A COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Fresno County Fairgrounds is now equipped to administer 1,500 shots per day, according to county officials during a press conference on Tuesday . The clinic, which began operating at reduced capacity on January 6, is open to healthcare workers in Phase 1A of the state’s vaccination schedule , as well as individuals 75 years or older. Appointments are required. Combined with other clinics still being developed, the county could eventually offer as many as 3,000 vaccine doses per day, according to Interim Health Officer Dr. Rais Vohra—a total that may sound high but is still a long way away from critical mass. “It’s estimated that approximately 75 percent of the population will need to have protection for herd immunity to apply,” he said, or roughly 750,000 people in a county of nearly a million residents. County Supervisor Brian Pacheco also announced that Fresno County is aiming to be the first in the state to vaccinate farm workers against COVID-19, a
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