Pamela Cruz. Peninsula 360 Press [P360P].
The Santa Clara County notes that it currently does not have sufficient doses of COVID-19 vaccine. for all eligible persons; however, he assured that all those who want to receive the immunization will eventually be able to do so.
The shortage of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine throughout the Bay Area has prompted local health officials to prioritize doses for older adults due to the high case fatality rate due to coronavirus within that group.
Pending an increased number of vaccine doses, the San Mateo County Health Department has remained aligned with California state benchmarks and continues to vaccinate residents 65 years of age and older who receive care through clinics or have no other avenue for immunization.
In addition, eligible health care workers continue to be immunized as part of Phase 1 of the national vaccination campaign, as well as Home Support Services workers and long-term care residents.
Of note, the County Health Department has launched two new dashboards for immunization data. The first reports total immunizations performed and locations, while the other details the demographics of vaccine recipients.
- Residents can access this information through the following link: https://www.smchealth.org/coronavirus-health-data.
- For questions about the COVID-19 vaccine it is possible to access the website: https://cmo.smcgov.org/press-release/covid-19-vaccines-frequently-asked-questionswhere you can get answers to the most frequently asked questions.
- If testing for SARS-CoV-2 is required, it is necessary to go to the College of San Mateo and to the rotating sites identified at the site. https://www.smcgov.org/testing.
- Finally, it is important for county residents to access the site https://smchealth.org/covidvaccine/ to be notified about vaccine clinics for their groups and to be contacted by health care providers.
