More Americans say they are confident about getting a Covid-19 vaccine, but supplies are limited and new variants are raising concerns across the country.
More Americans say they are confident about getting a Covid-19 vaccine, but supplies are limited and new variants are raising concerns across the country.
More Americans say they are confident about getting a Covid-19 vaccine, but supplies are limited and new variants are raising concerns across the country.
A mass COVID-19 vaccination site opened Friday at the Cal Poly Pomona campus and another large-scale site in Santa Clara is scheduled to open next week, even as vaccine supply continues to constrain the rollout. The sites will become two of the biggest vaccine hubs in the state joining Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles if the operators can get their hands on enough doses, officials said. A group of health organizations including Kaiser Permanente launched operations at Cal Poly Pomona on Friday, with plans to eventually offer 8,000 to 10,000 appointments per day, according to university officials. The other new vaccination site is set to open early next week at Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara County health officials said. A joint effort between the county and the San Francisco 49ers, who play their home games at the stadium, it could become the largest vaccine hub in the state if it meets its goal of doling out 15,000 shots a day.
By City News Service Feb 4, 2021 POMONA (CNS) - Another large-scale COVID-19 vaccination site will open in the Southland tomorrow, the result of a partnership among various health organizations aimed at providing vaccines to particularly vulnerable residents, beginning with those aged 75 and over. The site at Cal Poly Pomona is one of two opening in California, with the second located at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Organizers said each site will ultimately have the capacity to administer up to 10,000 doses per day, rivaling Los Angeles mass vaccination site at Dodger Stadium. The sites are being opened by a consortium comprising Kaiser Permanente, Adventist Health, the California Medical Association, Dignity Health and Futuro Health, with coordinating assistance from the California Primary Care Association and the American Red Cross.
California health organizations stage mass vaccination hubs The sites will expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, with the goal of accelerating vaccination, especially among the state s most vulnerable populations. News provided by Share this article Share this article OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Health organizations in California are joining together in an unprecedented effort to vaccinate their members and the general public using a network of COVID-19 mass vaccination hubs throughout the state. The consortium, initiated by Kaiser Permanente, includes Adventist Health, the California Medical Association, Dignity Health, and Futuro Health. California Primary Care Association will also be working with the consortium to ensure broad equitable access to the sites through its member federally qualified community health centers. In addition, the American Red Cross has provided its expertise on mass site planning.
Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Voxy EnGen, a Public Benefit Corporation delivering personalized language learning technology to empower immigrants and refugees, today announced a $6.75 million Series A investment, backed by Rethink Education, The Social Entrepreneurs Fund, the University System of Maryland Momentum Fund, Juvo Ventures, and The American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact. Rooted in insights gleaned from millions of language learners over the course of ten years, Voxy EnGen deploys an AI-driven learning platform to address the urgent language needs of New Americans for whom English can be a powerful lever for economic mobility.
Voxy EnGen, a NYC-based language upskilling platform provider, secured $6.75m in Series A financing. Backers included Rethink Education, The Social Entrepreneurs’ Fund, the University System of Maryland Momentum Fund, Juvo Ventures, and The American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact. The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations and its business reach. Led by Dr. Katharine Nielson, Founder and Chief Education Officer, Voxy EnGen delivers personalized English training for in-demand careers in collaboration with employers, educational institutions, and community-based organizations that support New Americans. Incubated at Voxy Inc., the company currently works with dozens of partners in the U.S., including Futuro Health, Queens Public Library, and the University of Maryland College Park.
Unitek Learning Bridges the Gap Between Healthcare and Education Share Article Unitek Partners with Futuro Health to Help Build a Better Future for California Unitek Learning is the parent company of several distinguished learning institutions: Unitek College, Unitek EMT, Eagle Gate College, Provo College, and Brookline College. Our partnership with Futuro Health will allow Unitek Learning to become part of the solution. We want to help create a career-ready workforce that is needed in California’s healthcare industry. NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (PRWEB) January 06, 2021 Before COVID-19, California had a projected need of approximately 500,000 allied healthcare workers by 2024. The pandemic has only created a greater need throughout the state. To help address this critical demand, Unitek Learning has partnered with Futuro Health in their joint effort to produce more credentialed healthcare workers for California.
James Bernal / The Hechinger Report Originally published on December 21, 2020 4:02 pm At a time when the pandemic has exposed a growing shortage of nurses, it should have been good news that there were more than 1,200 applicants to enter the associate degree program in nursing at Long Beach City College. But the California community college took only 32 of them. North of here, California State University, East Bay isn t enrolling any nursing students at all until at least next fall. Higher education was struggling to keep up with the skyrocketing demand for nurses even before the COVID-19 crisis. Now it s falling further behind.