From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:
Humboldt County Public Health received its first shipment of 975 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine this morning. Due to ultra-low temperature storage requirements, these initial vaccine doses are being stored in a specialized freezer purchased by St. Joseph Hospital to meet the unique storage requirements of Pfizer’s vaccine. Public Health will work with health care providers in the next few days to distribute the first doses of the vaccine consistent with state guidelines.
The national vaccination strategy developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention breaks vaccination planning down into three phases. Phase 1 vaccine distribution will focus on priority and high-risk populations, while vaccine doses are scarce. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is expected to provide additional information about distribution in Phases 2 and 3.
Posted By Kimberly Wear@kimberly wear on Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 3:11 PM The first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Humboldt County this morning and is being stored in a special freezer at St. Joseph Hospital. Public Health will be working with area healthcare providers over the next few days to coordinate getting out the first 975 doses to priority recipients, according to a county release. “We are very excited to have received the first batch of Humboldt County’s vaccines this morning at St. Joseph’s Hospital,” said Humboldt County Health Officer Ian Hoffman in the release. “As we know, there are not nearly enough doses to go around. We will be following state guidance and vaccinating the highest risk people first, which includes all hospital staff, emergency medical services and long-term care facility residents and staff.”
Posted By Kimberly Wear@kimberly wear on Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 5:02 PM Humboldt County Public Health reports a tenth resident has died and 26 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed today, making 149 so far this week and 1,163 since the pandemic began. An additional hospitalization was also reported. According to a news release, the individual was in their 80s and tested positive at their time of death. The county also reports the outbreak at Granada Rehabilitation and Wellness Center has expanded rapidly since Nov. 25, when routine testing showed a staff member was positive for COVID. Since then, 54 residents and 16 staff have tested positive for the virus at the 87-bed facility in Eureka. Health officials say more cases are possible.