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County’s daily new-case rate continues to increase BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer
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Yolo County continues to head in the wrong direction in the effort to control spread of the novel coronavirus. For the second week in a row, the county’s daily new case rate rose, pushing a move to the less restrictive orange tier further away and making a return to the most restrictive purple tier more of a possibility. The state’s update of counties’ tier status on Tuesday put Yolo County’s adjusted daily new case rate at 5.3 per 100,000 residents — up from 4.2 last week — keeping the county solidly in the red Tier 2. Those numbers are based on the week prior to Oct. 13, the county’s interim health officer, Dr. Larissa May, told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, and data from the week since then shows cases have only continued to increase. Both an outbreak at the Alderson Convalescent Hospital in Woodland, now affecting more than 30 people, as well as large social gatherings that continue to occur are behind the increase in cases, May said. “If that trend continues,” said May, “it could mean that we might meet the criteria for the more restrictive purple tier. If the purple-tier metrics are met consecutively for two weeks, then that would necessitate going back to purple.” At risk is the survival of many businesses in Yolo County that would face
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While there is no vaccine available yet, California and other states have been gearing up for its eventual distribution. METRO CREATIVE PHOTO
The ‘speed of trust’ California wants panel to review COVID vaccines
up for its eventual distribution. On Friday, California sent a draft of its vaccination plan to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the draft, state officials said a scientific safety review workgroup, made up of immunization and public health experts from agencies and universities across the state, will help “ensure public confidence in vaccine safety, efficacy, and implementation efforts.”
BY ANA B. IBARRA CalMatters Coronavirus vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in coming months will not be distributed in California until a statewide panel of health experts can ensure they meet safety requirements, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. While there is no vaccine available yet, California and other states have been gearing
Other states also have created committees to review any coming vaccine in response to concerns that the Trump administration might rush the regulatory approval process. “Of course, we don’t take anyone’s word for it,” Newsom said,
in a nod to the politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This vaccine plan will move at the speed of trust. You have to have confidence in the efficacy of the vaccine, confidence that we’re not rushing to judgment in terms of its distribution and its accessibility,” Newsom said. In response to a reporter’s question, Newsom said the review group process will stand even if former Vice President Joe Biden wins the election. A survey from STAT and The Harris Poll showed 58% of people in the U.S. said they would get vaccinated for COVID-19 as soon as the vaccine became available — that’s down from the 69% who said
the same thing in mid-August, possibly indicating a growing mistrust among the general public. Only 43% of Blacks said they’d get the vaccine as soon as it was ready compared to 59% of white respondents, according to the poll. In the summer, California was tapped by federal health officials to help plan for a largescale rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine as early as Nov. 1. Some public health experts pushed back on the idea that a vaccine could be ready for safe distribution by then.
Yolo court selects new presiding judges Special to The Enterprise The judges of Yolo Superior Court have elected Judge Daniel P. Maguire to serve as presiding judge and Judge David W. Reed as assistant presiding judge for 2021-22. Their terms will begin Jan. 1. The presiding judge is responsible for the administration of the court in addition to his regular judicial duties in the courtroom. With the assistance of
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the court executive officer, the presiding judge, or “PJ,” leads the court, establishes MAGUIRE policies, Presiding allocates judge resources to promote public access to justice and promotes efficiency in court operations and service to the public.
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Following his election to the position of presiding judge, Maguire lauded current Presiding Judge Samuel McAdam for leading the court “through some rough waters, especially this year.” “His leadership and guidance during COVID19 was essential for the court to remain open and operating during these difficult and complex times. The upcoming year will also be full of change and
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challenges for the court, and we look forward to continuing to provide safe and efficient access to justice,” Maguire said. Maguire was appointed by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Yolo Superior Court bench in 2010. He received his juris doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 1992 and was a private-practice attorney as well as a deputy legal affairs secretary under
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UC study: Gun sales surge in response to pandemic BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer An estimated 110,000 Californians have bought a gun in direct response to the coronavirus pandemic, a new report from the University of California Firearm Violence Research Center and the Violence Prevention Research Program at the UC Davis School of Medicine found. Roughly 47,000 of
those buyers were firsttime gun owners. The report is based on findings from the 2020 California Safety and Wellbeing Survey, conducted by the UC researchers, which analyzed people’s motives for getting a firearm. In July, the researchers surveyed 2,870 California adults about their worries
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