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Cleveland Councilwoman Jasmin Santana questions Tracy Martin-Thompson and Brian Kimball at a Human & Health Service Committee Meeting. In the early months of the pandemic, Cleveland City Councilwoman Jasmin Santana, who represents a West Side ward with the densest population of Latinos in the city, said health department officials reassured her that when the city released urgent health updates, they would be translated into Spanish. It didn’t happen. The city put out public releases, sometimes daily as the pandemic evolved, about safety precautions, work restrictions and how many people were infected with the virus. But the information didn’t seem to make its way to the Spanish-speaking residents in Santana’s ward, where close to 40% of residents are Hispanic. ....
Opening Mass COVID Vaccine Sites Would Pose Huge Challenges Opening a mass vaccination site, such as at a sports venue or convention center, would require consideration of a host of factors. Among them would be parking to handle the rush of patients, as well as staff. by Robert Higgs, cleveland.com / March 4, 2021 TNS (TNS) - President Joe Biden announced last month that he intends to provide enough COVID-19 vaccine to immunize all 300 million Americans by the end of July.
But getting that accomplished poses a mammoth logistical challenge, that of establishing and staffing mass vaccination sites across the nation - and quickly. Can it be done? ....
Cleveland health commissioner resigns in wake of shakeup by Mayor Frank Jackson’s administration Updated Feb 01, 2021; Posted Feb 01, 2021 A Cleveland health commissioner who was among the employees Mayor Frank Jackson’s administration said could face disciplinary action after a departmental shakeup has resigned. Facebook Share CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cleveland health commissioner who was among the employees Mayor Frank Jackson’s administration said could face disciplinary action after a departmental shakeup has resigned. The Jackson administration on Monday announced the resignation of Persis Sosiak, commissioner of public health. The announcement was contained in the administration’s briefing note released after hours. The administration had no other comment, other than to say the job will be posted after Sosiak leaves work on Friday. ....
Why Cleveland has only given out half of its COVID-19 vaccines on hand As of Jan. 15, city distributed 3,117 does; says it’s holding back to ensure second shot for those eligible for Phase1A Author: Mark Naymik (WKYC) Updated: 7:13 PM EST January 18, 2021 CLEVELAND Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson is blaming federal and state officials for over-promising vaccines - and leaving distribution details to others. “There s criticism because it s failed from the top, down,” Jackson said during a press conference on Facebook last Tuesday. As of Friday, the city had only given out about half of its 6,500 doses to frontline workers and elderly eligible under phase one guidelines, though the city has had the vaccine on hand for more than three weeks. ....
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine asked all counties to put out guidance by Jan. 14, on how they plan to vaccinate people who qualify under the Phase 1B category. ....