Jessica Cejnar / Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 @ 11:02 a.m. / COVID-19
There s A Light At The End Of The COVID-19 Tunnel, But Next Two Months Are Critical, Health Experts Say At McGuire Town Hall
With vaccines being administered in Northern California and more doses on the way though not quite as many as initially anticipated the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel is getting brighter.
But, though they were hopeful, infectious disease experts at a virtual town hall meeting hosted by State Sen. Mike McGuire on Thursday said people need to continue to wear a mask, wash their hands and refrain from gathering at Christmas if the state is to get an upper hand on the pandemic.
Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 11:04 AM click to enlarge Submitted St. Joseph Hospital hospitalist Paul Shen (right) and registered nurse Casey Schuetzle with a patient in the hospital s medical surgical unit. In a draft of a rare joint statement, the Rural Association of Northern California Health Officers likens the current state of COVID-19 to a wildfire engulfing the entire region and urges residents to redouble efforts to curb the virus’ spread, warning if they wait for further state restrictions it may be too late. While the statement is reportedly still being finalized, Del Norte Health Officer Warren Rehwaldt included its draft in a letter to county residents.