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Ventura County teachers, first responders eligible for COVID vaccine in March
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - Ventura County announced it will begin the state s next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations starting March 1.
Phase 1B will make teachers, child care providers, first responders and food and agricultural workers eligible for the vaccine.
This comes as vaccine supply continues to be limited due to harsh weather conditions impacting shipments.
The county warns residents that it will take time for all eligible community members to obtain an appointment during the next phase.
“That is about 100,000 people in that group, so if you can imagine, that is a lot of people with still limited supply. So its going to take time,” said Ventura County Executive Officer Mike Powers.
Ventura County Farmworker Vaccination Project helps protect essential workers from COVID-19
OXNARD, Calif. - Farmworkers with Good Farms in Oxnard were among the first to take part in the Ventura County Farmworker Vaccination Project.
113 of the essential workers lined up to get an extra layer of protection against COVID.
“There is a great opportunity for us because we work closely with about 10 other people daily, so for all of us to be vaccinated is a great benefit,” said farmworker Edgar Bautista.
Farmworkers are not yet eligible for vaccines based on the state s distribution phases, but public health leaders say getting at least some of them vaccinated is critical.
The COVID-19 surge pushes hospitals closer to being overwhelmed daily with only two staffed ICU beds available across Ventura County on Tuesday, officials said.
“Some of (the hospitals) are going to dive into crisis really soon,” said Steve Carroll, administrator of the Ventura Emergency Medical Services Agency. We are getting to a place where we are maxing out.”
Officials said 421 of the record 969 people in the area s eight hospitals on Wednesday were being treated for COVID. Of the 126 people in intensive care beds, 82 were being treated for the coronavirus.
The two staffed and available ICU beds on Tuesday increased a tick to five beds across the county on Wednesday.
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A small tourist town is refusing to comply with California s shutdown. It may not be the only one.
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Solvang Julefest on December 6, 2020Julie Tremaine
On Sunday at midnight, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order went into effect for the greater Southern California region. The order shuttered all in-person dining, closed hotels to everyone but essential workers, and further reduced capacity in retail establishments. Breweries and wineries were closed to all but retail sales.
But the small tourist town of Solvang is refusing to comply even as the pandemic surges.
On Monday, Solvang Mayor Ryan Toussaint filed an emergency motion in a Solvang City Council meeting that the town would not comply with the order. It passed 5-0.