Mayers is committed to providing the community up to date information on the COVID vaccine. Here is the most recent information from Shasta County.

Vaccinate Update (Dec. 23): Due to the size of the state's population and the limited supply of vaccines, the COVID-19 Vaccination Program requires a phased approach. There are four vaccination phases planned, and Phase 1 has 3 levels (1a, 1b and 1c). Currently, Shasta County is in Phase 1a, Tier 1. 
To review Phase 1a with its 3 tiers, visit the COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout. The other phases will be added as supplies improve. 

Phase 1a is a "jumpstart" phase that offers the first vaccine doses to health care workers and residents of long term care facilities. In Shasta County alone, there are nearly 14,000 health care workers. Health care workers are high priority because they risk being exposed to COVID-19 each day on the job and they sustain our medical services during this pandemic.

The county's COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force is working closely with the state and community partners to prioritize vaccine recipients and plan for administering future doses. 


Right now, Shasta County is in Phase 1A of its vaccination rollout plan. Phase 1A is broken down into three tiers. Tier one, which is what the county is now, includes people who work in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and EMTs. Tier two includes people who work in outpatient substance abuse treatment facilities and behavioral health programs, to name a few. Tier three includes lab workers, dental offices, and other clinics. Shasta County has about 14,000 health care workers.

“Tier one also includes nursing care facilities and other long-term care facilities, and dialysis facilities,” said Amy Koslosky, a supervising community education specialist with the Shasta Health & Human Services Agency. “It will take a while to get through that group especially with the large health care population here.”

As more of the vaccine becomes available, the other phases will then be added to the list.
But because of the limited supply of the vaccine, the county is taking a phased approach to distribution. Shasta County Public Health says it will be a while to get through Phase 1A of the vaccination plan. The agency says it can take to a couple of weeks to even a few months.

Shasta County Public Health says that the more vaccines come in, the county will be able to move through its phases faster. Between Moderna and Pfizer, Shasta County received more than 4000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. Shasta County Public Health says it expects the general public will be able to receive the vaccine sometime next year.
Shasta, Lassen and Modoc are all in the Purple Tier. There are 54 counties in the state in this most restrictive tier.

The East Region of Shasta County now has 422 cumulative cases, an increase of 38 over the last 7 days.


The adjusted case rate for Shasta County is 29.9 (down from 41.0) daily cases per 100,000 residents, exceeding the purple tier limit of 7.0. The positivity rate decreased from 8.4% to 6.3%. You can find this data and more at www.ShastaReady.org; click “Data and Statistics.”

As of December 29 there have been 7918 cases in Shasta County total. There are 42 hospitalized, with of those in 4 ICU. There have been 1141,535 tests performed in Shasta County total.


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Regional ICU Bed Availability

Northern Region - 27.9%
Greater Sacramento - 19.1%
Bay Area - 10.4%
San Joaquin Valley - 0%
Southern California - 0%


For county level data, access the COVID-19 Public Dashboard.  
For skilled nursing facility data, visit Skilled Nursing Facilities: COVID-19.


Who’s getting the vaccine now?
Who is next to get it, and when?
COVID-19 vaccines are currently available only for healthcare workers and residents of Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) due to limited supplies. 

CVS and Walgreens are currently administering the free COVID-19 vaccine to residents and staff in LTCFs. They started at nursing homes, which will take an estimated 3-4 weeks, and then will vaccinate staff and residents in assisted living, residential care, and other long-term care facilities. At MMHD, we are preparing for the vaccines for the Skilled Nursing residents. Consent forms have been sent out to responsible parties and these should take place mid-January.

Frontline essential workers and people 75 years and older will likely start getting the vaccines next in late winter 2021.

When can the general public, who are not in
Phase 1, can start getting vaccinated?

Spring 2021 is the best estimate, but that may change. It depends on vaccine production and how quickly other vaccines become available
COVID-19 vaccination is one of the most important tools to end the COVID-19 pandemic. The State is providing prioritization and allocation guidance to local health jurisdictions and health care providers so that the vaccine can be equitably distributed and administered at the community level to everyone in California who wants it. We expect to have enough supplies to vaccinate most Californians in all 58 counties by summer 2021.
Do you have unanswered questions?
Call 211 for frequently asked questions about coronavirus, or email COVID19@co.shasta.ca.us. 
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