 herd immunity.
Outreach efforts will include phone calls, text messages, emails, and other public service announcements, Supervisor Lisa Bartlett told The Epoch Times.
Bartlett said that while she has not had any major difficulties vaccinating senior citizens in her district, other districts have. The county will engage some of those communities through door-to-door campaigns, newspaper advertisements, and other outreach programs, she said.