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Santa Clara County, CA – As the one-year mark since the first confirmed
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case of COVID-19 in Santa Clara County approaches on Sunday, another
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unfortunate milestone has been surpassed: yesterday, the case count for
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the county topped the 100,000 mark.

Ongoing vaccination e orts o er hope and are rapidly expanding, even as Healthcare Provider
vaccine supplies remain limited.  As of January 28, at least 185,535 doses Information
of vaccine had been administered in Santa Clara County, including
147,838 first doses and 37,697 second doses.
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“The County and other vaccine providers have made substantial progress Form
in vaccinating our residents age 75 and older, the group faces the very
highest risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19,” said Dr. Marty COVID-19 Flyer and
Fenstersheib, COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine O icer for the County of Poster Library
Santa Clara. “As we move forward in the vaccination process, equity
continues to be a top priority and the County is committed to ensuring
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access to vaccines for our most impacted communities through a number
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of di erent strategies.”

The County Health System, which serves many of the highest need, COVID-19 and
highest risk populations in the community continues to expand its Schools/Education
e orts.  The County is also partnering with community-based
organizations to get information, testing, and vaccinations into the County Services During
hardest-hit communities. This week, partner Gardner Health Services COVID-19
opened the first drop-in vaccination site for healthcare workers and
anybody aged 65 or older at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in East San José.
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To date, healthcare providers in the County have received a total of Information
281,578 vaccine doses. There are more than 58,000 vaccination

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appointments scheduled in the County in next seven days. Vaccine

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supplies remain the top concern, even as the County continues to ramp
up capacity and build the infrastructure needed to vaccinate all residents
age 16 and older as soon as possible. The County is also awaiting clarity Subscribe to Our Public
and information from the State of California following this week’s Health Newsletter
announcement of a shi in strategy toward a “third-party administrator”
for COVID-19 vaccine distribution statewide, and modifying its criteria for
who should be vaccinated in what order. Despite these challenges,
vaccine providers have continued to make steady progress in vaccinating
residents.

“Santa Clara County continues to lead the way in vaccinating residents,

despite challenges with supply and other complexities,” said Dr. Jennifer
Tong, Associate Chief Medical O icer for Santa Clara Valley Medical
Center. “Our County Health System and other healthcare system partners
have risen to the occasion, and our vaccine delivery infrastructure is
strong.”

The County Health System is operating three mass vaccination sites and
multiple clinic locations, as well as a mobile vaccine clinic focused on
long-term care facilities like nursing homes. The County continues to
explore new options for mass vaccination sites and community-based
locations, many in partnership with other entities.

Ensuring equitable and e icient distribution of safe and e ective COVID-

19 vaccines is one of the most critical tools in combating the pandemic,
but it will take some time for our community to reach a su icient level of
protection. “Everybody needs to keep masking, keep distancing, keep
testing, and get vaccinated when it is your turn,” said Dr. Fenstersheib.

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“Check with your provider, see if you are eligible, and sign up for a shot.
These are the tools we have to steer the course out of this pandemic.”

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