Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Made Available to Los Angeles Community, State Health Officials Tour Mobile Vaccination Clinic
To safely, effectively, and expeditiously vaccinate as many Californians as possible against COVID-19, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Thursday, March 11, 2021,...
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Delivered to Community Vaccination Centers
To safely and expeditiously vaccinate as many Californians as possible against COVID-19, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today began providing the Johnson & Johnson...
Alternate Care Sites Reducing to Warm Status As COVID Rates Improve
As COVID-19 hospitalizations and positivity rates continue to decline, the California Health and Human Services Agency and Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) today announced reductions in medical surge sites set up throughout the...
First Round Vaccination Shots Exceed a Quarter Million at Groundbreaking Community Vaccination Centers
Two large-scale, state-led, federally supported Community Vaccination Centers (CVCs) were set up in Alameda and Los Angeles counties to increase California’s vaccination rate effectively and ensure all communities are served equitably. To get...
DHS Announces $180 Million Security Grant Program Open to Nonprofits in California and Nationwide
The Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the FY 2021 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) in the amount of $180,000,000, available nationwide to nonprofits. Of this amount, $90,000,000 is available to...
First-in-the-Nation Joint Community Vaccination Centers on Target After Two Weeks
Just two weeks into a groundbreaking, first-in-the-nation initiative, more than 168,000 Californians have received their first shot of the two-shot series, at State/Federal Community Vaccination Centers (CVC) and their Mobile Vaccination Clinics...
Community Vaccination Centers Delivering 6K+ Doses to Vaccinate All Californians
One week into a groundbreaking, first-in-the-nation initiative to vaccinate some of the most diverse and socioeconomically challenged communities in the country, tens of thousands of Californians have received a COVID-19 vaccination. Two Community...
Governor Newsom Announces Pilot Partnership with Biden Administration to Open Community Vaccination Sites in Los Angeles, Oakland
OAKLAND – California Governor Gavin Newsom and the Biden-Harris Administration today announced a pilot project to establish community vaccination sites in Oakland and Los Angeles. These pilot sites, which will be based at the Oakland-Alameda...
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including updated data and tiers for reducing COVID-19 in the state under the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. Two counties, Alpine...
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19. Statewide COVID-19 Data as of Today California has 3,169,914 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day...
State Crews Make Progress as February 1 Deadline Nears for 2020 Wildfire Survivors to Join California’s No-Cost Debris Cleanup Program
SACRAMENTO -- Property owners whose homes were impacted by last year's wildfires have less than a week to sign up for the state's Consolidated Debris Removal Program. Contracted work crews are already working throughout the state to clear debris...
State of California Deploys Additional 299 Personnel to Enhance COVID-19 Response Efforts in Communities Statewide
Deployed personnel come from California National Guard, California Medical Assistance Teams, Federal Military and Health agencies, California Health Corps, Fire/EMS, and contracted medical providers SACRAMENTO – The State of California –...
Alternate Care Sites Provide Surge Capacity to Help Decompresses Strained Systems
California hospitals continue to see the effects of the COVID-19 virus, especially its impacts on hospital beds. To address hospital bed shortages, Alternate Care Sites and Residential Alternate Care Sites serve to add capacity to existing systems....
Cal OES Prepositions Critical Fire and Rescue Public Safety Resources Ahead of Winter Storms (UPDATED)
Updated: Jan. 27, 2021 In preparation for significant rainfall forecasted in areas of recent burn-scarred hillsides statewide, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) continues to work with local public safety agencies to...
How To Help Ease the Strain on Oxygen Supply
Surging COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations has resulted in oxygen supply issues which has affected hospitals in the state. As a result of the surge of cases, there has been an increase in demand driven by COVID-19 patients, putting a huge stress...
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