Mass vaccination site at fairgrounds administers 100,000th dose
FAIRFIELD Seven new cases in Vacaville, six in Fairfield and five in Vallejo pushed the Solano County coronavirus cases total Thursday to 33,111.
That was 25 more cases than reported Wednesday, which included 60 mostly from cases not
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Given all the changes to public education in the past year, Carinne Gale felt lucky her training to be a teacher prepared her to work online.
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Gale’s classes at the Boston Teacher Residency to go all-remote last summer, for example, one of her instructors adapted by using a popular video-sharing platform to post recordings of herself teaching sample lessons. The teachers-in-training were expected to post their own recorded responses, then digitally comment on those of their classmates. Gale laughed when the instructor said she spent her Friday nights watching the Flipgrid videos with popcorn and a bottle of wine.
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Employees and family members from Valley Fine Foods participated in a Benicia cleanup to mark Earth Day 2021. (Courtesy of Benicia Litter Pickers)
Earth Day cleanup amid Covid draws hundreds across Solano, removes more than a ton of trash
FAIRFIELD The various Earth Day cleanups across Solano County saw a host of people come out to help clean things up in and around each of the county’s communities.
Organizers report that more than 2,300 pounds of litter and illegally dumped debris was collected by more than 225 volunteers.
Earth Day trash cleanups occurred in Fairfield, Suisun City, Vacaville, Dixon, Vallejo and Benicia, according to cleanup organizers and data reported using the Ocean Conservancy’s CleanSwell mobile app and as reported in a press release.
The pandemic gave the world an opportunity to expand their definition of humility and compassion. Hammond Entertainment has impacted so many lives with Kaiser Permanente by distributing vaccines in Napa Valley. The production company’s CEO Bill Hammond explained how this experience woke him up to a deeper understanding for his purpose and destiny.
Solano County announces Covid-19 vaccination clinics
FAIRFIELD The Solano County Public Health Division, in partnership with Kaiser Permanente, NorthBay Healthcare, Partnership Healthplan California, Touro University California, Medic Ambulance and several other local agencies, has announced a series of upcoming Covid-19 vaccination clinics.
Anyone 16 or 17 can only receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to the appointment, or have a parent/guardian who can be contacted by phone during the appointment.
Walk-ins will be accepted, but appointments are preferred.
For help making appointments, call 784-8655. For a full list of vaccine clinics, visit www.solanocounty.com/covidvaccine.