Stolp: More H1N1 vaccine en route

Tuolumne County Health Officer Todd Stolp at Monday night’s Sonora City Council meeting reviewed the county’s efforts to fight the H1N1 virus and announced that the population on the priority list for the vaccine has expanded to include people ages 25 to 64 with chronic illnesses.

The availability of the vaccine increased because doses of the vaccine that doctors had ordered are now being delivered, Stolp said. People aged 25 to 64 with chronic illnesses like asthma or heart conditions can now go to their doctors to get the vaccine.
 

The county will administer free vaccines today to Sonora High School students.

After today, 3,000 people in Tuolumne County will have been vaccinated for the H1N1 virus.

In other business Monday, the council:
    • was introduced to new intern firefighters Matt Burton and Dallas Andrews.
    • approved street closures for the Heart Rock Cafe’s Thanksgiving in the Park. The event is scheduled from 4 to 10 p.m. Nov. 25.
    • accepted a grant deed from the Sanguinetti Land Company for land to make the realignment of Old Wards Ferry Road possible.
    • approved Police Chief Mark Stinson’s request to apply for grants to replace aging and defunct police cars.