It s shocking. How inaccurate California death records obscure pandemic s true story
Sacramento Bee 2 hrs ago Jason Pohl, Ryan Sabalow, and Phillip Reese, The Sacramento Bee
May 3 When California looks back on the COVID-19 pandemic the most significant health crisis in modern history, with tens of thousands of deaths so far medical researchers will find some of the most basic details remarkably incomplete.
Overwhelmed public health departments and front-line workers have for months failed to record accurate health histories for COVID-19 victims, a Sacramento Bee review of the state s internal pandemic death records found.
The records show a Fresno County man in his 60s died of COVID-19 with an otherwise clean medical history. But that s not necessarily because he didn t have underlying conditions that contributed to his death; more likely, no one bothered to enter those conditions into a state disease surveillance database.
California’s COVID-19 Data Is Inaccurate and Incomplete
The state’s disease information dashboard could have been a resource to identify at-risk communities and help better understand the virus’ spread, but a review has found that the data is incomplete, revealing inequities.
May 03, 2021 • (TNS) When California looks back on the COVID-19 pandemic the most significant health crisis in modern history, with tens of thousands of deaths so far medical researchers will find some of the most basic details remarkably incomplete.
Overwhelmed public health departments and front-line workers have for months failed to record accurate health histories for COVID-19 victims, a
Demand for Vaccine Declines as Variants Rise in this County
Because these strains are considered more contagious than the ordinary coronavirus that set off the global pandemic in early 2020. about half of the variant cases are from the B.1.1.7 strain of COVID-19.
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(TNS) - At least 50 cases of coronavirus linked to variant strains emerging around the world have surfaced in Fresno County , but the county s top doctor said he believes there are many more such infections that have not yet been detected through testing.
Dr. Rais Vohra , interim health officer for the Fresno County Department of Public Health , said Thursday that about half of the variant cases are from the B.1.1.7 strain of COVID-19, more commonly known as the U.K. variant since it was first identified last fall in the United Kingdom .
FRESNO â Entries are now being accepted for the sixth annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition (SJVOOC); Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Flavored Olive Oil entries from commercial producers in the State of California are eligible and olive oil must be made from producersâ most recent olive harvest. Deadline for entries is May 27, 2021. This popular competition is returning after being canceled last year amid the statewide shelter-in-place order due to COVID-19, which made judging impossible.
âWe are so excited for the return of the annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition,â said Stacy Rianda, Deputy Manager II of The Big Fresno Fair. âWe are honored to be able to continue our showcase and recognition of the best olive oil producers from throughout California after a year of uncertainty throughout the fair industry.â
Severely obese eligible for COVID-19 vaccine, people who are overweight can still qualify for vaccine
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Starting this week, people with conditions that put them at the highest risk from COVID-19 can now get the vaccine. Health conditions include people who are severely obese, which the state defines as a person with a body mass index of 40 or higher.
The city of San Francisco, however, decided to loosen the criteria, allowing anyone with a BMI of 30 or above to get vaccinated.
Across the Central Valley, more than 35% of adults are considered obese.
County health officials said despite that number, they do not plan to adjust the state s requirements, but if you think you re at-risk of becoming extremely sick from COVID-19, there is still a way you can qualify for the vaccine now.