{"id":7350,"date":"2021-10-20T14:53:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T21:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=7350"},"modified":"2021-10-20T14:53:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T21:53:38","slug":"california-government-hires-border-wall-construction-to-do-covid-testing-and-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=7350","title":{"rendered":"California Government Hires Border Wall Construction To Do COVID Testing and Vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newsom\u2019s administration has hired SLSCO to screen, test, and vaccinate the immigrants crossing California\u2019s border.<\/span><\/p>\n

The state granted SLSCO a no-bid contract, the same company used to build a wall along the southern border under President Trump. As of right now, the contract is worth up to $350 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

Governor Newsom has frequently criticized the border wall, which he called political theater. The governor had even filed lawsuits against President Trump to stop the construction of the border wall, which included SLSCO projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has sent over 6,000 medical personnel to health departments, clinics, and vaccinations sites around the state. At five locations along the border, SLSCO staff gave COVID-19 services to almost 60,000 immigrants. The department states it was unaware of the company\u2019s past of building border walls in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n

Immigration advocates and health care leaders were offended when they learned about California\u2019s partnership with SLSCO. The CDPH defended the company in an email stating that it was \u201cthe largest supplier of bilingual staff\u201d for the vaccination effort and that it \u201cwas useful in the state\u2019s equity campaign that resulted in more Californians in underserved communities getting vaccinated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The director of the American Friends Service Committee\u2019s U.S.\/Mexico Border Program, Pedro Rios, ridiculed this statement, saying, \u201cIt almost sounds like a joke to me, to use that rationale,\u201d he said. \u201cA number of [other] companies could have provided the same type of service,\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Health officials from both the state and county level said that SLSCO has provided quality health care. However, the company\u2019s work in other states has faced criticism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It certainly seems odd that the California government would award a contract to a company they went up against not to long ago.<\/p>\n

Photo Cred: Gregory Bull\/ AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Newsom\u2019s administration has hired SLSCO to screen, test, and vaccinate the immigrants crossing California\u2019s border. The state granted SLSCO a no-bid contract, the same company used to build a wall along the southern border under President Trump. As of right now, the contract is worth up to $350 million. 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