County Officials Attribute High Kern Vaccination Rates To New State Law
For the third year in a row, the percentage of Kern's kindergartners receiving vaccinations climbed. In other news, The California Department of Transportation will be on the hook for $12 million in damages for concealing the presence of valley fever fungal spores.
The Bakersfield Californian:
Kern Immunization Rates Remain Above State Average
The percentage of Kern County kindergarteners receiving vaccinations has climbed for the third year in a row, remaining above the state average, state health records released this week show. In Kern, 95.3 percent of kindergarteners were vaccinated this school year, up almost two percentage points from 2014-2015, according to the California Department of Public Health. The rate was 92.8 percent statewide. (Pierce, 1/25)
The Bakersfield Californian:
Caltrans Found Liable For Valley River Infections In Kern
The California Department of Transportation is on the hook for $12 million in damages after a jury in Solano County found Thursday that the agency concealed the presence of valley fever fungal spores at a construction site in western Kern County, causing five individuals to contract the disease and suffer debilitating, life-long effects, according to the plaintiffs’ law firm. (1/22)