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California Ramps Up Vaccines for Central Valley Ag Workers

As California continues to ramp up vaccination efforts statewide, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state is partnering with OptumServe and local counties to open up to 11 vaccination sites in the coming week to serve some of the hardest-hit or most at-risk communities in the Central Valley. In fact, the Arvin, CA site will begin offering vaccinations no later than today to all eligible Phase 1a and Phase 1b, Tier 1 eligible groups (education, emergency services and food and agriculture).

The state is also increasing vaccine allocations to the Central Valley by 58 percent above last week. The state’s vaccine allocation formula began factoring in the employment sectors in Phase 1b, Tier 1. The new formula weights age 65-plus at 70 percent and employment sectors at 30 percent, which increases allocations to the Central Valley due to its heavy concentration of food and agricultural workers.

As soon as tomorrow, the state is also making available an additional 34,000 doses on a one-time basis to vaccinate food and agricultural workers through the deployment of OptumServe mobile teams. These doses are in addition to existing county allocations.

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Lisa Brown has decades of experience in corporate communications and marketing management with organizations including Coldwell Banker Residential, Grubb & Ellis, Marcus & Millichap, NAIOP, SIOR and ALM. In those positions, she worked in conjunction with chief executive officers and chief marketing officers to create corporate messaging, cohesive branding standards, strategic marketing plans and thought pieces. Brown is a frequent speaker at industry events and an editing adjunct professor for an online course. She has a master’s degree in mass communications from San Jose State University.

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