Teachers in Shasta County are the next group to receive vaccine
Shasta County teachers will begin receiving their COVID-19 vaccine.
Posted: Feb 8, 2021 6:56 PM
Updated: Feb 8, 2021 10:17 PM
Posted By: Ana Marie Torrea
ANDERSON, Calif. - Starting this month, teachers in Shasta County will be able to get their COVID-19 vaccine.
The Anderson Union High School District is working closely with the Shasta County Office of Education and Shasta County Public Health to make sure teachers get vaccinated.
Community members believe getting teachers vaccinated is the first step to getting things back to normal.
“They re the leaders, they re the examples,” said John Benham of Redding. “If the teachers are going to do it, the students are going to follow the teachers. I think they should get vaccinated, let s get these schools up and running again.”
The COVID-19 death toll is shocking to some.
“That s crazy,” said James Britt of Redding. “I didn t know that many people could die that quick over just the virus.”
As cases go up, Shasta County continues to track down COVID-19 cases through its contact tracing process.
“The purpose of contact tracing is to quickly identify cases,” said Schuette.
People in the community are still taking extra precautions to prevent the virus from spreading.
“It does scare me but it scares me into the direction of doing what s needed,” said Jackie Morganfield of Shasta County. “We have to be extremely careful with making sure that we have our face masks and as much distancing as possible.”
Shasta County could be placed into the red tier
Officials say that the county’s equity metric is in the orange tier and test positivity dropped. On Tuesday, the county reported that the test positivity dropped from 5.5% to 4.9%.
Posted: Feb 3, 2021 7:01 PM
Updated: Feb 3, 2021 9:04 PM
Posted By: Ana Torrea
REDDING, Calif. – Shasta County Public Health leaders say that the county could be placed in the red tier in two weeks.
Officials say the county’s equity metric is in the orange tier and the rate of testing positive has dropped. On Tuesday, the county reported that the test positivity rate dropped from 5.5% to 4.9%.
What you need to know: Feb. 4
Good morning, North State. Here s what you need to know to start your day on Feb. 4.
Posted: Feb 4, 2021 9:29 AM
Posted By: Deb Anderaos
Good morning, North State. Here s what you need to know to start your day on Feb. 4.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Biden Administration have unveiled plans to open mass vaccination sites in California. Gov. Newsom is promoting the Los Angeles and Oakland sites as part of a larger effort to target under-served communities. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will run the new sites with state help.
Shasta County Public Health officials say the county is moving in the right direction. In a public health conference, health officials said the average weekly case and positivity rates for coronavirus are dropping. That means Shasta County could move into the red tier in as little as two weeks. Public Health leaders are urging people to avoid large gatherings with Super Bowl Sunday this weekend.