Oakland Coliseum mass vaccination site to close May 23
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Requests for first-dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments have decreased from 4,000 per day to 400 per day at the Oakland Coliseum mass vaccination site. Beginning May 10, the site will only administer second-dose appointments until its closure May 23.
Last Updated May 11, 2021
As the state of California surpasses 30 million residents vaccinated, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a shift away from mass vaccination sites.
Due to the new focus on a “community-based” approach, the Oakland Coliseum mass vaccination site will close May 23, according to a joint press release from the state’s Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency. Requests for first-dose appointments at the site have decreased to 400 per day, as compared to 4,000 per day previously, the release added.
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center hosted a Winter Speaker Series lecture on Thursday, Feb. 11, featuring Peter Mayfield, executive director of Gateway Mountain Center, a 14-year-old nonprofit based in Truckee along with Dana Adams who is a school psychologist for the Truckee Tahoe Unified School District.
The two went into the challenges that local youth are facing during the pandemic.
The nonprofit, Gateway Mountain Center, has been working with youths of all backgrounds to promote education and healing through nature and the community. The nonprofit, based in Truckee works around the lake and throughout Northern California.
During the webinar, Mayfield stressed the importance of authentic relationships, nature connection, embodied peak experiences, and helping others.
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The report provides response models that can be tailored to fit the unique needs of different communities, especially populations that are affected disproportionately by ACEs and toxic stress. These populations – including communities that are racially marginalized, high school non-graduates, in lower income brackets, uninsured, involved in the justice system, women, and LGBTQIA+ individuals – are more likely to experience the leading causes of death in America due to exposure to ACEs and toxic stress.
On Thursday, ABC7's Kristen Sze sat down with California Surgeon General Nadine Burke-Harris and discussed COVID-19's long-term impacts on the health of children and families.