Are Vulnerable Communities Left Behind in Orange County’s Massive Coronavirus Vaccination Efforts?
Orange County Coronavirus
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A top public health expert said the county isn’t doing enough to include vulnerable communities.
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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.
Some city council members want to adopt new restrictions that would make it illegal for colleagues to release certain records while others question that kind of penchant for secrecy.
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.
The dropped charges include assault, battery and smuggling a weapon into the Orange County jail, according to prosecutors.
Attempts by some locals to remove the Pride Flag from the OC Fairgrounds and an identity crisis at the fair will collide on Jan. 20.
Just weeks after former mayor Christina Shea left office, her City Council colleagues voted to settle the lawsuit that ignited controversy over the summer during the Black Lives Matter protests in Orange County.
OC officials announced plans to vaccinate millions of people by Summer. It’s unclear when more doses will arrive.