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

*Please note - we are awaiting direction from the county regarding the Governor's announcement regarding vaccines for the over age 65 group. We will provide information as we receive it.

Vaccinate Update (Jan. 13): Right now, Shasta County is vaccinating people in Phase 1a, Tiers 1 and 2, as shown in the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
NEW GROUPS BEING VACCINATED

  • In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers who provide services outside of their home and have multiple clients. Schedule appointment with Mayers HERE
  • Community Health Workers who do hands-on, direct patient care and do not work for a health center or hospital where they can receive vaccination. Mayers has been contacting those facilities in Eastern Shasta County to schedule vaccinations.
Once the county has worked through Tier 2, We then move to Tier 3 including: Specialty clinics, Laboratory workers, Dental and oral health clinics, Pharmacy staff not working in settings at higher tiers, Mortuary service industry will be next. Again, Mayers has been contacting and scheduling these categories as well.

We have received a lot of inquiries about Phase 1B. (See above chart, or CLICK HERE) As soon as Tiers 2 and 3 are complete, the county will move into these phases. At this point we do not have a specific date, but learn more each day. MMHD will inform you as SOON AS WE KNOW.
  

Shasta, Lassen and Modoc are all in the Purple Tier. There are 54 counties in the state in this most restrictive tier.


The adjusted case rate for Shasta County is 43.8 per 100,000 residents, exceeding the purple tier limit of 7.0. The positivity rate is 9.4%. You can find this data and more at www.ShastaReady.org; click “Data and Statistics.”

As of January 12 there have been 9315 cases in Shasta County total. There are 52 hospitalized, with of those in 6 ICU. There have been 125,372 tests performed in Shasta County total.


Visit our website for detailed information. Mayers COVID Information

This community newsletter and will be published weekly on Wednesdays or more often if necessary.
Regional ICU Bed Availability

Northern Region - 17.6%
Greater Sacramento - 9.4%
Bay Area - 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.


How COVID-19 vaccines work
Vaccines help our immune system fight infections in the future. COVID-19 vaccines will protect us from the virus that causes COVID-19 without having to get the illness.

It typically takes a few weeks after the last dose in a series to become fully protected. On the days after taking the vaccine, you may have a sore arm, aches, fatigue or fever, but these are not harmful. These symptoms signal that your immune system is developing protection from the virus.

Benefits of getting vaccinated
COVID-19 vaccines are meant to prevent you from getting COVID-19 and from spreading it to others. The ability of COVID-19 vaccines to protect us from spreading the virus to others is not yet known, but is being studied carefully.

When is a Community Sufficiently Vaccinated?
Vaccinations benefit both the person being vaccinated and the community at large. A community is sufficiently vaccinated when it reaches herd immunity. Herd immunity is a term used to describe when enough people have protection—either from previous infection or vaccination—that it is unlikely a virus or bacteria can spread within the community even if some people don’t have any protection themselves.

The percentage of people who need to have protection to achieve herd immunity varies by disease. Experts don’t yet know what percentage of people would need to get vaccinated to achieve herd immunity to COVID-19. However, the World Health Organization and Johns Hopkins Center have suggested at least a 70% vaccine coverage rate to reach population immunity through vaccination.

Why travel is risky
When you travel, you spend more time outside your home and come into contact with people outside your household. You are near new people in airports, train stations, gas stations, grocery stores, restaurants, hotels, short-term rentals, sightseeing attractions, and retail stores.

These new people may be exposing you to COVID-19, or you may be unknowingly exposing them. People arriving in California from other states or Californians returning from other states or countries could also introduce new sources of infection (potentially including new strains of the coronavirus) to California. This contributes to community spread of the disease, which leads to more illness and death. 

Hospitals in our state are critically low in available ICU beds, so it’s important that we do all we can to take fewer risks and not spread COVID-19.

Postponing travel and staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.

Read CDPH’s Travel Advisory for more information.
A Cardiologist's Tips for Staying Healthy During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Board-certified cardiologist


Many of my patients are asking how they can stay healthy in the setting of COVID-19. They are concerned because they have read that those with heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes may be at an even higher risk for serious illness from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
 
And they are right to be concerned. The information suggests that being older, having heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, as well as lung disease, HIV, being immunocompromised, and being pregnant may all predict a more severe COVID-19 illness.

But that does not mean that you are helpless when it comes to minimizing your risk of COVID-19.

The prevention strategies that have been discussed over and over are critically important.
  • Social isolation
  • Frequent and proper hand-washing technique
  • Avoiding crowds. And others, particularly if they are sick
  • Not shaking hands
  • Avoid touching your face, eyes, and nose

These are all incredibly important, but they are not all that you can do. READ MORE

Do you have unanswered questions?
Call 211 for frequently asked questions about coronavirus, or email COVID19@co.shasta.ca.us
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