Updated COVID-19 vaccine
Update at 6:15 p.m.: Tuolumne County Public Health has issued a written statement to Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement today that those 65 years and older are now eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine. In the statement health officials state:
“We would like to share with the community that Public Health has approximately 500 doses of vaccine on hand, which is currently being dispensed to those in Phase 1A and we have plans in place to administer the bulk of those 500 by the end of the week. We are working with our healthcare partners to coordinate the continued administration of vaccine according to; State guidelines, the availability of vaccine that Public Health and healthcare providers have on hand, and resources to administer. The
You can read it below:
Today the state is reporting the San Joaquin Valley Region ICU capacity at 0%. This does not necessarily mean that there are zero beds available at any given time in this fluid situation, but it does represent a severe impact to the healthcare system locally and within our region.
It means staffed beds are limited for those who need care at our local hospital, and individuals requiring a higher level of care, whether for COVID or other health issues like heart attacks, strokes, and accidents, are not as likely to be able to transfer to a facility outside of the county because beds are full elsewhere. Transfers that are possible will take our ambulance teams out of service for the duration of those trips.