Between September 14 and 18, 2021, the situation of coronavirus hospitalizations not necessitating ICU admittance came down by 20% or so. As of September 14, 2021, the Orange County Health Care Agency’s coronavirus disease-related dashboard showed that there were 115 individuals admitted to the intensive care unit.
On September 13, 2021, the healthcare organization reported 10 more COVID-19-associated deaths, alongside 1,583 coronavirus cases over three days. A week before, OCHCA registered 1,651 more coronavirus cases, alongside 20 deaths associated with COVID-19.
When it comes to coronavirus vaccination, OC has surpassed the milestone of 2 million people with full vaccination status. Despite the landmark thereof, Orange County experts highlight the requirement for more action to keep school children safe.
OCHCA Director Clayton Chau expressed his concern over the recent death of a child related to coronavirus disease. The virus contributed to the death of a child aged below 5 years who had underlying health issues. In a recent statement, the OCHCA Director echoed the requirement for coronavirus vaccination for people aged above 12 years.
Chau regarded the death of that child as a reminder of the importance of doing everything possible to safeguard children. In the US county, there are babies and children aged above 12 years who are still not qualified for coronavirus vaccination. As for Chau, protecting against coronavirus requires those children to not only be fully vaccinated but also wear masks indoors, avoid crowds, maintain a distance in areas with poor ventilation and wash their hands regularly. Chau also drew attention to the importance of those precautions to protect not only children but also people who care about them and exist around them.
Chau has a concern regarding the transmission of coronavirus in the regional school system. At the same time, the parental choice about face mask use in schools will be up for public debate when the Irvine Unified School District Board of Education meets on September 14, 2021.
The five-member Board will hear public opinion about a face mask choice-related resolution that Let Them Breathe will present. The resolution recommends further parental choice on face mask use on California school campuses, as per the Board’s coming meeting agenda.
The Irvine Unified School District’s Annie Brown stated that IUSD did not bring forth the resolution and added that it would choose not to vote on this topic. She also stated that the public could speak to the Board about topics of their interest.
Brown told Irvine Weekly that Let Them Breathe has asked for the creation of the topic for people’s opinion. Meanwhile, UC Irvine’s professor Andrew Noymer stated that is not a good idea to unmask kids in school, irrespective of who arrives at the decision. Noymer concedes that he still does not consider face mask use a permanent solution, but he stated that it should be a temporary one.
Noymer told Irvine Weekly that school children could spread coronavirus disease to their family members, including parents and grandparents. As for Noymer, it is important for children to wear masks to reduce the speed of coronavirus transmission.
IUSD supports the optional attestation of the status of students being vaccinated when thousands of students are back in classrooms. To aid them in remaining healthy, Brown said that the Irvine Unified School District would offer COVID-19 test kits for free for staffers at school locations and students. In California, according to Governor Gavin Newsom’s orders, students must wear face masks when they are indoors and on campuses.
Noymer stated that there would be a third wave of coronavirus disease before the next spring season. At the same time, he said that there is room for further people to be vaccinated even as the vaccination count goes up.
As for Noymer, more coronavirus cases are likely to emerge as California is still not a stage of herd immunity. He said that reaching the population immunity stage would be more difficult due to the presence of the so-called Delta strain. For your information, it is a more transmissible variety or strain of coronavirus.
OCHCA has reported that the US county has over 2 million fully vaccinated people. As of September 06, OCHCA reported that 2,043,693 people are vaccinated. This means there has been some progress with regard to the vaccination count. Nevertheless, Noymer also cautioned against celebrating the vaccination-related milestone of Orange County. Why? Because, as for him, Orange County could be regarded as being fully vaccinated only if the number concerned is more proximate to the 3-million mark.
A little over 3 million people live in the county, and the lone population that still does not qualify for vaccination is aged under 12 years. Therefore, despite medical exceptions, Noymer stated that having 2.8 million as the vaccination count would mean full vaccination for this county.
Chau highlighted the requirement to keep vaccinating the younger population of Orange County. At the same time, First District Representative Andrew Do reminded Orange County that anyone could develop a COVID-19 infection despite having a full vaccination status.
Andrew Do took to Facebook to explain that he had even tested positive for coronavirus disease and was in quarantine after getting vaccinated with Moderna. It is quite surprising, especially because the so-called mRNA-1273 vaccine is thought to be around 94% effective at stopping a symptomatic coronavirus infection.
Do said that he came to know about his coronavirus exposure only after testing positive for coronavirus disease. Then, he started to serve quarantine at home for ten days, as per the safety protocols of the California Department of Public Health. In his Facebook post, Do also stated that he would keep monitoring himself and would reveal his situation to the people near to him.
