Santa Barbara First District Supervisor Das Williams — Limited Vaccines Available for 65+ Starting Tuesday & More Mask Guidance

Due to very limited vaccine supply, a limited number of first-dose appointments for those over 65 will be announced on FEBRUARY 16. Please visit https://publichealthsbc.org/vaccine

Given the low levels of vaccine availability and the fact that we are expecting the Governor to require future signups to be in the state system, I would advise signing up if you have co-morbities or high likelihood of future exposure. I would advise to wait if you do not, because it is likely to be quite a hassle to sign-up multiple times.

Additionally, below are some details on the vaccination rate to date:

Santa Barbara County Vaccination Rate

• 61,000 Doses received
• 45,548 First doses administered
• 14,365 Second doses administered
• 99% Doses administered

• Gyms can offer one-on-one personal fitness training indoors for one person at a time. No more than a total of one personal fitness trainer and one client are permitted indoors at a time. When providing one-on-one personal fitness training indoors, gyms must follow California Department of Public Health guidance for “limited services.”)

• Places of worship and providers of religious and cultural ceremonies may operate indoors with occupancy limited to 25% capacity (so long as guidance and additional modifications followed, as provided by California Department of Public Health guidance for places of worship)

• Wedding ceremonies may occur indoors with occupancy limited to 25% capacity (so long as state guidance and additional modifications are made pursuant to California Department of Public Health guidance for places of worship).

Face coverings in the workplace are required:

• All food workers must wear facial covers which cover the nose and mouth and are supplied by the employer and maintained in a clean, sanitary manner.
• At the workplace or at off-site work locations any time workers are:
• Interacting in person with a member of the public;
• Working in any space visited by members of the public; regardless of whether anyone from the public is present at the time.
• In any room or enclosed area where other people (except for members of the person’s own household or residence) are present when unable to physically distance.
• Working in any space where food is prepared or packaged for sale or distribution to others.
• Working in or walking through common areas, such as hallways, stairways, elevators, and parking facilities.
• While outdoors when unable to maintain at least 6′ of distance from person who are not members of the same household.

Additional Measures in Response to COVID-19:

• Employees who are well but who have a sick family member at home with COVID-19 should notify their supervisor and refer to CDC guidance for how to conduct a risk assessment of their potential exposure.
• If an employee is confirmed to have COVID-19, employers should inform fellow employees of their possible exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace but maintain confidentiality as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Employees exposed to a co-worker with confirmed COVID-19 should refer to CDC guidance for how to conduct a risk assessment of their potential exposure.

The County of Santa Barbara requires that everyone wear a face covering when inside of a business. This is a Health Officer Order. All Health Officer orders can be viewed here. For more information on mask use, check out the CDC guidance here.