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...
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,...
County Opens More Vaccination Appointments as Allocation Increases
California is set to receive more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine next week and Fresno County will be getting a bigger share, as well, officials announced during a Friday call with reporters. 21,000 doses of vaccine are headed to the county, which is 2,000 more than the prior week. The...
Young Women in Florida Dress as ‘Grannies’ in Apparent Attempt To Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Official Says
[aggregation-styles] ABC7 News ORLANDO, Fla. -- Young women in Florida dressed up as older women in an apparent attempt to qualify for COVID-19 vaccination, a local official said Thursday. Dr. Raul Pino, the director of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, said the women arrived at a vaccination...
Health Department Tries to Avoid Vaccination Cancellations as Weather Delays Shipment
The severe winter weather that has slammed most of the nation's midsection with power outages and closed highways has delayed delivery of 7,800 doses of the Moderna vaccine to Fresno County, community health manager Joe Prado said Thursday. The doses had not arrived by Thursday morning for distribution, and there...
California Makes ‘MyTurn’ COVID Scheduling System Mandatory To Reduce Data Lags
County health officials have been slowly implementing a new state system for scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations into their workflows over the last several weeks. Now, several sources are reporting the state is mandating the transition. MyTurn is the State’s online platform to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments. On Wednesday, the Kings County...
Crippling Weather Hampers Vaccine Deliveries, Distribution
The icy blast across much of the U.S. injected more confusion and frustration into the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination drive Wednesday just when it was gathering speed, snarling vaccine deliveries and forcing the cancellation of countless shots around the country. Across a large swath of the nation, including Deep South states...
Waves, Algorithms, Equity. How State’s Blue Shield Contract Will Impact Local COVID Fight
Blue Shield of California's contract with the state calls for a statewide vaccine distribution network and just went into effect Monday. The state set a goal of being able to administer 3 million doses a week, according to newly released contract details. Part of the contract states, "It is anticipated that...
North Korea Tried To Hack Pfizer for COVID Vaccine Information, South’s Spy Agency Said To Have Reported
[aggregation-styles] CBS News North Korean hackers tried to break into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in a search for information on a coronavirus vaccine and treatment technology, South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday, according to a South Korean lawmaker. The impoverished, nuclear-armed North has been under self-imposed isolation...
Biden Says US Is Securing 600M COVID-19 Vaccine Doses by July
BETHESDA, Md. — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. will have enough supply of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the summer to inoculate 300 million Americans. Biden made the announcement at the sprawling National Institutes of Health complex just outside Washington as he visited some of...