Black San Diegans still skeptical of COVID-19 vaccine
The People’s Alliance for Justice said it would like to continue these conversations with health officials and the community. Author: LaMonica Peters Updated: 11:09 PM PST December 23, 2020
SAN DIEGO San Diego County Health Department leaders took part in a virtual town hall meeting Wednesday night to discuss the coronavirus and the hesitation many in the Black community have about getting the vaccine.
Now that we have a vaccine for COVID-19, the push to get as many people vaccinated is a top priority for health officials. It’s especially important in the Black community where many said there’s been a history of receiving inadequate medical treatment.
NORTH PARK (KUSI) – The longer Governor Newsom’s regional stay-at-home order lasts, the more desperate restaurants and other small businesses become.
Dozens of restaurants around San Diego County are already defying state orders to shutdown all dining services, and more are joining in by the day.
San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond has been visiting with some of these business owners, and posting video of their conversations to his Twitter page. Desmond has been leading the fight to gain local control of our reopening process throughout the pandemic, and continues to work to protect our struggling business owners as they continually are being hurt by government orders.
County public health officials say the first shipment of a potential coronavirus vaccine from drug company Pfizer will only cover about 70% of the first group of recipients identified in Phase 1.