Fresno County continues COVID shots for heath-care workers, with wider distribution months away [The Fresno Bee]
Jan. 2 Even as more doctors, nurses and others in the medical profession receive the COVID-19 vaccination, it could be months into the new year before the general public receives their shots.
It’s part of the process in building up the local health system to inoculate the masses ensuring there are enough doses in hand and sufficient medical providers to give the vaccinations.
The Fresno County Department of Public Health said the next three to four months will be key in increasing the number of providers that are approved to administer the vaccine.
Clovis Unified delays in-person classes until at least January 19
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CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) Many Clovis Unified students will have to wait a little longer to attend classes on campus again.
Students who were supposed to start in-person instruction the week of January 4 will now have to wait until at least January 19.
The school district sent out an email to parents on Thursday, saying the changes were based on new guidance issued by the Fresno County Department of Public Health.
The department advised all schools in the county to pause the return of any new students scheduled to begin in-person instruction the week of January 4 for two weeks.
Available hospital beds, staff dangerously low in Central Valley
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Help has arrived as the Fresno County Department of Public Health received their first shipment of the authorized Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning.
At least 40% of the doses have already been allocated to hospitals as they get ready to administer it to those on the front lines.
The vaccines couldn t come soon enough as cases surge, and the near future looks grim. The number of deaths is accelerating.we know we re going to be reporting more in the days and weeks to come, Fresno County Public Health s Dr. Rais Vohra said.
Some Central CA minority groups undecided on taking COVID vaccine
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) As the coronavirus vaccine gets disbursed nationwide, community leaders say the focus should shift to vaccine education.
In a study done by the California Farmworker Association, about 30% of those polled said they would not take the vaccine citing concerns over its safety.
Fifty percent said they would get it and 15% were undecided.
Close to 160 farmworkers from Kern to Madera counties were surveyed. They are afraid of what the side effects are going to do to their bodies, said Hernan Hernandez, Executive Director for the California Farmworker Foundation. There are still too many uncertainties when it comes to the vaccine.
Health officials dispel misinformation as they prepare for COVID-19 vaccine distribution
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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) As the first doses of the vaccine get prepped for distribution across California, local health officials are trying to dispel any misinformation.
In less than 24 hours, the first batch of the Pfizer vaccine will be delivered to Fresno County.
While this move signals a shift in the fight against the coronavirus, the quick FDA authorization has left some Americans concerned. We have a lot of good information about its safety and its efficacy, said Dr. Rais Vohra, interim health officer for the Fresno County Department of Public Health.