With this news, some say there is hope and again nothing is certain but hope that many schools will be able to have a safe in-person graduation this June, rather than the drive through or virtual ceremonies that happened last year.
In fact, a lot of summer activities could suddenly be possible once people 16 and older can get fully vaccinated.
Mary Ann Dewan/ Santa Clara County Superintendent
“Starting at 12:01 tomorrow morning.. That group can go on the Santa Clara County Public Health website and try to book an appointment for covid vaccine shots, as long as the appointment doesn t happen before April 15,” said Santa Clara County Superintendent Mary Ann Dewan.
Urgency from health officials to get people vaccinated as eligibility expands Share Updated: 11:26 PM PDT Apr 1, 2021 Share Updated: 11:26 PM PDT Apr 1, 2021
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Show Transcript AND IN SAN BENITO COUNT Y, OVER 22 THOUSAND 480 WHILE ELIGIBILITY IS EXPANDING.. COUNTIES ARE WORRIED THAT THE SUPPLY WILL NOT MEET DEMAND.. ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER CHRISTOPHER SALAS SPOKE WITH HEALTH OFFICIALS FROM ALL THREE OF OUR CENTRAL COAST COUNTIES TODAY..TO FIND OUT IF THE INCREASED ELIGIBITILY COMES WI TH MORE SUPPLY FROM THE STATE? ALL THREE COUNTIES TOLD ME THEY RE NOT SURE ABOUT NEXT WEEK.. THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE SHIPMENT TO COME IN BEFO RE THEY KNOW WHAT THEY GE. T. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THEY DO EXPECT SIGNIFICANTLY MORE VACCINE COMING LATER THIS MONTH.. IN THE MEANTIME.. HOWEVER.. IT COULD BE A PROBLEM AS THOSE 50 AND OLDER HAVE A SHORT WINDOW TO GET VACCINATED.. BEFORE IT S OPEN TO EVERYONE. . 01:45 I recommend
Updated on March 16, 2021 at 6:20 pm
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Just over one year ago, the Bay Area went into lockdown for the first time as the coronavirus continued to spread. The person many see as the face of that decision is Santa Clara County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody.
At the time, she said the pandemic posed too many unanswered questions and they were hoping a three-week lockdown would help answer some of those and save lives. Now, one year later, Cody sat down with NBC Bay Area to talk about the past year and what lies ahead. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
They ordered the Bay Area to shut down. Then came the hard part
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Dr. Sara Cody, MD, center, Health Officer and Public Health Department Director, speaks during a news conference about the shelter in place extension order in Santa Clara County on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in San Jose, Calif. The Bay Area’s shelter-in-place order, which bans all non-essential trips outside the home and requires restaurants to operate only through takeout and delivery, will be extended until May 3.Tony Avelar / Special to the Chronicle
In a year framed by near-impossible choices in the coronavirus pandemic between saving lives and causing widespread economic and social devastation the decision to issue the first shelter-in-place order in the United States and shut down the Bay Area ended up being one of the easiest, said Dr. Sara Cody.
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