County of Ventura: Covid 19 Update February 17, 2021

Vaccine Update

Frequently Asked Question: How do I get my 2nd dose appointment?

After receiving your first dose, you will become eligible for your second dose after a waiting period of 21 days if you received Pfizer and 28 days if you received Moderna.

You do not need to receive your second dose on the exact date you become eligible. You have a window of 6 weeks from getting your first dose to receive your second dose. Please do not schedule your second dose earlier than recommended. Refer to your vaccination card, which will list the date you received your first dose.

There are three ways to secure a 2nd dose appointment:

1) You will receive an email from Public Health with links to appointments the week before your 2nd dose is due. You select a link and make an appointment.

2) You can also make an appointment on our website: www.venturacountyrecovers.org/vaccine-information/portal/registration-d2/?elig=p1.

3) You can also call the registration hotline 805-477-7161. This hotline is intended for those with limited access to the internet.

There are 2nd dose appointments available now. If you are in need of your 2nd dose please make an appointment to complete the COVID-19 vaccine process.

Vaccine Update – now open to 65 and older. Appointments open weekly.

Vaccines are in limited supply throughout the State of California. Appointments are full at this time. The current phase in Ventura County is Phase 1A: Healthcare workers, long-term care residents and now 65 and older.

Appointments are limited because of the limited supply of vaccines. It will take time to secure an appointment if you are in the current phase. The County of Ventura wants you to have a vaccine and is advocating for more vaccines.

Once more appointments open a message will be sent. At that time, community members who are eligible to be vaccinated may:

1) Register online www.venturacountyrecovers.org/vaccine-information/portal/.

2) Those with limited computer/internet access may call the phone registration line at 805-477-7161. The phone line is open Monday through Friday 8:00-5:00.

The Area Agency on Aging provides transportation services for older adults that are in need of transportation to a vaccine appointment or for COVID-19 testing. This includes people that need lift assist as well as gurney transportation. The driver will take the individual, wait for them, help them at the site and take them home. To schedule a ride call 805-477-7300. Please note, you must have a vaccine appointment before you schedule a ride to a vaccine site.

View all phase information at the following link:

www.venturacountyrecovers.org/vaccine-information/prioritization/

COVID-19 Update

There are 179 new COVID-19 cases. There have been 4,921 new tests performed for a total of 1,076,527 total COVID-19 tests performed. There are 173 people who are currently hospitalized and 42 in the ICU.

There have been 16 additional deaths: 82 year old male, 96 year old female, 87 year old male, 70 year old male, 63 year old female, 85 year old male, 82 year old male, 70 year old male, 71 year old female, 85 year old male, 54 year old male, 53 year old male, 85 year old male, 89 year old female, 89 year old female, and a 92 year old male.

We extend our deepest sympathy to the families of those who have passed away.

COVID-19 Stats

If you have tested positive for COVID-19 and have questions:

Individuals who have tested positive for COVID19 and provided a cell number to the testing site at the time they took the COVID19 test, will receive a text message from Ventura County Public Health (VCPH) with a survey link for case investigation/contact tracing purposes. The message is in English and Spanish. Please respond to the text message by completing the text survey.
In the text survey, you will find information on isolation/quarantine, links to more information and resources and VCPH Communicable Disease (CD) unit’s main phone line.
If you complete the survey and indicate that you are unable to self-isolate, your case is noted and you will be assigned to a case investigator. The case investigator will contact you for follow up and assistance.
If you do not provide a cell phone number to the testing site, you will be assigned to a case investigator for follow up.
VCPH’s main CD line (805) 981-5201 is staffed 7 days a week from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. If someone calls after hours, they are provided with an after-hours number they can call, or they can leave a message that VCPH will return their call the next day. The recording is in both English and Spanish.

Individuals needing assistance with isolation/quarantine can call the helpline at (805) 981-5201. It is staffed 7 days a week from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. A nurse is also available to speak to after hours.

Learn how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 if you are sick at the following link: https://vcportal.ventura.org/covid19/docs/Prevent_the_Spread_if_you_are_sick.pdf

26 pop up testing sites are offered during the month of February in addition to the regular testing sites. View the pop up site schedule by clicking here: https://vcportal.ventura.org/covid19/docs/PopupSites_20210203.pdf

Business Information

Ventura County is currently in the State’s Purple Tier. Learn about business information and business outbreak reporting at the following link: https://www.venturacountyrecovers.org/business-info/.

Learn about the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy at the following link: https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/

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February 17, 2021

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