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County Vaccine Update
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As of 1/19/21 31,553 individuals have been vaccinated in Ventura County. The County has received 44,625 first dose vaccines. All appointments are filled this week.
More appointments will be opened next week. A notice will be sent when they open up.

The County has to wait each week on the amount of vaccines provided to the County from the State and then more appointments can be made. All vaccines coming in are going out to the people in Phase 1A and 75 and older. We have more eligible people wanting the vaccine than vaccines available.

It will take months to vaccinate all people. Vaccine supply is the biggest barrier to making this effort move more quickly. This is impacting Counties throughout the State.

Once appointments are opened you can register on the Ventura County Recovers website at the following link:

www.venturacountyrecovers.org/vaccine-information/portal/.

You can also call their hotline to make an appointment next week. Currently, the hotline has a recording saying all appointments are full. Once more appointments are open an operator will be able to help callers make appointments.
The phone number is: 805-477-7151.

The Area Agency on Aging provides transportation services for older adults that are in need of transportation to a vaccine appointment or for COVID-19 testing. This includes people that need lift assist as well as gurney transportation. The driver will take you, wait for you, help you at the site and take you home.
To schedule a ride call 805-477-7300.
You must have a vaccine appointment before you schedule a ride.

View all phase information at the following link:
www.venturacountyrecovers.org/vaccine-information/prioritization/

Who is allowed to be vaccinated now per State Guidelines:
Phase 1A, Tiers 1 - 3:

COVID holding unit staff
Acute care hospital staff (staff includes all workers that work in the individual unit: janitors, housekeepers, maintenance, security, ward clerks, nurses, physicians, techs, respiratory therapists, lab techs, etc.):
ICU staff
ER staff
Registry nurses working in the above units
All other healthcare workers in the acute care hospital (nurses, doctors, janitors, housekeepers, maintenance, security, ward clerks, nurses, techs, respiratory therapists, lab techs, etc.)
Staff at Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities and similar settings for older or medically vulnerable individuals.
Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities and similar settings that have registered with the Federal Pharmacy Participation Program (which has contracted Walgreens and CVS to carry out on site vaccination) will have both staff and residents vaccinated together.
All other hospital support units (laboratory, radiology, etc.)
Remaining hospital ancillary staff not previously mentioned
Following vaccination of acute care hospital staff, proceed with the following:
Staff at psychiatric hospitals/residential and in-patient mental health facilities
Residents of Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities and similar settings for older or medically vulnerable individuals.
Jail infirmary staff
Staff and residents of special needs group living
Paramedics, EMTs (only those who are currently active and, in the field,)
Dialysis Centers
Vaccinators

Continued, Phase 1, Tiers 1 - 3:

Staff at Intermediate Care Facilities for persons who need non-continuous nursing supervision and supportive care.
Residents of Intermediate Care Facilities for persons who need non-continuous nursing supervision and supportive care.
Intermediate Care Facilities that have registered with the Federal Pharmacy Participation Program (which has contracted Walgreens and CVS to carry out on site vaccination) will have both staff and residents vaccinated together.
Primary Care Clinics, including FQHCs, rural health centers and urgent care clinics in zip codes 93015, 93030, 93033, 93036, 93040 and 93060.
Jail staff
Home health care and in-home supportive services/Hospice staff
Public Health high risk workers and field staff
Primary Care Clinics, including FQHCs, rural health centers, correctional facility clinics and urgent care clinics not in the above-mentioned zip codes
Private MD Office Staff
Surgical Centers
Dental and other oral health clinics
Jail medical staff
Behavioral health outpatient staff/psychologists and social workers/staff of outpatient substance use disorder and crisis stabilization units
Community health workers including promotors
Midwives (not vaccinated as in-hospital staff)
Medical Examiner Investigators
CDPH Licensing & Certification Surveyors
COVID Testing Site workers/COVID hotel site workers
Regional center staff
Other health settings and healthcare workers
Specialty clinics
Laboratory workers
Blood bank workers
Pharmacy staff not working in settings in higher tiers
Physical therapists
Ombudsmen for long term care facilities
Mortuary and cemetery workers
Persons aged ≥75 years
*Veterinarians are not included in Phase 1A. Message from the State: There are many workers within the California Essential Critical Infrastructure Sector of Health Care and Public Health who do not work in the riskier settings that qualify for Phase 1A. Examples include workers in veterinary clinics or health care manufacturing, whose work is essential but risk of occupational exposure is typically lower than worker eligible for Phase 1A. Workers in the Health Care and Public Health Sector are eligible in Phase 1B, Tier 2 if they do not otherwise qualify for an earlier phase or tier.

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