Health officials encourage vaccination, testing, and staying home if you are sick
–The County of San Luis Obispo Public Health laboratory has identified the first case of the Delta variant of COVID-19 (B.1.617.2) in San Luis Obispo County. The variant, first identified in India, seems to spread more easily and quickly than earlier strains of COVID-19.
County officials are investigating this case further to understand how the individual contracted COVID-19 and to take steps to prevent further spread of the variant.
“The Delta variant has been spreading rapidly throughout the world and is quickly taking hold in California,” said Dr. Penny Borenstein, County Health Officer. “This is an unfortunate reminder that the pandemic is not over and we must remain vigilant to prevent a surge in disease: get tested if you experience symptoms of COVID-19, get vaccinated, stay home if you are sick, and continue good habits like washing your hands often. If you cannot get vaccinated, pleas
San Luis Obispo County is closing its three mass vaccination sites. The sites in Paso Robles, Arroyo Grande, and at Cuesta Community College in San Luis Obispo closed at 3 p.m.
Public Health directors react to President s speech
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.-Rep. Salud Carbajal invited public health leaders to attend the President s speech virtually on Wednesday evening.
The congressman invited San Luis Obispo Public Health Director Dr. Penny Borenstein who received her medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse in New York and her Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland.
He also invited Santa Barbara County Public Health Director Van Do-Reynoso who earned a master’s in public health from UC Berkeley and a doctorate from UC Merced.
Carbajal credits public health with playing a key role in overseeing local vaccine distribution.
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Because of the continued delay, another Public Health vaccination clinic scheduled for Thursday at the Dick DeWees Community and Senior Center in Lompoc will not have enough doses to vaccinate community members with previously scheduled appointments, according to the county.
“All persons whose appointments have been canceled have been notified and will automatically be rescheduled for the same time and day next week,” the COVID-19 Joint Information Center announced on Wednesday. According to the county, 671 community members will have their appointments rescheduled.
Additionally, a vaccination clinic at Santa Barbara City College s Wake Campus scheduled for Friday also will be postponed, resulting in 522 rescheduled appointments. Community members with an appointment at the clinic for Friday have been notified and will automatically be rescheduled as well, the county said.