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Fresno County Ships Out 70% of COVID-19 Vaccines Due to Lack of Interest

April 15, 2021

The lull Fresno County Health officials spoke of about a week ago has now turned into a scramble to find ways to entice people into getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The Fresno County Department of Public Health re-allocated 70% of the 43,000 doses it received la...

‘Thousands’ of Local Vaccination Slots Open as Eligibility Expands to 16

Jim Jakobs

April 8, 2021

Anyone 16 years and older can get Pfizer vaccines, and those 18 years and older can get either the Moderna or the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Fresno County officials announced Thursday. Occupational and a...

More Contagious California Strain of COVID Found in Fresno County

Jim Jakobs

March 26, 2021

The strain of COVID-19 known as the California variant is more contagious and may lead to more severe disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And unfortunately for Fresno County...

Nearby Counties Set to Move Into Red Tier. What About Fresno?

Jim Jakobs

March 12, 2021

The California Department of Public Health today announced that 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Californians in some of the state’s hardest-hit communities, increasing immunity where the state's transmission rates and disease burd...

COVID Variant Testing in Fresno County is Elusive. ‘I Wish I Had Better News’ Says Vohra

Jim Jakobs

March 11, 2021

When Governor Gavin Newsom visited the Fresno County Fairgrounds on Feb. 10 he brought with him news of a new COVID-19 variant found in Southern California. “We have the first reported cases of South African...

Newsom Says He’s ‘Struggling’ to Get a FEMA Mass Vaccination Site in the Central Valley

Jim Jakobs

March 11, 2021

The behind the scenes lobbying effort to get a FEMA mass vaccination site in the Central Valley hasn't garnered fruit, at least not yet. California quickly received two of the federally supported sites in Oa...

Availability of ‘One Shot’ J&J Vaccine in Fresno County Will Be Limited for Several Weeks

Jim Jakobs

March 2, 2021

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 ...

County Opens More Vaccination Appointments as Allocation Increases

Jim Jakobs

February 19, 2021

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 v...

California Will Send Fewer COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Fresno County Next Week

Jim Jakobs

February 12, 2021

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 few...

‘Serious Conversations’ About Using Save Mart Center as Mass Vaccination Site

Jim Jakobs

February 5, 2021

Although Fresno wasn't one of the two California sites chosen earlier this week by federal and state emergency officials to be mass vaccination centers, Fresno County officials say they are lobbying hard for the Save Mart Center to be considered by FEMA and th...

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The Story of Juneteenth, the New Federal Holiday

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West Nile Mosquitoes Found in Fresno County

Fresno Gets 'F' Grades in Air Quality Again, but Is Any Progress Being Made?

Madera, Merced Cattle Ranchers Circle Wagons Against Water ‘Rustling’

Tulare County’s Relentless Drought Brings Dry Wells and Plenty of Misery

What’s Driving Latest Flare-Up in California’s Charter School War?

Amid Outcry, NBC Says It Will Not Air Golden Globes in 2022

Shake off the Heat With a Free Milkshake on Monday

For Fresno State, the Jimmy Kimmel Bowl Is No Joke

All Chaffee Zoo Attractions Open Again, Free Tickets for Kids

Walters: Pandemic Eases, but California Housing Crisis Worsens

Walters: How Should California Confront Wildfire Threat?

Opinion: California Must Keep High-Speed Rail on Track

Opinion: We Must Remain United to Really End Fresno Homelessness

GV Wire Unfiltered – January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

Planning Commission Delays Decision on Southwest Industrial Question

After Taking on Costa and AOC, Elizabeth Heng Sets Sights on U.S. Senate

Clovis City Council Candidates Spar During Candidate Forum

Fresno County Ships Out 70% of COVID-19 Vaccines Due to Lack of Interest

‘Thousands’ of Local Vaccination Slots Open as Eligibility Expands to 16

More Contagious California Strain of COVID Found in Fresno County

Nearby Counties Set to Move Into Red Tier. What About Fresno?

COVID Variant Testing in Fresno County is Elusive. ‘I Wish I Had Better News’ Says Vohra

Newsom Says He’s ‘Struggling’ to Get a FEMA Mass Vaccination Site in the Central Valley

Availability of ‘One Shot’ J&J Vaccine in Fresno County Will Be Limited for Several Weeks

County Opens More Vaccination Appointments as Allocation Increases

California Will Send Fewer COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Fresno County Next Week

‘Serious Conversations’ About Using Save Mart Center as Mass Vaccination Site

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