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County Opens More Vaccination Appointments as Allocation Increases

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 vaccine are headed to the county, which is 2,000 mo...

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 th...

Fresno’s Top Doc Senses “Tangible Change” in Attitudes of Hospital Staff as COVID Numbers Drop

Jim Jakobs

January 29, 2021

As the calendar gets set to change to a new month, Fresno County Interim Health Officer Dr. Rais Vohra says there seems to be a change in the air. "There's a tangible change that I noticed just in the overall flow of how the department was doing at my hospi...

Fresno’s Top Doc Says Lifting of State COVID Order Was ‘Disorienting’

Jim Jakobs

January 26, 2021

Governor Gavin Newsom lifted the stay at home order Monday based on projections that hospital intensive care capacity would climb above 15% within the next 4-weeks. In the San Joaquin Valley Region, as defin...

Fresno County Asked for 38,000 COVID Vaccine Doses. It Got Just 8,000.

Jim Jakobs

January 22, 2021

The supply of COVID-19 vaccine is slowing considerably and falling far short of demand in Fresno County, health officials said Friday. Joe Prado, the county's community health manager , said he requested 38,...

County Likely To Scale Back Vaccination Goal Over Uncertain Allocations

Jim Jakobs

January 19, 2021

Fresno County health officials say they used to get at least a two week notice about how much COVID-19 vaccine they would receive from the state. That was before the announcement last week by the federal government that they didn't have additional vaccine dose...

County Hits Goal of 3,000 COVID Vaccinations in a Day. More Sites Coming On Line.

Jim Jakobs

January 15, 2021

The Fresno County Department of Public Health met its goal of administering 3,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine a day by hitting the target on Friday. "The goal was reached through the combined effort of three l...

Fresno County Leaders Wants To Get 3,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses a Day Administered by Week’s End

Jim Jakobs

January 12, 2021

Fresno County Department of Public Health leaders told the Board of Supervisors they want to deplete all their COVID-19 vaccine supply by the middle of next week. That's a shift from an earlier philosophy of...

California’s COVID Vaccinations are Lagging. Will Fresno Use Fairgrounds to Catch Up?

Jim Jakobs

January 11, 2021

Texas has used 41% of its COVID-19 vaccine, according to figures from Bloomberg's state-by-state vaccine tracker. West Virginia, 71.8%. Florida, 44%. Meanwhile, lagging well behind most of the large states is California at 31.7%. Even former San Franc...

Will Clovis Council Seats Change Hands? Challengers and Incumbents Make Their Case.

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Investing $175 Million and Going Beyond Hospital Walls to Improve Health

FDA Says J&J 1-Dose Shot Prevents COVID; Final Decision Soon

Valley Mayors From Opposite Sides of the (Planned) HSR Tracks Weigh In on Project

‘I Couldn’t Protect Allie That Night’ Says Street Racing Victim’s Mom, Grateful for Police Crackdown

These Clovis Medical and Pharmacy School Students Are Giving COVID-19 Vaccine Shots

New City, State Partnership Tackles Homeless Problem Along Fresno Freeways

Hank Aaron, Baseball's One-Time Home Run King, Dies at 86

‘Cancel’ Culture Heading to Fresno Grizzlies Clubhouse

Restructured Grizzlies Set to Face Visalia in First Home Game of 2021

US Officials: Pilot Error Caused Kobe Bryant Chopper Crash

California Should Solve State’s Recycling Problems, Not Cause New Ones

Walters: Another Chance to Act on Housing

Walters: School Reopening Row Nears Climax

Opinion: Tax Hike on Employers Isn’t Necessary as State Enjoys Revenue Windfall

GV Wire Unfiltered - January 12, 2021

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Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Biden Win Confirmed After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol

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

Fresno’s Top Doc Senses “Tangible Change” in Attitudes of Hospital Staff as COVID Numbers Drop

Fresno’s Top Doc Says Lifting of State COVID Order Was ‘Disorienting’

Fresno County Asked for 38,000 COVID Vaccine Doses. It Got Just 8,000.

County Likely To Scale Back Vaccination Goal Over Uncertain Allocations

County Hits Goal of 3,000 COVID Vaccinations in a Day. More Sites Coming On Line.

Fresno County Leaders Wants To Get 3,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses a Day Administered by Week’s End

California’s COVID Vaccinations are Lagging. Will Fresno Use Fairgrounds to Catch Up?

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