Farmworkers In Gilroy, South Bay Continue To Be Vaccinated

GILROY, CA — Gilroy-based Christopher Ranch, the largest garlic company in the United States, will offer the final batch of second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to its workers on Friday.

In a news release, the company announced it had partnered with Santa Clara County to bring 1,000 vaccine doses to Gilroy and administered first doses earlier this month. Health officials from the county were on site to spread awareness about the importance of being vaccinated, according to the news release.

The county has made an effort to reach farmworkers as part of its vaccine distribution. On Sunday, over 480 farm workers at Morgan Hill-based Monterey Mushrooms received their second dose. Those workers also received their first dose earlier this month.

“Our county is laser focused on equity in our vaccine rollout, and we are taking every step necessary to ensure that these vaccines are available to our community right where they live and work in order to eliminate barriers,” said Mike Wasserman, President of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, in a February news release.

Farmworkers became eligible for the vaccine at the beginning of March.

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