Mendocino County Covid-19 Briefing for April 2, 2021

03/04/2021 53 min Episodio 71
Mendocino County Covid-19 Briefing for April 2, 2021

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This Week’s Vaccine Clinics in Mendocino CountyTo find out more about all of these events visit MyTurn.Ca.Gov or MendocinoCounty.org, and the Facebook pages of Mendocino County public health and all the local health providers. For those without access to the internet you can call my turn at 833-422-4255, The County vaccine scheduling line at 707-472-2633, and NCO at 707-467-3239. You can also text NCO at 707-209-7161 include nco vax in the body of the text.In Talmage, the County is holding a Johnson and Johnson vaccine clinic at MCOE on Wednesday April 7th.At the Ukiah Fairgrounds, there will be a 1st Dose Pfizer Vaccine Clinic on Thursday April 8th.At Redwood Coast Medical Services in Gualala, there are regular vaccine clinics on Saturdays. With Smaller events during the week, and via clinic visits.At Mendocino Coast Clinics there will be a 2nd Dose Moderna vaccine clinic Tomorrow. MCC is also distributing vaccines at their clinic, and through their street medicine program.In Anderson Valley, At Anderson Valley Health Center, they are doing regular weekly vaccinations on Thursdays.In Laytonville at the Long Valley Health Center, starting next week they will be doing regular vaccination events on Thursdays and Fridays.In willits, Bechdel Creek Clinic is having a 2nd Dose Moderna clinic on Wednesday April 14th.Round Valley Indian Health Center will hold a vaccine event on Saturday April 10th and Friday April 16th.Mendocino Community Health Center in Ukiah partners with Alex Rorabaugh Center for mass vaccine events every Wednesday. Next week it will be a 2nd dose Pfizer clinic. MCHC is also distributing Johnson and Johnson through office visits.Tier StatusMendocino County is close to qualifying to move from the RED Tier to the Orange Tier, which could happen in the next 3-5 days. The orange tier status would increase capacity for religious services, retail, outdoor live events, pools, wineries and breweries, and family entertainment centers among other things. Dr. Coren is mindful of the upcoming holidays, and the rise in cases on the east coast possibly due to more easily transmissible variants, and cautions against the urge to open up too fast and let our guard down.

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