California Coronavirus Updates: Sacramento County Clinic Scrambled To Switch Doses After Johnson & Johnson Pause
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
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Hours before a vaccination clinic was set to begin yesterday at Luther Burbank High School in South Sacramento, federal health officials called for a pause on the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine.
The stoppage comes after six women reported getting blood clots weeks after receiving the single-dose shot. One of them died. The FDA and the CDC are looking into this possible rare side effect.
California Coronavirus Updates: California Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
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California state officials have directed counties and other providers to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine while federal agencies look into a possible but rare blood clotting side effect.
According to the Associated Press, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the pause would neither affect plans to start inoculating all eligible adults on Thursday nor will it affect the state’s broad reopening plans set for mid-June.
Newsom and other high-profile California officials publicly received shots of the J&J vaccines in an attempt to demonstrate its safety. California was already expecting fewer J&J doses because of production issues.
California Coronavirus Updates: Only Two California Counties Left In The Purple Tier
Monday, April 12, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
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Inyo and Merced are the only two California counties left in the state’s most restrictive tier for reopening the daunting purple meaning no open bars or indoor dining along with strict limitations on live events and retail.
California’s 56 other counties have moved into less restrictive tiers like red, orange or yellow. However, Merced County supervisors are concerned that data lags are holding them back, while Inyo County, with 18,000 residents, says the system isn’t designed for less populous counties like theirs.
California Coronavirus Updates: Stockton Arena Opens As Mass Vaccination Site
Thursday, April 8, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
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The Stockton Arena opened up this week as the vaccine hub for the Central Valley, with the capacity to administer over 5,000 doses a day.
About 35% of San Joaquin County residents over 18 have been vaccinated. San Joaquin County Public Health Officer Dr. Maggie Park is urging local residents not to delay in getting vaccinated.
“This mass vax hub is not only open to our residents but residents from other counties. Please make sure you grab these appointments before people from other counties come in and take them all. That’s my fear.
California Coronavirus Updates: COVID-19 Cases Increasing In Much Of The County
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
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Many areas of the United States are starting to see an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, according to an NPR analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University.
The increases vary throughout the country. The Midwest has seen a 58% increase in new cases over the past 14 days, while the number of cases in the Northeast has climbed by 30%. Cases in the West rose by 5% and the South showed a slight decline.