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Health Department recommends getting vaccines now

WEBGetting vaccinated now, health officials say, allows the body enough time to develop immunities before circulation of the viruses peaks. “If you are eligible, this is a good time to get both the influenza and updated COVID vaccines,” San Mateo County Health Officer Kismet Baldwin-Santana said in a press release.

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First vaccines administered in San Mateo County

WEBPhoto courtesy Sutter Health. The first COVID-19 vaccines have arrived and been administered in San Mateo County, County Health Department Public Information Officer Preston Merchant said Friday afternoon. The county’s initial 5,850 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived throughout the week, and with just one hiccup, were delivered to …

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County, hospital coordinate vaccine site at Event Center

WEB2. Cooperation between Dignity Health employees and county government led to a three-day vaccination clinic at San Mateo County Event Center that began over the weekend. Photo courtesy San Mateo County. Preston Merchant. The massive bay doors of the San Mateo County Event Center stood wide open this weekend as thousands of …

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County developing health improvement plan Local News Stories

WEBThe San Mateo County Department of Health kicked off the second phase of its multiyear Community MedMalRxment Plan with a virtual community meeting on Nov. 1. The purpose of the meeting was to present health priorities identified through a community health assessment and through input gathered at a series of forums …

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County to resume using J&J vaccine Coronavirus hmbreview.com

WEBOn Monday, 10 Bay Area health leaders released a statement in support of the national findings that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is safe to use for any demographic. After 15 people among nearly 8 million who received the vaccine also developed rare blood clots, the CDC paused its administration to research the issue.

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State and county end mask mandate in most settings

WEBAdam Pardee. As of today, California no longer requires masks to be worn in most indoor settings. A mask mandate reinstated on Dec. 15, 2021, to help stop the spread of the Omicron variant expired at midnight, effectively ending a phase of the pandemic. Health officials from 11 Bay Area jurisdictions including San Mateo County announced …

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Local groups give shot in arm to vaccine rollout Coronavirus

WEBHealth leaders at San Mateo County say they must vaccinate 90 percent of the adult population, or around 557,000 people, to achieve herd immunity locally. But even when supply catches up to demand and doses become widely available, many barriers stand in the way of getting enough shots into arms.

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County takes best shot at 90 percent vaccinated Coronavirus

WEBCounty Health Deputy Chief Srija Srinivasan said that while public health officials are looking ahead to reopening and will continue to reopen in line with state and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, they aren’t taking their eye off the ball. If a new surge of cases were to emerge, she said, the pandemic infrastructure the

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Vaccine appointments were available at Senior Coastsiders

WEBSenior Coastsiders Executive Director Sandra Winter said 200 Moderna doses were ready to go into arms, but just around 35 people have signed up early in the day. The walk-up site is for any county resident 65 or older who is in need of their first vaccine, and will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at 925 Main Street in Half Moon Bay.

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There is a new COVID-19 state monitoring framework, HMB …

WEBIn his most recent statement released Aug. 6, County Health Officer Dr. Scott Morrow wrote that he disagreed with the state’s decision to place the county on the monitoring list due flaws in data collection and analysis by the state and because the businesses closed due to the watchlist aren’t the main sources of community spread.

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County vaccination site opens at Event Center Local News Stories

WEBWhile efforts to open up vaccination to larger groups are underway across the state, the Event Center is open only to people who were provided the sign-up form by their health care provider or directly from the county, according to San Mateo County Chief Communications Officer Michelle Durand, who provided information to the Review on …

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Adults to be eligible for vaccines April 15 Local News Stories

WEBCounty Health Public Information Officer Preston Merchant said due to continued constraints on supply coming to the county’s health department, county-run sites may not initially have appointments available to newly eligible groups. But Merchant said residents may be able to find appointments through their health care providers or at …

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Adult residents to be eligible for vaccines April 15

WEBCalifornia state officials announced last week that anyone over 50 will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine on April 1, and all residents over 16 will be eligible on April

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Coastside Adult Day Health Center helps those in need stay …

WEBThe coast is blessed with an age-friendly community, and Coastside Adult Day Health Center is home-away-from-home for many who are frail, elderly, or disabled. The center offers “tender loving care” in abundance. There is an all-inclusive, structured day health care program. Services consist of nursing, personal care and medication …

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City plans to continue mental health response program

WEBMay 10, 2023. 1. The city of Half Moon Bay is seeking a long-term plan for its Crisis Assistance Response and Evaluation Services program, an alternative response for mental health-related 911 calls and other emergencies that may not require an armed response. Local nonprofit El Centro de Libertad has run CARES as a pilot since March 2022.

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Signs of hope emerge as locals get vaccinated Local News Stories

WEBAmid stalled vaccine distribution and the threat of variants derailing progress in lowering local case rates, it’s easy to feel like the COVID-19 pandemic is never going away. But some

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Vaccination appointments available this week Local News …

WEB0. Appointments are now available for anyone 65 and older to get their vaccines this week at San Francisco International Airport. County Health Public Information Officer Preston Merchant said Tuesday’s clinic is now full, but appointments remain for Wednesday and Friday clinics, located at the airport’s long-term parking garage at 805 S

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City calls on mental health professionals Local News Stories

WEBThe city of Half Moon Bay last week announced a partnership with a local nonprofit that will run a four-month pilot to replace armed San Mateo County Sheriff’s deputies with mental health specialists for certain types of nonviolent emergencies.

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State tightens rules as COVID-19 cases spread

WEBState and local health officials scrambled in recent days to respond to a “sharp increase” in COVID-19 cases. Beginning on Tuesday, San Mateo County will become one of 40 California counties to move into …

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San Mateo County may seek to vary from state COVID 'roadmap'

WEBThe health and Safety of our local population may not trump the health of the hotel business or the health of particular City Governments. Report Add Reply. c Jun 12, 2020 9:07am. I cannot fathom that our lives and livelihoods and behaviors in San Mateo County rest in the decision of one man, Scott Morrow, without any input from the …

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County aims to shed light on mental health this month

WEBThrough partnerships with San Mateo County Libraries, the Peninsula Library System and 20 local community agencies, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services will be offering more than 40 public events to bring mental health awareness into focus throughout the month of May.

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County seeks to maintain services at Seton Coastside

WEBBy Alex Orlando. Oct 3, 2018. 1. In the turbulence of Verity Health System’s recent bankruptcy filing, the future of Seton Medical Center — and its 116-bed sister hospital, Seton Coastside, in Moss Beach — remains murky. But the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors hopes to ensure that the medical center continues to be a full-service

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