State Officials to Address Potential Blue Shield Vaccine Distribution Inequities
Orange County Coronavirus
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State officials on Friday are expected to address worries about the lack of transparency in the new distribution system.
Voice of OC (https://voiceofoc.org/category/news/health-wellness/)
State officials on Friday are expected to address worries about the lack of transparency in the new distribution system.
Local health clinics haven’t been contacted by Blue Shield yet, raising concerns they might be left out.
After months of resident requests, the city of Irvine, South Coast Air Quality Management District, UCI scientists and homeowners are set to sit down together and talk about a nearby asphalt factory’s emissions.
Sports like Football and Soccer could be back on soon. State officials are also mandating counties give 30% of vaccines to teachers.
Todd Spitzer’s call for an overhaul is generating a welcome response from advocates, though they say it needs to be backed up with actual action – which they say there’s no signs of yet.
While county supervisors have gotten monthly lists of such contracts, the public has not – until now.
Restrictions on youth and adult recreational sports could soon roll back if OC’s positivity rates keep going down.
OC’s mass Coronavirus vaccination site at Disneyland will temporarily close, due to severe weather across the U.S. delaying local deliveries of vaccine supplies.
In response to Voice of OC questions, sheriff officials are answering questions about where the money went – questions not asked publicly by county supervisors elected to have budgetary oversight over the sheriff.
County officials for weeks haven’t commented on new 9-1-1 field death statistics. Local health experts are optimistic a new Santa Ana vaccine site will narrow vaccination disparities.