Updated on February 11, 2021 at 4:56 pm
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As California works through vaccinating its top priority group against Sars-COV-2, the disease that causes COVID-19, the question on many people s minds is: Who comes next and when will it be my turn?
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday, Dec. 28, provided some clarity on the next phases of the vaccine process when he revealed the recommendations made by the California s Community Vaccine Advisory Committee.
The committee is following the Center for Disease Control and Prevention s guidelines but expands upon them to ensure the vaccine is allocated equitably across the state, according to the California Department of Public Health.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board, has named Dr. Wilma Wooten, San Diego County’s Public Health Officer, their 2020 San Diegan of the Year.
The SDUT article reads, “at a time when paranoia, populism and public apathy have made the response to the coronavirus pandemic a nightmare in much of the nation, Wooten has stood firm in advocating for best practices. Wearing masks. Washing hands. Staying six feet apart. Avoiding being indoors with non-household members. Limiting travel.”
The article also criticizes KUSI News for holding Dr. Wooten accountable on the effectiveness of the policies she has been pushing for months on end.
As in past years, The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board began discussing candidates for its 2020 San Diegan of the Year well before the year ended. We debated potential choices over multiple Zoom meetings, and we asked members of a weary public for suggestions in recent weeks.
Each time, we kept discussing the same person. As in past years, the choice was clear.
In 2017, we
honored the 20 people who died in the local hepatitis A crisis, whom county officials declined to identify. In 2018, we
celebrated U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw for his role in getting the federal government to treat immigrants more fairly and humanely. In 2019, we
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.