COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available for local residents 75 years of age or older, as well as for health care workers, but each provider has their own registration system.
The Santa Barbara County Department of Public Health oversees distribution to hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and their own vaccination sites, while federal pharmacy collaboration programs provide vaccine doses to specialty nursing facilities. and assisted living.
There is a limited supply of vaccine doses nationwide and worldwide, and public health officials expect more deliveries in the coming months, especially as more vaccines are approved.
At present, Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are being distributed in the county and need two doses (of the same type) to be fully effective.
According to county officials, everyone should get their second dose in the same place as the first.
There are about 36,000 people who are 75 or older, so it will take weeks to get enough doses (two per person) to vaccinate anyone who wants to. Health workers are also being vaccinated and an estimated 26,000 people in the county are in this group.
As of Wednesday, the county was receiving about 6,000 weekly doses of vaccines, with about 51,000 received so far. December deliveries were larger and were reserved primarily for front-line health workers.
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– SBC Public Health (@SBCPublicHealth) January 22, 2021
Anyone registering for an appointment with the COVID-19 vaccine must bring a photo ID and proof of Santa Barbara County residency, which can be a photo ID if you address it. is local.
County officials point out that people who are not eligible for a vaccine right now should not make an appointment right now.
“You will be removed to the vaccine site,” the county says. “This takes out an appointment with someone who meets the requirements and slows down the process for everyone.”
(Graph of the Department of Public Health of Santa Barbara County)
The county directly schedules some vaccination appointments and has up-to-date information on its website here: https://publichealthsbc.org/vaccine/.
Sign up for county vaccine-related updates, including information on available appointments, here: https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/1937902/1753150/.
Vaccine suppliers in Santa Maria and Orcutt
COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available at Marian Medical Center for eligible county residents (age 75 or older) and for health workers: https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-coast/locations/ marianregional / coronavirus.
To make an appointment, call 805.739.3815 or visit https://sugeni.us/Wg5A.
Pharmacies with limited appointments, by county, include:
»Sav-On Pharmacy, 2320 S. Broadway in Santa Maria. The online appointment calendar and registration link are: https://kordinator.mhealthcoach.net/vcl/1609884413461.
»Sav-On Pharmacy, 1120 E. Clark Ave. in Orcutt. The online appointment calendar and registration link are: https://kordinator.mhealthcoach.net/vcl/1609885376384.
Vaccine suppliers in Lompoc
The Lompoc Valley Medical Center administers two second doses to people who had the first dose and will begin scheduling more first-dose appointments when more doses of vaccine are delivered, CEO Steve Popkin said Friday at your community message.
Click here for more information on LVMC vaccines.
Meanwhile, eligible Lompoc Valley residents (over 75) can contact LVMC for an appointment waiting list. e-mail [email protected] or call 805,875,8909.
“For those of you who received the first dose of vaccine (at LVMC), the date of return of the second dose is written on the back of the vaccination registration card. You should come at the same time as you made for the first appointment with a dose, although this time it does not appear on the card “, he said.
As of Tuesday, the Santa Barbara County Department of Public Health reported 51,375 doses of COVID-19 vaccine ordered and distributed to vaccination providers. Separately, the Marian Regional Medical Center has received nearly 13,000 doses as part of the dignity health system. (Graph of the Department of Public Health of Santa Barbara County)
Pharmacies with limited appointments, by county, include:
»Vons Pharmacy, 729 North H St. in Lompoc. The online appointment calendar and registration link are: https://kordinator.mhealthcoach.net/vcl/1610479431744.
»Sav-On Pharmacy, 1500 North H St., in Lompoc. The online appointment calendar and registration link are: https://kordinator.mhealthcoach.net/vcl/1609886485581.
Vaccine suppliers in Santa Bàrbara and Goleta
Van Do-Reynoso, director of public health, said this week that Cottage Health and Sansum Clinic, two of the largest vaccine providers in the area, have 19,000 people on waiting lists between appointments.
Cottage Health, which runs a vaccination site at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, said 13,000 people over the age of 75 have signed up to receive appointment notifications.
“Within the over 75-year-old priority group, Cottage Health will open batches of appointments each week by sending notifications to groups in the order of the date listed on the COVID-19 vaccine contact list,” he stated. it may take several weeks before you receive a notification to schedule “.
The link for more information and to subscribe to the list of notifications can be found here: https://www.cottagehealth.org/coronavirus-covid-19/.
As of Monday, Cottage Health had administered 4,558 doses to community members through the driving clinic and 7,141 doses to Cottage Health staff members.
Sansum Clinic schedules vaccine appointments for patients 75 years of age or older who receive ongoing care at Sansum Clinic and more information is available online here: https://covid19.sansumclinic.org/.
It notifies patients via MyChart, the electronic health record system, and sends email alerts to people without these accounts.
“When you sign in to MyChart, if an appointment is available, even if it’s too far away, plan it as a placeholder and don’t consider it your final appointment. When we increase our supply, we’ll work to move appointments. “If we schedule a future appointment, we can let you know when previous appointments are available,” says Sansum Clinic.
Do you have questions? Need help making a vaccination appointment?
Sign up for county vaccine-related updates, including information on available appointments, here: https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/1937902/1753150/.
To get questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and help you make an appointment, residents can call 2-1-1 and select option 4. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, these calls go to the call center. county telephone, where people are available to answer questions.
The state has launched the MyTurn website where residents can sign up to receive notifications when they meet the requirements to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Click here: https://myturn.ca.gov/.
For more information on vaccines, read the Noozhawk Coronavirus section and these questions and answers about the county’s distribution plan.
Visit this link for more information related to the Department of Public Health vaccines: https://publichealthsbc.org/vaccine/.
The Department of Public Health also warns people who are on the lookout for vaccine-related scams. Read more here: The county warns people to beware of COVID-19 vaccine scams.
“The COVID-19 vaccine is distributed in the county of Santa Bàrbara in a fair and transparent way and always at no cost. If someone offers you the chance to get vaccinated before it’s your turn, it’s a scam, ”said Suzanne Grimmesey of the Department of Behavioral Welfare.
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