Santa Clara County announced today that county residents aged 65 and older can begin making COVID-19 vaccination appointments with any of the health care providers in the county listed at sccfreevax.org, regardless of their usual health care provider or insurance.
Read more about Vaccine update for Santa Clara CountyCA Notify is the state’s exposure notification mobile app that enables rapid communication by the way of alerts if you’ve been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus. The state is encouraging all Californians to do their part to stop the spread of COVID, not only by wearing masks and social distancing but also by activating the app.
Read more about Join Californians combating COVID with their smartphoneAssociate Vice Provost Russell Furr provides an update on public health restrictions at Stanford following the state’s lifting of the regional stay-at-home order, which still leaves local counties in the highest-risk purple tier of the state’s COVID-19 framework.
Read more about Stay-at-home lifted; purple tier in effectIn a message to the campus community, Russell Furr, associate vice provost for Environmental Health & Safety addresses the vaccine plan for California, including the role of health care providers in the process; Stanford Health Care’s current distribution priorities; and the creation of Stanford’s COVID-19 Vaccine Governance Committee.
Read more about COVID-19 vaccine updateThe State of California’s regional stay-at-home order for the Bay Area continues to be in effect. The order, initially in effect through last week, will be lifted once there is a four-week projection that regional intensive care unit capacity will remain at or above 15%.
Read more about Bay Area stay-at-home order continuesIn a message to the campus community, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell wrote that due to the continuing COVID-19 surge, lengthening public health restrictions and their likely impact on the on-campus undergraduate experience, Stanford unfortunately will not be able to have the frosh and sophomore classes on campus for the winter quarter as planned.
Read more about Change in our winter undergraduate planThough Stanford continues to await information on whether universities will play a role in COVID-19 vaccine administration beyond the healthcare setting, the State of California is providing more information about its vaccine plans overall.
Read more about State provides more information on vaccine plansTo comply with capacity limitations set by Santa Clara County, Stanford is limiting access to breakrooms and will make alternative break spaces available.
Read more about County mandated change to breakroom and kitchenette accessRussell Furr, associate vice provost for Environmental Health & Safety, notes that Stanford Health Care has begun vaccinating healthcare workers, and says that there is currently no information available as to when the vaccine will be available for the broader community.
Read more about Response to questions about vaccine distribution plansSan Mateo County will become subject to the state’s regional stay-at-home order later this week, due to the Bay Area falling below 15% of bed capacity in its intensive care units. The county will join Santa Clara County and other Bay Area counties that had already implemented the regional stay-at-home order on an accelerated basis.
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