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Looking back on the past year of dealing with the pandemic, Callagy said one lesson learned was the importance of having enough supplies such as personal protective equipment or PPE during an emergency. We thought certainly we had enough PPE but we could never imagine that we would go through it so quickly, and that we would then be in competition with the entire world for a limited supply of PPE that wasn t in this country, Callagy said. We never want to be in that position again.
Srija Srinivasan, Deputy Chief of San Mateo County Health, said that officials continue to monitor COVID-19 transmission through testing and contact tracing.
These investments involve working with community organizations and developing partnerships to operate clinics.
On April 30, the county announced a partnership with Dignity Health, Sequoia Healthcare District and the city of Redwood City to continue a weekly vaccination clinic in North Fair Oaks, one of the communities that has been hard-hit by COVID.
And at the Ravenswood Family Health Network, Facebook grants have funded free transportation to and from vaccine clinics and some groups have provided meals to clinic volunteers. The city of East Palo Alto and community organizations like Belle Haven Action and Nuestra Casa also contribute to vaccination efforts.
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At a May 9, 2021 vaccination clinic, providers offer doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to parishioners at East Palo Alto Apostolic Church. Courtesy San Mateo County Health.
As part of an initiative to bring COVID-19 vaccines to everyone, the San Mateo County Health Department hosted a vaccination clinic on Mother s Day at the East Palo Alto Apostolic Church in East Palo Alto.
During the one-hour clinic at 721 Donohoe St. on Sunday, May 9, 50 parishioners were given a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and were scheduled to receive their second doses in three weeks, according to health department spokesperson Preston Merchant.