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  • FREE COVID-19 Testing: Last date for 2021 is Thursday, Dec. 16
  • Rapid and PCR (laboratory confirmed) tests available
  • At the stadium parking lot ticket office
  • Monday through Thursday from 11 am to 3 pm
  • Open to the public - your family members and friends are welcome

  • COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at AVC on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021
  • All COVID vaccines are FREE
  • Open to the public - your family members and friends are welcome!
  • 10 am to 2 pm in SSV-151 Board room
  • Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson, first, second and booster shots available



  • Questions about COVID concerns? Please call us at (661) 722-6330.

Total positive cases on campus since Summer 2020: 236
  • 5 new cases for the week ending 12/3/2021

  • The total number encompasses students, staff, construction workers, and vendors. It reflects people who were on campus that tested positive within 14 days of their positive test or from when their symptoms began. This is not an indication of a person being exposed on campus.
Current Statistics

City of Lancaster/Palmdale
  • Total Cases: 30,385 (Lancaster), 31,400 (Palmdale)
  • Total Deaths: 352 (Lancaster), 372 (Palmdale)
  • Hospitalizations: 28 (AV Hospital), 21 (Palmdale Hospital)
  • Vaccines Administered (Age 5+): 89,799 (Lancaster), 100,412 (Palmdale)
  • % Vaccinated (Age 5+): 59.4% (Lancaster), 67.8% (Palmdale)

County of Los Angeles
  • Cases (Daily): 1,642
  • Total Cases: 1,536,351
  • Testing Positivity Rate: 1.67%
  • Adjusted Case Rate: 7
  • Deaths (Daily): 4
  • Total Deaths: 27,246
  • Hospitalizations: 610
  • Vaccines Administered: 15,382,446
  • % Vaccinated (Age 5+): 76.3% (one dose), 68% (fully)

State of California
  • Cases (Daily): 3,775
  • Total Cases: 4,822,889
  • Testing Positivity Rate: 2.9%
  • Adjusted Case Rate: 8.3
  • Deaths (Daily): 55
  • Total Deaths: 74,046
  • Hospitalizations: 3,478
  • Vaccines Administered: 59,643,525
  • % Vaccinated (Age 5+): 76.9% (one dose), 68.4% (fully)

*The California Department of Public Health updated the vaccines administered population denominator to include people 5 and older. As a result, the percentage of population vaccinated declined.
News
Dr. Anthony Fauci listed eight steps that ordinary people should take to address the new Omicron variant.

In a Tuesday, (November 30, 2021) briefing with the White House's COVID-19 response team, Fauci — the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — said existing measures we've taken against COVID-19 should work against the newly detected variant.

Fauci recommended the following steps to protect against the Omicron variant:

  1. Get vaccinated against COVID-19.
  2. If you're already vaccinated, get a booster shot.
  3. Use masks.
  4. Avoid crowded places.
  5. Gather outdoors where possible.
  6. Socially distance from others.
  7. Get tested.
  8. Isolate from others if you test positive for COVID-19.

"These things we have been doing, we need to keep doing them," Fauci said.

The Omicron variant was first identified in southern Africa and has since spread to 20 countries, Fauci said.

"Confirmed cases, as of yesterday, was 205 in 18 countries. And just this morning, that's gone up to 226 in 20 countries," Fauci said.
 
Fauci said the Omicron variant's mutations suggest it may be able to dodge some of the body's immune defenses, but said scientists are still learning more about the new strain.

It's "very difficult to know" whether the variant will be associated with more severe disease, he added. 

Read the original article on Business Insider.
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Residents without an email address or computer access may call the CA COVID-19 Hotline at 833-422-4255 (M-F 8am - 8am, Sat-Sun 8am - 5pm) for assistance.

Residents with disabilities or without computer access may call 833-540-0473 between 8:00 am and 8:30 pm, 7 days a week for assistance with appointments.
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Important information for Antelope Valley College community published by the Office of Marketing & Public Information. Upon request five business days before the event, reasonable accommodation will be provided to facilitate the participation of covered individuals with disabilities. Call (661) 722-6360.