By Kathy Chouteau
Are you or a loved one unable to leave your Contra Costa County home to visit a vaccination site? If so, Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) can help; its Health Services Department is currently collecting the names of people requiring a home visit from its Mobile Vaccination Team.
“Homebound residents or their caregivers can fill out this form to request to have the CCHS Mobile Vaccine Team go to their homes,” stated CCHS on its website.
Currently, CCHS is accepting requests, but not scheduling home visits yet. They estimate they will begin contacting people to schedule home visits on Mon., May 17. To request an appointment, complete this online form, which can be submitted by an individual or his/her caregiver, or call 1-833-829-2626.
Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:
Humboldt County’s COVID-19 case rate is on an upward trend, and local health officials urge all community residents to get tested if they are experiencing symptoms and note that testing options have expanded to additional locations across the North Coast.
Humboldt County Public Health Director Michele Stephens said that even with progress in the county’s vaccination efforts, there are still a large number of residents who are not vaccinated and have no immunity at all against this virus.
“Testing is a crucial component of containing positive cases before they have a chance to spread so we can move past this pandemic,” Stephens said. “Here in Humboldt, we are fortunate to have lots of convenient and free testing options available to residents. Getting tested helps keep all of us safer, particularly those most vulnerable to severe disease.”
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FEMA’s impression on Los Angeles community vaccination
By Steven Vargas, Contributing Writer
Published April 22, 2021
(Youtube Screenshot: Cal OES)
The COVID-19 vaccination site at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) expected to close on April 11 after an eight-week run. The site orchestrated by FEMA and the state of California was part of a pilot program to vaccinate hardest-hit communities, with the Cal State L.A. and Oakland locations as the first to take on the task. However, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on April 1 that the city would begin running the site by April 12.
A recent vaxfacts press release by Mayor Eric Garcetti shared that the site will be lead by the Los Angeles Fire Department with additional assistance by Community Organized Relief Effort and locally contracted individuals from FEMA and CalOES.
Updated: 2:50 PM MDT April 22, 2021
BOISE, Idaho Saint Alphonsus will soon be heading into more rural Idaho communities to provide people with the COVID-19 vaccine.
The health system announced it s receiving a FEMA vaccination trailer, or Mobile Vaccine Unit (MVU), to serve several rural communities in southwestern Idaho.
Saint Alphonsus is the only health system and vaccine provider in Idaho selected by FEMA to operate the MVU. This FEMA trailer will help us to expand our successful mobile vaccination program orchestrated by our Community Health & Well-Being team including our Faith Community Nurses and other clinical volunteers. Saint Alphonsus is committed to addressing health inequities around vaccine access to vulnerable populations and rural communities, said Odette Bolano, President and CEO of Saint Alphonsus Health System.