We are seeing improvements in these indicators relative to the peak levels over the summer and would love to see this trend continue in advance of the winter months. In addition to the CDC community level, we look to wastewater surveillance, cases reported to us, and hospitalization levels in assessing our local COVID-19 situation. The number of reported cases and hospitalizations categorize San Mateo County in the CDC’s “Low” community level. County Health is eager to work with partners on proposed clinics targeting individuals and families who have been historically underserved and are disproportionately impacted by COVID.
The event request form is found on our online Vaccine Clinic Calendar. Example strategies may include outreach and education sessions, in addition to frequent offerings of targeted equity-focused vaccine clinics.Ĭounty Health continues to encourage community partners to request targeted pop-up vaccine events at any time. These strategies should further close the gaps in vaccination reach for our communities hardest hit by COVID. With this community guided approach, we plan to focus our resources towards implementing the strategies identified within these community forums. These forums will include community-based organizations that serve these target groups across the entire county. Over the next month, we are convening community forums to help identify strategies to close these vaccination gaps.
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We are seeing vaccination gaps for the primary series and boosters in specific communities, including our Black, Latinx and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders. While many of our residents are getting vaccinated, we continue to see gaps in vaccination uptake for various reasons beyond access. Appointments are available for the primary series and the updated booster through the State’s MyTurn system.
The updated COVID-19 boosters are currently available for those ages 12 and older, and we anticipate that these updated boosters will be available later this month for children ages 5 to 11.Ĭounty Health will continue to offer weekly standing COVID-19 vaccine clinics in East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, San Mateo, Half Moon Bay, South San Francisco, and Daly City through the end of October. At many pharmacy locations, you can make an appointment same day or next day, and at some locations flu shots can be obtained during the same visit. It is heartening to see the broader health care systems – primary care practices and pharmacies across the county – making COVID-19 vaccines readily available. We are glad to see residents getting the updated COVID-19 booster – 43,429, 6% of the eligible population so far – and urge everyone to stay up to date with vaccination to remain protected against the currently circulating Omicron variants.
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