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Here s why Santa Clara County is getting a vaccine windfall this week
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At a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at Monterey Mushrooms in Morgan Hill,Santa Clara County Health Department administered Moderna vaccinations to vaccinate around 500 people.Nic Coury / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Clinical nurse Lynette Ancheta, right, checks Lynda Barbieri s arm before giving her the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Levi’s Stadium where the 49ers were working with Santa Clara County Public Health to provide vaccinationsCarlos Avila Gonzalez / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Santa Clara County announced a vaccine windfall Tuesday, more than a quarter million doses directly from the federal government that allowed the county to open coronavirus vaccinations to people as young as 16, two days ahead of much of the state.
Monterey Mushrooms has hosted a vaccination site three times since farmworkers become eligible for the vaccine on Feb. 28.
Since then, it has able to vaccinate more than half of its 1,200 employees and hundreds more agricultural workers employed at other farms, said Shah Kazemi, president and CEO of Monterey Mushrooms.
Of the 500 farmworkers getting their vaccines Wednesday, 100 were Monterey Mushroom employees and the rest were other farmworkers in the county, he noted.
Kazemi said the pandemic has been especially hard on his business and employees.
“We have had as many as 50 to 60 people off at any given day, Kazemi said. So it s been very challenging.
County approves permit waiver for small businesses Written by Los Altos Town Crier Report
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors last week unanimously approved a COVID-19 recovery proposal allowing the county to waive or reduce permit fees for small businesses for one year.
The waiver applies to businesses with fewer than 50 employees and includes restaurants, hair salons and gyms, according to a press release issued by Supervisor Cindy Chavez’s office. It took effect March 9 and will appear on the permit holder’s next invoice.
There also will be other county communications programs to get the word out about the waiver to small businesses.
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