In response to a request by attorneys for the family of Joseph Perez, the Fresno Police Department released edited bodycam video Friday showing the moments on May 10, 2017 when Perez was restrained by officers. Attorneys for the family later released their own unedited version. At one point in the...
Does mRNA COVID Vaccine Interact With Your DNA? Will a Vaccine Hurt Pregnancy Chances?
'Vaccine hesitancy' is a growing concern, according to officials with the Fresno County Department of Public Health, that could prevent herd immunity if not addressed effectively. Some people are holding out for one reason or another. The Atlantic recently wrote a story about vaccine hesitancy where they explore a variety...
Availability of ‘One Shot’ J&J Vaccine in Fresno County Will Be Limited for Several Weeks
It's the one shot 'game changer' that many in the Fresno County Department of Public Health have been waiting for. But officials now say they're not sure how much of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is coming into the county next week. Even after that, they say...
Will Fresno See Mass Vaccination Site? Other States ‘Not Pleased’ California Got First Two.
Fresno is still in "hurry up and wait" mode when it comes to getting a long-rumored FEMA mass vaccination site. Governor Gavin Newsom, who toured a vaccination site for farmworkers at Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries with comedian and activist George Lopez, and other state and local officials, said the state is the...
Vaccine Eligibility Expands to Grocery & Restaurant Workers, Educators Next Week
More Fresno County residents will become eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting next Monday. The news comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an increase in vaccine allocations to the Central Valley. Workers in a variety of sectors will now be able to get shots, including those involved in the sale, delivery,...
Shedding its Old Smuggler’s Inn Moniker, New ‘Crossroads Village’ Opens to House Homeless
The rehabilitation of the building is done. The rehabilitation of individuals now living inside has just begun. Fresno County, RH Community Builders, and UPholdings acquired and rehabilitated the Hotel Fresno (formerly the Smuggler’s Inn) on Blackstone and Dakota avenues to provide assistance to homeless people. It officially opened this week...
California Will Send Fewer COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Fresno County Next Week
Gov. Gavin Newsom insisted the Central Valley is a priority for his administration when he appeared in Fresno on Wednesday, but the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses coming to Fresno County next week — 1,000 fewer than this week — might say otherwise. Fresno County community health manager Joe Prado says...
These Clovis Medical and Pharmacy School Students Are Giving COVID-19 Vaccine Shots
Pharmacy and medical students from California Health Sciences University (CHSU) are participating in the efforts to vaccinate people across the Valley. "The call came out to our faculty to see if our students and our faculty could both assist in this endeavor," Dr. John Graneto, dean of the medical school...
Newsom Brings News of New Valley Vaccine Site. Big FEMA Site Plans Still on Hold.
Gov. Gavin Newsom came to Fresno on Wednesday to slake the region's thirst for bigger supplies of COVID-19 vaccinations for the Central Valley, but for some observers the glass he brought was only half full. Newsom announced at a Fresno Fairgrounds news conference that an OptumServe testing facility at Reedley...
Newsom Says Big Vaccination Site Coming to Valley, Costa Thinks It Could Be at Save Mart
California is in line to get yet-another federally supported mass vaccination site, and Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday this one is coming to the Central Valley. Rep. Jim Costa already has a spot for it — he says the large parking lot at the Save Mart Center at Fresno State...