May 20, 2021 at 10:00 am by Holly Rusch
In partnership with local community organizations, the Santa Barbara County Department of Public Health has provided mobile 77 vaccine clinics around the county â 66 first-dose clinics and 11 second-dose â administering over 1,400 vaccinations.Â
The clinic received 289 appointments through the Student Health Service Gateway Portal. (Kaiyi Yang / Daily Nexus)
Locations close to Isla Vista include UC Santa Barbara Student Health, the Goleta Valley Community Center and the upcoming clinic at fraternity Sigma Chiâs chapter house. Generally, the county offers organizations a choice of providing the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to Jackie Ruiz, the public information officer at the Public Health Department.Â
More outreach expected to get Santa Barbara County residents to vaccination clinics
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Santa Barbara County says it is seeing a slowdown in the demand for the COVID-19 vaccination and the county currently has a large supply ready.
Currently, 47.1% of the county has been given a first dose of the vaccine. 33% of the county is fully vaccinated.
In a report to the Board of Supervisors, Santa Barbara County Public Health Director Dr. Van Do-Reynoso said there is an abundance of vaccine appointments. It remains that 53 percent of the population has not received any vaccines. We are making it super convenient by going to different communities, on different hours and different days, Do-Reynoso said.
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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.