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Announces investigation into Vallejo police shooting Todd R. Hansen
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Fairfield Fire Department firefighter Nick Eisan gives a Covid-19 vaccine shot to Steven Garcia at the mall, Thursday.
Solano begins vaccinations for residents as young as 12
FAIRFIELD — The California Department of Justice will investigate the June 2020 police shooting death of Sean Monterrosa in Vallejo to determine whether criminal charges are warranted. The Attorney General’s Office was particularly critical of Solano County District Attorney Krishna Abrams, stating that she had “abdicated her responsibility as the elected district attorney and refused to conduct a review of the Vallejo Police Department’s investigation of the incident.” A call to the District Attorney’s Office seeking comment was not returned.
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CDC announces fully vaccinated individuals ‘can ditch’ face coverings
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FAIRFIELD — Solano County public health officials conducted their first Covid-19 vaccination clinics Thursday that included residents 12 or older. The first clinic was actually held at the Filipino Community Center in Vallejo where Dr. Bela Matyas said the response was very good. The second, which started a few hours later, was at the Solano Town Center mall. “We are simultaneously opening up all our clinics to include the younger teens,” said Matyas, who added, however, that the chief strategy is still to
work with school districts to hold age-specific clinics at area campuses. Matyas said there are two primary advantages to inoculating the younger residents. The first is there are novel coronavirus strains that have shown to cause longterm lung damage matyas in other wise healthy young teens. The other reason is it gets the county closer to herd immunity, reducing the number of people who can spread the disease, which is particularly important in vulnerable families, Matyas said.
Sola no Count y has ad m i n i s ter ed 354,500 doses of the vaccines to 212,000 residents 16 or older. That means about 150,000 residents arefullyimmunized. The county is at 94% of its original goal of vaccinating 225,000 adults. That represents 32.5% of 16- and 17-year-olds; 48.6% of people 18-49; 70.5% of those 50-64; 80.4% of people 65-74; and 78.5% of individuals 75 or older. “There is actually a significant gender gap. There is about a 10% gap, with women being vaccinated See Solano, Page A9
VA plans vaccination clinic for vets, spouses, caregivers Daily Republic Staff
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FAIRFIELD — A Johnson & Johnson oneshot Covid-19 vaccination clinic for military veterans, their spouses, surviving spouses and
caregivers is planned May 22 at the Solano County Events Center. The clinic, sponsored by VA Northern California, will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room A. Walk-ins are welcome.
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Covid-19 by the numbers
• Vallejo: 9,771 (+5 over Wednesday) • Fairfield: 8,960 (+17) • Vacaville: 8,606 (+9) • Suisun City: 3,262 (+4) • Dixon: 1,898 (+2) • Benicia: 983 (+4) • Rio Vista: 370 (+0) • County area: 103 (+0) • Covid-related deaths: 217 (+1) • Hospitalizations: 13 (-3) • Active cases: 296 (+60) • 7-day positivity rate: 7.4% (up from 7.1%) • Individuals tested: 207,069 (+385) • Total tests: 312,286 (state adjusted down 3,291) Source: Solano County Public Health
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Smoke and flames rise from a tower building destroyed by Israeli air strikes amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence in Gaza City, Wednesday.
Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza, army says troops on the ground Tribune Content Agency Israel intensified its attacks on Gaza late Thursday, as the country’s military said its troops were on the ground. According to an army spokesman, seven people have been killed by shelling in Israel so far. In Gaza, more than 100 people have died, according to the Health Ministry there. “I said Hamas will pay a very high price,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said of
the attacks in a video message early Friday. “The last word has not yet been spoken and this operation will go on as long as possible.” A Hamas military spokesman said an Israeli ground offensive would be “an opportunity to bring more dead soldiers and prisoners of the enemy into our possession.” The Israeli army had earlier tweeted that “air and ground troops are currently attacking in See Israel, Page A9
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