County Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccine While Expanding At-Home Test Kits
County health officials are preparing to receive 25,350 doses of Pfizer-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine on December 15. The initial supply will be sent to hospitals for high-risk health care workers as part of Phase 1a of a multi-phased plan.
This first shipment is one of several in a planned allotment of Phase 1a doses from the State health department if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves an Emergency Use Authorization for the vaccines. The additional doses, which are expected to be a combination of Pfizer and Moderna-manufactured vaccines, are slated to arrive by the end of the month if approval is granted.
For the general public, the COVID-19 vaccine is likely to become more readily accessible in spring 2021.
In other coronavirus-related news, the County's at-home, saliva-based COVID-19 test kits are now available to all OC residents. Visit ochealthinfo.com/covidtest and register to receive a test kit shipped directly to your home at no cost. Ambry Genetics can process 4,000 tests each day with a 48-hour turnaround time for notification of results.
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Where do the homeless…
Where do the homeless shelters come into the equity plan? We are in dorm bunk beds settings in which social distancing becomes a challenge and common areas alike. No new intakes has helped however we have people with preexisting conditions such as diabetes, heart, COPD etc. at risk I think it should fall under the same as correctional facility in your plans. Just saying we share bathrooms etc.