Two additional Humboldt residents have died and Public Health confirmed 132 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, bringing the county's cumulative tally to 2,624 after two.
Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 3:40 PM
Public Health confirmed 31 new COVID-19 cases today, making 198 so far this week and bringing the county s cumulative tally to 2,458, as well as four new hospitalizations The week s cases continue a surge that saw 232 cases confirmed last week, on the heels of a record 269 the week before. Humboldt County has already confirmed 697 cases in January, putting it on pace to eclipse December s single month record of 863. The county also announced today that it is resuming administering vaccination doses from a batch of Moderna vaccine, the safety of which had come into question after seven people had an adverse reaction after receiving it in San Diego. But a state investigation found no scientific data indicating the vaccine isn t safe, giving counties the green light last night to continuing administering from the batch.
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Three days after the state placed a pause on administering 330,000 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine due to reports of allergic reactions, California Public Health officials have announced that there is “no scientific basis to continue the pause.”
The previously suspect lot, Moderna 041L20A, represented a week’s worth of doses for the state. Humboldt County Public Health had 4,100 doses of that batch in its freezer and had already administered some doses to local residents, according to Public Heath Officer Dr. Ian Hoffman.
California State Epidemiologist Dr. Erica Pan issued the following statement late Wednesday, advising providers that they can immediately resume use of the vaccine: