Kings County is moving up under California’s Blueprint for a Safe Economy, as state health officials on Tuesday reassigned Kings County from the “widespread” Purple Tier to the less restrictive “Substantial” Red Tier. Keep reading...
The Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) is getting a helpful boost in its vaccination program when on Monday (March 8), it receives its first shipment of the Janssen (Johnson and Johnson) vaccine. Kings County will also receive its regularly scheduled shipments of Pfizer and Moderna. Keep reading...
The State’s COVID-19 vaccine appointment setting platform referred to as “MyTurn” is expanding to allow more vaccination opportunities, particularly in the food and agriculture, and education sectors. Keep reading...
A Kings County COVID-19 testing site operated by OptumServe, which had been operating since May 2020, has been slated to serve instead as a California contracted COVID-19 vaccination site, a move that could facilitate county vaccinations. Keep reading...
Following what was supposed to be a phased approach to implement the MyTurn platform for scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments, the Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) opted to delay full implementation until system flaws are resolved. Keep reading...
Kings County residents will soon be able to schedule vaccine appointments online. The Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) is transitioning to the State’s mandated MyTurn, a website platform to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Keep reading...
Beginning Friday, January 15, Kings County residents 65 or older can begin scheduling vaccinations for COVID-19. Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) officials say that scheduling will begin for individuals age 65 or older through Aria Community Health Center (ACHC) clinics located throughout the county. Keep reading...
Jan 11 2021 - 12:33pm
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), on January 7, 2021, issued recommendations for local health departments to vaccinate individuals in all tiers of Phase 1a. It is also encouraged that local health departments make special efforts to vaccinate the vaccinators, and that vaccine doses be allocated based on the assumption that not all members of eligible tiers will accept it. Keep reading...
Jul 24 2020 - 9:08am
The Kings County Department of Public Health has recently reconfigured the way it reports the latest COVID-19 statistics. County health officials have separated Kings County's correctional facilities and nursing facilities from the total cases, which as of July 11, is 1,626 total cases with 13 deaths. The KCDPH also states that 787 cases have recovered. Keep reading...
Jun 30 2020 - 10:17am
Updated 2 years ago
The Kings County Department of Public Health on Monday night (June 30) confirmed the county's 30th death due to coronavirus and 23 additional cases of COVID-19, one of the individuals was associated with Kings County prisons. The exposure of the fatality was determined to be close contact. The individual was over 65 years old. Keep reading...
