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Delta variant detected in Sacramento, El Dorado counties

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The delta variant of the COVID-19 virus has been identified in at least two counties in the greater Sacramento region. Health experts say the delta variant is much more contagious than the strain that forced statewide shutdowns for much of the past year. KCRA 3 confirmed with El Dorado County officials that someone from Diamond Springs tested positive for the delta variant on June 2. It is one of the first known cases of the infectious strain to be found in the foothills.”It makes me nervous,” said resident Joanna Baker, who lost several family members to COVID-19. “We’re all going maskless now. We’re all, living life again, which is great, but I think it’s a little easier for to spread now.” But not everyone in town agreed. “I think we’re being manipulated,” said Frank Johnson, who is vaccinated because of his age, but has no plans to change his day-to-day life. “Third or half the people don’t wear masks anyways. Up here in the foothills, it was more casual I think.”As of Thursday morning, data from the El Dorado County public health dashboard showed that just over half of residents have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. As far as confirmed cases, 51% of those stemmed from people between 18-49. A spokeswoman for the county said the person who tested positive for the Delta variant has not responded to contact tracing efforts. The county also did not know the person’s current state of health or vaccination status. Local health officials have no plans to change the masking requirements at this time and are continuing to ask people to follow the rules laid down by the state.KCRA 3 learned Thursday there are 67 cases of the delta variant in Sacramento County. “It is possible to get sick with the delta variant even if you are vaccinated,” said Jamie White, Sacramento County Public Health epidemiology program manager. ” it is much less likely that you’ll get sick if you’re vaccinated than if you’re not vaccinated.”County representatives say the county is continuing to follow state guidelines and has no plans as of now to introduce new rules around social distancing or face mask-wearing just yet.

PLACERVILLE, Calif. —

The delta variant of the COVID-19 virus has been identified in at least two counties in the greater Sacramento region.

Health experts say the delta variant is much more contagious than the strain that forced statewide shutdowns for much of the past year.

KCRA 3 confirmed with El Dorado County officials that someone from Diamond Springs tested positive for the delta variant on June 2. It is one of the first known cases of the infectious strain to be found in the foothills.

“It makes me nervous,” said resident Joanna Baker, who lost several family members to COVID-19. “We’re all going maskless now. We’re all, living life again, which is great, but I think it’s a little easier for [COVID] to spread now.”

But not everyone in town agreed.

“I think we’re being manipulated,” said Frank Johnson, who is vaccinated because of his age, but has no plans to change his day-to-day life. “Third or half the people don’t wear masks anyways. Up here in the foothills, it was more casual I think.”

As of Thursday morning, data from the El Dorado County public health dashboard showed that just over half of residents have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. As far as confirmed cases, 51% of those stemmed from people between 18-49.

A spokeswoman for the county said the person who tested positive for the Delta variant has not responded to contact tracing efforts. The county also did not know the person’s current state of health or vaccination status. Local health officials have no plans to change the masking requirements at this time and are continuing to ask people to follow the rules laid down by the state.

KCRA 3 learned Thursday there are 67 cases of the delta variant in Sacramento County.

“It is possible to get sick with the delta variant even if you are vaccinated,” said Jamie White, Sacramento County Public Health epidemiology program manager. “[But] it is much less likely that you’ll get sick if you’re vaccinated than if you’re not vaccinated.”

County representatives say the county is continuing to follow state guidelines and has no plans as of now to introduce new rules around social distancing or face mask-wearing just yet.

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Demand for COVID-19 vaccine continues to outpace supply

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Vaccine supply remains one of the biggest challenges of getting Californians vaccinated.People lined up for their appointments at the Grounds in Roseville. It’s one of the Placer County sites operating at capacity, according to county officials.As of April 1, vaccine eligibility opened to Californians ages 50 and older. Since then, Placer County officials said more than 5,600 doses of the vaccine have been administered.”Right now, demand still outmatches supply,” said Jenny Tan, the spokesperson for Yolo County.In Yolo County, about 2,200 doses of the vaccine have been given out since eligibility expanded.”We are hopefully going to get a majority of that 50 and older population,” Tan said.Starting April 15, Californians ages 16 and older will become eligible for the vaccine.”That’s going to open the floodgates in terms of people wanting the vaccine,” Tan said. “We’re hoping to get more, but we haven’t seen it yet.”Some Northern California counties said supply from the state has been steady, but demand is higher.In Sacramento County, officials plan clinics one week in advance, based on how many doses are allocated from the state.Appointments are open this week at McClellan Park and Bayside Church Midtown. A county spokesperson said first-dose appointments are expected to open this month at Cal Expo.In El Dorado County, about 1,600 people have been vaccinated since April 1. The county said it’s already in the process of planning pop-up clinics in rural areas.In San Joaquin County, about 7,700 doses of the vaccine have been administered since April 1.”The number of vaccines that we’re estimated to get over the next couple weeks, we are looking to open additional sites,” said Daniel Kim, San Joaquin County Public Health Educator.Starting Wednesday, a mass vaccination site at the Stockton Arena will reopen after temporarily stopping vaccinations due to limited vaccine supply.Kaiser Permanente, which is managing the site, said it has the capacity to give up to 5,400 doses of the vaccine each day, as long as the supply is available. Appointments are available now through the state’s MyTurn site.

Vaccine supply remains one of the biggest challenges of getting Californians vaccinated.

People lined up for their appointments at the Grounds in Roseville. It’s one of the Placer County sites operating at capacity, according to county officials.

As of April 1, vaccine eligibility opened to Californians ages 50 and older. Since then, Placer County officials said more than 5,600 doses of the vaccine have been administered.

“Right now, demand still outmatches supply,” said Jenny Tan, the spokesperson for Yolo County.

In Yolo County, about 2,200 doses of the vaccine have been given out since eligibility expanded.

“We are hopefully going to get a majority of that 50 and older population,” Tan said.

Starting April 15, Californians ages 16 and older will become eligible for the vaccine.

“That’s going to open the floodgates in terms of people wanting the vaccine,” Tan said. “We’re hoping to get more, but we haven’t seen it yet.”

Some Northern California counties said supply from the state has been steady, but demand is higher.

In Sacramento County, officials plan clinics one week in advance, based on how many doses are allocated from the state.

Appointments are open this week at McClellan Park and Bayside Church Midtown. A county spokesperson said first-dose appointments are expected to open this month at Cal Expo.

In El Dorado County, about 1,600 people have been vaccinated since April 1. The county said it’s already in the process of planning pop-up clinics in rural areas.

In San Joaquin County, about 7,700 doses of the vaccine have been administered since April 1.

“The number of vaccines that we’re estimated to get over the next couple weeks, we are looking to open additional sites,” said Daniel Kim, San Joaquin County Public Health Educator.

Starting Wednesday, a mass vaccination site at the Stockton Arena will reopen after temporarily stopping vaccinations due to limited vaccine supply.

Kaiser Permanente, which is managing the site, said it has the capacity to give up to 5,400 doses of the vaccine each day, as long as the supply is available.

Appointments are available now through the state’s MyTurn site.

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El Dorado County lays out COVID-19 vaccine supply issue

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AND AS WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING THE GUIDELINES FOR WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO GET THEIR SHOT IS DIFFERENT FROM COUNTY TO COUNTY, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO STAYING UP TO DATE ON THIS EVERY DAY. LISA KCRA’S VICKI GONZALEZ HAS : BEEN REACHING OUT TO SURROUNDING COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ABOUT WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO GET THEIR SHOTS. SHE’S HELPING US GET THE FACTS TODAY, AND CLEARS UP SOME MISINFORMATION CIRCULATING ONLINE. BRITTANY: THERE IS A LOT TO GO THROUGH. WE’RE GOING TO START OFF IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY, THEY SAID AND EMAIL CLEARING UP CONFUSION AFTER SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS INDICATED TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS WERE ELIGIBLE TO GET THE VACCINE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. PUBLIC HEALTH SAID THIS IS UNTRUE. IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY THE ONLY SUBGROUPS WITHIN THE PHASE 1B SUBGROUPS ELIGIBLE ARE THOSE 65-AND-OLDER AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. IN AN EXCERPT OF AN EMAIL SENT LATE LAST NIGHT SACRAMENTO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH EXPLAINED, PEOPLE HAVE ALSO BEEN SHARING VACCINATION REGISTRATION LINKS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ATTEMPTING TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS PRIOR TO BEING ELIGIBLE, WHICH DELAYS OUR ABILITY TO VACCINATE PRIORITY GROUPS SUCH AS SENIORS. ADDING, WE ASSURE YOU THAT WHEN K-12 SCHOOL STAFF BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR VACCINATION IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY, YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT IT FROM US, NOT FACEBOOK OR NEXT DOOR. I REACHED OUT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TEACHERS UNIONS TO GET SOME MORE CLARITY. THROUGH THEIR EXPLANATION, THERE WERE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE ABLE TO GET VACCINATED, BUT THEY QUALIFY FOR ANOTHER ELIGIBILITY TEAR. THEY COULD BE 65 AND OLDER, THEY COULD BE A CARETAKER FOR A FAMILY MEMBER AND THAT CLEARS UP A LITTLE CONFUSION. WE WILL HEAD TO YOLO COUNTY ALLOWING VOLUNTEERS WHO VOLUNTEER COVID-19 CLINICS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO GET THE VACCINE. IN YOLO COUNTY, THEY ARE PRIORITIZING THOSE 75 AND OLDER FOR VACCINES DUE TO SUPPLY ISSUES. VOLUNTEERS AT THE VACCINE CLINICS ARE ELIGIBLE TO GET A VACCINE. YOLO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH EXPLAINS THAT THESE VOLUNTEERS AT THESE COVID-19 VACCINE CLINICS ARE CONSIDERED HEALTH-CARE WORKERS ANY TO VOLUNTEER FOR A MANDATORY OF TWO CLINICS TO BECOME ELIGIBLE. IT IS ACROSS THE STATE WHEN IT COMES TO A SUPPLY ISSUE. IN EL DORADO COUNTY THEY ARE PRIORITIZING THOSE 75 AND OLDER FOR VACCINES DUE TO THAT SUPPLY ISSUE, ADDING APPOINTMENTS ALREADY BOOKED AND SCHEDULED THROUGH MID FEBRUARY. THEY WILL OPEN UP MORE APPOINTMENT SLOTS AS VACCINE BECOMES AVAILABLE. FINALLY PLACER COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH’S ELIGBILITY GOES BEYOND SURROUNDING COUNTIE AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. CURRENTLY THOSE IN ALL TIERS OF PHASE 1B ARE ELIGIBLE. THAT INCLUDES THOSE 65-AND-OLDER. BUT ALSO EDUCATORS CHILDCARE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. AS LONG AS THEY ARE EMPLOYED THROUGH THE COUNTY. SO AS YOU CAN SEE A LOT TO SORT THROUGH. AND WHO IS ELIGIBLE VARIES FROM ONE HOSPITAL TO ONE COUNTY TO THE NEXT. BUT OVERARCHING ISSUE ISN’T ELIGIBILITY BUT AVAILABILITY. THEY ARE ONLY ABLE TO VACCINATE AS SUPPLY ALLO

El Dorado County lays out COVID-19 vaccine supply issue

The problem isn’t eligibility, it’s vaccine availability

El Dorado County laid out an issue plaguing counties and providers across the state: The issue of vaccination isn’t a problem of eligibility, but availability. In an email to KCRA 3, the county explains it is following the state’s eligibility framework. However, they are prioritizing those 75 and older in Phase 1A and Phase 1B Tier 1, which includes health care workers, those in assisted living centers, dental and pharmacy staff, educators, childcare, emergency responders and those in food and agriculture. | MORE | Click here to see where El Dorado County stands on its vaccination progression“Our two public health offices and Safeway pharmacy appointments are scheduled full through mid-February. We won’t open up new appointment slots unless (we) have vaccine to administer,” the county explained in a statement to KCRA3. The county detailed the vaccine gap. There are roughly 41,000 El Dorado County residents 65 and older. However, the average number of vaccine doses allocated to the county weekly is 2,783. The county added that planned vaccination clinics have the capacity for thousands more. “Again, not an administration issue (we have more than enough people & places to do the actual vaccination), not a demand issue (we have a wait list of 22,000 who signed up for “surplus” doses should they become available), we have a supply problem,” the email says.| RELATED | California COVID-19 vaccine tracker: See where, how many doses have been administered

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. —

El Dorado County laid out an issue plaguing counties and providers across the state: The issue of vaccination isn’t a problem of eligibility, but availability.

In an email to KCRA 3, the county explains it is following the state’s eligibility framework. However, they are prioritizing those 75 and older in Phase 1A and Phase 1B Tier 1, which includes health care workers, those in assisted living centers, dental and pharmacy staff, educators, childcare, emergency responders and those in food and agriculture.

| MORE | Click here to see where El Dorado County stands on its vaccination progression

“Our two public health offices and Safeway pharmacy appointments are scheduled full through mid-February. We won’t open up new appointment slots unless (we) have vaccine to administer,” the county explained in a statement to KCRA3.

The county detailed the vaccine gap. There are roughly 41,000 El Dorado County residents 65 and older. However, the average number of vaccine doses allocated to the county weekly is 2,783. The county added that planned vaccination clinics have the capacity for thousands more.

“Again, not an administration issue (we have more than enough people & places to do the actual vaccination), not a demand issue (we have a wait list of 22,000 who signed up for “surplus” doses should they become available), we have a supply problem,” the email says.

| RELATED | California COVID-19 vaccine tracker: See where, how many doses have been administered

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