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Santa Barbara County mobile clinics now taking walk-ins for COVID-19 vaccine
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and last updated 2021-04-30 19:33:21-04
The County of Santa Barbara continues to provide mobile vaccine clinics and now some clinics are taking walk-ins.
Health officials say they are increasing walk-in opportunities at vaccination sites for multiple reasons, including a decrease in registrations and no-shows across the county. So anyone can stop by. And if they are walking distance, you know, we just try to bring these supporting services to our community,â said Patricia Limon, Resident Services Specialist at The Housing Authority of Santa Barbara.
Anyone interested in getting a vaccine without an appointment can walk into the pop-up mobile
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» On Saturday, May 8, the Mixteco Indígena Community Organization Project (MICOP) and United Farmworkers (UFW) will be hosting a mobile clinic at 108 S. Pine St. in Santa Maria, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This clinic will be distributing the Moderna vaccine.
» On Sunday, May 9, at the Goleta Valley Community Center, located at 5679 Hollister Ave. in Goleta, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This clinic will be distributing the Moderna vaccine.
The county sends a team of vaccinators to community locations for these mobile clinics.
When the program launched two weeks ago, the county expected the clinics would be hosted by senior housing facilities, agricultural businesses, licensed care facilities, senior day centers, low-income housing facilities, shelter facilities, workplaces, faith-based organizations, and community-based organizations.