Benicia hosts one-dose Vaccine Clinic this Thurs at Senior Center, age 60+ (and maybe 50+)

CORRECTION: The City later announced that the clinic is open to anyone age 50+. Message from the City Manager From City of Benicia This Week Newsletter Monday, April 5, 2021 Hello Everyone, I’m very excited this week that we were able to partner with Solano County Public Health to host another vaccine clinic this week. … Continue reading Benicia hosts one-dose Vaccine Clinic this Thurs at Senior Center, age 60+ (and maybe 50+)

I may be wrong, but it seems we’re getting mixed signals on Coronavirus…

By Roger Straw, April 3, 2021 …and maybe heading for another surge Things aren’t looking so good for coronavirus trends here in Solano County.  But wait…  the State is easing restrictions? Here on the Benicia Independent, I have documented coronavirus weekday reports in Solano County since April of last year.  I’m a layperson, untrained in … Continue reading I may be wrong, but it seems we’re getting mixed signals on Coronavirus…

California public health juggling the numbers, easing restrictions too soon, doing away with color-coded tiers

Solano County Public Health overly optimistic [Editor: Note five highlighted references to Solano County.  – R.S.] California plans to retire color-coded tiers, as more Bay Area counties poised to enter orange San Francisco Chronicle, by Aidin Vaziri, April 2, 2021 California is preparing to retire its color-coded tiered reopening plan as vaccination rates improve and … Continue reading California public health juggling the numbers, easing restrictions too soon, doing away with color-coded tiers

SFGATE: Solano County could be bumped back to purple tier

This Bay Area county could be bumped back to the purple tier SFGATE, by Amy Graff, April 2, 2021 Public health officials in Solano County are concerned about increasing COVID-19 cases and are warning that the county could move back from the red tier to the most restrictive purple tier, forcing many businesses to close … Continue reading SFGATE: Solano County could be bumped back to purple tier