CA Pushes To Vaccinate Or Give Boosters Ahead Of Potential Winter Surge

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – There are much signs that California’s pandemic process is stalling, arsenic cases and hospitalizations ascent erstwhile again.

There’s a continuous propulsion to get arsenic galore radical arsenic imaginable who are eligible vaccinated.

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Clint Hopkins, Pharmacist, and proprietor of Pucci’s Pharmacy has been engaged arsenic the countdown to Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year begins. In summation to COVID vaccine eligibility opening up to children 5-11.

 “A full batch of radical travel successful docket for boosters successful beforehand of the holidays, getting their flu changeable we are conscionable giving a full batch of vaccines. We are doing them present successful the store we’ve got offsite clinics going on,” Hopkins said.

The state’s section of nationalist wellness says COVID cases are connected the emergence successful California. That has galore disquieted astir different imaginable wintertime surge similar we had past vacation season. 

 Governor Newsom shared his concerns Tuesday.

“Diving heavy into my biggest anxiousness which is the wintertime surge.  (big pause) absorption connected that. The vaccine boosters and not conscionable boosters but making definite we get much of the unvaccinated, vaccinated,” Governor Newsom said.

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So, could we spot a repetition of past year?

Dr. Christine Wu is the Deputy Health Officer for Solano County.   

She says this twelvemonth we are successful amended signifier fixed vaccine eligibility and availability but determination is inactive a anticipation of an increase.

 “I bash deliberation determination is that hazard oregon imaginable for summation successful cases of COVID coming up successful the wintertime. At this constituent we are inactive plateauing and beauteous level,” Dr. Wu said.

Solano County hosts wide vaccinations clinics Wednesday- Saturday from 9am to 4pm astatine the Solano County Fairgrounds.

You tin registry implicit the telephone by calling, 800-675-0150.

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Renée Santos