Bay Area Health Officers Issue Criteria for Lifting COVID-19 Indoor Masking Requirements Bay Area Health Officers Issue Criteria for Lifting COVID-19 Indoor Masking Requirements October 7, 2021 at 12:00 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2021 SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. – As decisions to vaccinate and wear face coverings indoors drive down COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations, Health officers for the nine Bay Area jurisdictions that require face coverings in most indoor public spaces today reached consensus on criteria to lift those health orders and allow organizations to set those requirements independently. These health officers continue to work together across the Bay Area to protect public health with ... October 8, 2021 COVID19, Public Health COVID-19, Mandates, Masks 0 0 Comment Read More »
COVID-19 Pfizer Booster Shots Now Available for Eligible Individuals in Santa Clara County SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. – COVID-19 Pfizer booster shots are now available in Santa Clara County for those who received initial Pfizer vaccination shots at least six months ago and are eligible according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines. “The County of Santa Clara continues to follow CDC guidance, and it’s clear that boosters are a valuable tool that people can use to protect themselves and their loved ones,” said Dr. Sara Cody, Health Officer and Director of Public Health for the County of ... September 29, 2021 COVID19, Public Health COVID, COVID-19, Pfizer, Vaccine 0 0 Comment Read More »
COVID-19 Assistance for Homeless Community ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS: Low-income Santa Clara County residents who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can receive help paying rent. Assistance is available through two separate, but complementary programs: the statewide CA COVID-19 Rent Relief Program, and the Santa Clara County Homelessness Prevention System. To learn more, please visit our Emergency Rental Assistance webpage or call 2-1-1 for program eligibility. Santa Clara County is managing referrals to temporary homeless shelters. The County responds to calls Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at ... September 23, 2021 COVID19, Public Health Assistance, Homelessness 0 0 Comment Read More »
Bay Area Health Officers Reaffirm Support for Full In-Person School As Bay Area Health Officials, we are excited that more than a million Kindergarten-12th grade students are returning to school for in-person learning this fall across the wider San Francisco Bay Area. In the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley, many children are back in the classroom for the first time since early 2020. This summer’s surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalization due to the spread of the Delta variant is causing ... September 2, 2021 COVID19, Public Health COVID-19, Health Officials, School 0 0 Comment Read More »
AMA, APHA, ASHP, Call for Immediate End to Prescribing, Dispensing, and Use of Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat COVID-19 Outside Clinical Trials Following the FDA/CDC warning against the use of Ivermectin to prevent and treat COVID-19, the American Medical Association and other health care organizations issued a joint statement calling for an immediate end to the ordering, prescribing or dispensing of ivermectin for prevention or treatment of COVID-19. WASHINGTON, DC - The American Medical Association (AMA), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) strongly oppose the ordering, prescribing, or dispensing of ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19 outside of a clinical trial. Ivermectin is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ... September 2, 2021 AMA, COVID19, Drug Prescribing/Dispensing, Patient Care, Public Health AMA, APHA, ASHP, COVID-19, Ivermectin, Prescription 0 0 Comment Read More »
