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December 30, 2020 Vol. 16 No. 113
“Who Gets it First?” Vaccine Priorities, Precautions for People with Disabilities By Desert Star Staff NEW YORK -- With coronavirus vaccines now being distributed, advocates for people living with disabilities stress the importance of knowing if they are at
increased risk of COVID-19. People with specific disabilities or on medications with particular side effects are more vulnerable to the virus’s impact, and people in nursing homes or group housing are
more likely to become infected. These and other considerations will determine the priorities for vaccine distribution. Susan Dooha, executive director at the Center for Independence of the Disabled
City Manager Bill Pattison Announces Retirement
By Desert Star Staff After 10 years of employment with the City of Coachella, COACHELLA, City Manager Bill Pattison announces his retirement. The Coachella City Manager is the fifth City Manager in the Coachella Valley to announce their retirement since this past summer. Pattison announced his retirement after spending 10 of his 28 years of public service at the City of Coachella. His last day on the
job will be Dec. 30, 2020. “I would like to thank the City Council and City Staff for their support and dedication to the City and to each other over that past 10 years of service as the Finance Director and City Manager,” said Bill Pattison. “Serving as the City of Coachella City Manager has been the high point of my professional career, and I am very proud of what we have accomplished for the City and its residents. The transformation in the City
has been remarkable due to capital projects such as the new Coachella Library, the expansion and remodel of the Senior Center, and the revitalization of the 6th Street corridor.”, stated Pattison. When the City hired Pattison in August 2010, the City had fiscal challenges and that time. Pattison was tasked with bringing the City currently on its audits, which were two years behind Continues on Page 7
New York, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has information online about who is at most significant risk. “There’s a whole list of chronic or serious health conditions that would put them in the higher-risk category that puts them higher up to receive the vaccination,” Dooha said.
Information about COVID-19 vaccines and conditions that put people at increased risk from the coronavirus can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Dooha cautions that some Continues on Page 5
