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Weekly Roundup for Feb. 18, 2022

Published: February 18, 2022

Sonoma County on Wednesday lifted universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings, in alignment with the state and Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz and Solano and the city of Berkeley.

Unvaccinated individuals over age 2 are still required to wear masks in all indoor public settings. Businesses, venue operators and hosts may determine their own paths forward to protect staff and patrons and may choose to require all patrons to wear masks.

Indoor masking is still required by the state for everyone, regardless of vaccination status, in public transportation; health care settings; congregate settings such as correctional facilities and homeless shelters; long-term care facilities; and in K-12 schools and childcare settings.

The state has released updated guidance and FAQs regarding masking:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidance-for-face-coverings.aspx
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Face-Coverings-QA.aspx

Importantly, the county’s vaccine campaign is set to achieve two major milestones this month. Last week, 80 percent of our eligible population became fully vaccinated. Next week, we will likely administer our 1 millionth dose of COVID vaccine. In Sonoma County, people who are unvaccinated are 14.3 times more likely to be hospitalized if they get COVID and are 11.3 times more likely to die. 

This week’s COVID-19 community update with public health officials addresses recent masking changes, vaccine progress, and the recommendation that people who face the greatest risk of illness — our seniors, essential workers and people with underlying health conditions — should continue to wear their masks indoors in public settings.

The webinar was streamed live and may be viewed in English and Spanish on the county’s YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/CountyofSonoma

Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following:

  1. Final Sonoma County Fairgrounds vaccine clinic this weekend
  2. What to do if you contract COVID-19
  3. All vaccine & testing opportunities in Sonoma County
  4. COVID-19 community resources & support

Vaccine Clinic at Sonoma County Fairgrounds This Weekend

In recent weeks, the County of Sonoma expanded access to pediatric and adult COVID-19 vaccines and boosters through a series of free large-scale weekend clinics at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. 

The final scheduled event takes place this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 19 and 20, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the Garrett Building on the east side of the Fairgrounds, accessible from the Brookwood Avenue entrance. 

The clinic is open to everyone in the community, and families with children and those 12 years and older who still need their boosters are particularly encouraged to attend. 

Though appointments are not needed, you can guarantee a spot by signing up here:
https://myturn.ca.gov/

Vaccines are free, the clinics are open to all and proof of citizenship status is not required. 

What to Do If You Contract COVID-19

If you test positive, the first thing you should do is isolate yourself for at least five days to protect your health and avoid infecting others. 

While isolating:

  • Stay in a separate room from those not infected.
  • Use a separate bathroom if you can.
  • Wear a mask around others, even at home, and ask others in your home to do the same.
  • Use an N-95, KF-94, or a three-ply surgical mask if possible.
  • Open the windows, when possible.
  • If your residence has an HVAC system, make sure it has a fresh filter.

Get a test on day five, and if it is negative you can end your isolation. The California Department of Public Health recommends a rapid antigen test, not a PCR test, to determine if you can exit isolation. If you can’t get tested, you can end your isolation after 10 days if you don’t have symptoms.

If you used an at-home test, you should report the results to the county health department at 707-565-4667. Notify close contacts that they’ve been exposed. A close contact is someone who spent at least 15 minutes over a 24-hour period within 6 feet of a person who tested positive for COVID-19.

People who are fully vaccinated do not need to quarantine unless they have symptoms after contact with someone who had COVID-19. However, fully vaccinated people should get tested five to seven days after their exposure, even if they don’t have symptoms.

Unvaccinated people should stay home for 14 days after your last contact with a person who has COVID-19. If you have symptoms, immediately self-isolate and contact your health care provider if you have trouble breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, confusion, inability to wake or stay awake, pale, gray, or blue-colored skin, lips, or nail beds.

Learn more about home isolation instructions at SoCoEmergency.org:
https://socoemergency.org/emergency/novel-coronavirus/health-orders/home-isolation-instructions/

Local Vaccine & Testing Opportunities

Vaccination and testing clinics are being held throughout the county to serve people who do not have convenient or affordable access to healthcare providers. 

Visit the Sonoma County Office of Education to learn about clinics for students and families:
https://www.scoe.org/pub/htdocs/school_staff_immunization.html

View the county’s vaccine clinics and appointment page here:
https://socoemergency.org/emergency/novel-coronavirus/vaccine-information/clinics/

For details or appointments at COVID-19 testing clinics, including a pop-up testing calendar, please visit:
https://socoemergency.org/emergency/novel-coronavirus/testing-and-tracing/

Residents who test positive using an at-home antigen test are urged to report the result by calling the county’s COVID hotline at (707) 565-4667 (4701 in Spanish). Anyone who needs help making a vaccination or testing appointment may also contact the hotline. 

COVID-19 Community Resources and Support

  • Free COVID-19 testing is available for tribal communities at Sonoma County Indian Health Project. Call 707-521-4500 for details.