OC Hospitalizations Continue to Decrease While Vulnerable Residents Struggle to Get Vaccine
Orange County Coronavirus
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Public health experts warn trends could quickly turn around until enough vaccines are available.
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Public health experts warn trends could quickly turn around until enough vaccines are available.
Many residents feel left behind in Orange County’s massive vaccination efforts.
County officials won’t say much about how they purchased the Othena vaccine app that is frustrating so many residents. They are also going silent on ongoing virus outbreaks in jails, homeless shelters and among county workers.
A top public health expert said the county isn’t doing enough to include vulnerable communities.
State and local officials push vaccination efforts, while questions over supply chain remain.
Food banks and their network of pantries fed millions in 2020 and are looking for help to do it again in 2021.
Almost a year into the pandemic, this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we focus on people who continue to help and support those in need.
Concerns about lack of vaccinations for nursing homes and disabled people also surface.
Donna Boston, who directs emergency management, emailed colleagues Thursday to announce she’d be leaving at the end of the day.
Some people have been trying to get a vaccination appointment for days.