Voice of OC (https://voiceofoc.org/author/scustodio/)
Spencer Custodio joined Voice of OC as a full-time reporter covering south Orange County and Fullerton in August 2017. Previously, he worked as one of Voice of OC’s first interns starting in 2010, covering Fullerton and general assignment stories. During his time with Voice of OC, Custodio covered the Joe Felz election night car crash that lead to him being charged with a DUI (the case is ongoing). He also has been covering the Irvine Veteran’s Cemetery, a first for Orange County, that led to a land swap with a developer that divided many veterans and residents. Recently, he covered the sudden resignation of former Laguna Niguel Mayor Jerry Slusiewicz over claims of bullying and intimidation that started when Slusiewicz found a tree trimming contract that was overpaid by $410,000. Custodio graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism with extensive education in Constitutional law, public policy, economics and international law. He worked as the news editor at the student newspaper, The Daily Titan, during his last semester. Languages spoken: English Areas of expertise: Voter registration and turnout, data analysis, homelessness, Irvine and Fullerton.
Sports like Football and Soccer could be back on soon. State officials are also mandating counties give 30% of vaccines to teachers.
Health officials apparently reallocated vaccines, while rescheduling appointments that were originally for this weekend.
OC Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau said there’s still uncertainty on the actual number of people vaccinated.
The push is the latest in the fight to address pandemic inequities, led largely by nonprofit organizations and doctors.
Tonight’s virtual meeting comes after community organizations have been raising concerns about vaccination inequities.
The same group pushed the county to identify virus hotspots last year to target testing and resources.
The new CVS vaccination sites come as some community leaders are calling for a more equitable vaccine distribution.
State officials are pushing vaccine equality, but don’t have data on who’s getting the shots.
OC officials are trying to vaccinate more Latinos and seniors as epidemiologists worry the variants could cause another wave.
Some are calling on the county to use community health care clinics to address the vaccination disparities.