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County Public Health Updates to COVID-19 Guidance
Santa Barbara County Public Health is updating its COVID-19 guidance following the California Department of Public Health
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LHI Optumserve Testing Sites Closing
The California Department of Public Health is terminating operations of the LHI/OptumServe COVID-19 test-to-treat sites located at Direct Relief in Goleta and the FairPark in Santa Maria effective February 2.
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Carbajal, Local Health Officials Announce $1.6M in Grants to Improve COVID-19 Booster Rates
Rep. Carbajal joined local health officials to announce four new federal grants totaling $1.6M aimed at raising the number of Central Coast residents who have received the new bivalent COVID-19 booster.
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Public Health Department Urges Residents to Get Flu Shot and COVID-19 Booster
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reminds the community that flu vaccination along with COVID-19 vaccination are critical in reducing the overall impact of respiratory illnesses on the community.
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County Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program has Remaining Funds
The Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program created by the County of Santa Barbara has remaining funds for local businesses.
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COVID-19 Status and Response in Santa Barbara County
In recent weeks the highly infectious Omicron BA.5 subtype has been circulating broadly and is more transmissible but does generally not cause more severe illness.
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UCSB to Offer COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for Children
UC Santa Barbara will offer free COVID-19 vaccines to young children at an event in July
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Santa Maria Fairpark COVID TEsting Site Temporarily Closing/Moving
The State Testing site at the Fairpark will be temporarily closed from July 8-16.
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Supervisors Hear Report on County's Response to COVID-19 Crisis
Report praises the County’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recommends areas of improvement
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Santa Maria Fairpark Vaccine Clinic Closing
Final Day of Community Vaccination at the Fairpark Will be June 29, 2022
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Covid-19 Vaccination Soon Available for Children Under Five Years of Age
Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Authorized for Emergency Use
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County Community Data Dashboard Transitioning
The Santa Barbara County Community Data Dashboard will be transitioning to a new format utilizing data from the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) COVID-19 Dashboards beginning Friday, July 1.
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18 COVID Positive Cases Remain in Main Jail
[Update]: Sheriff’s Office Custody staff and Wellpath partners have identified a COVID outbreak in the Main Jail.
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California Streamlines Access to COVID-19 Testing and Treatment
Testing locations being expanded so individuals can get tested, be seen by a provider, and receive a prescription for antiviral pills at one time
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Masks No Longer Required on MTD Buses, Still Highly Recommended
Due to a recent court ruling, the CDC's order requiring masks on public transportation and at public transportation hubs is no longer in effect.
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Public Health COVID-19 Mobile Vaccine Program Scaling Down After March
COVID-19 Vaccines Remain Broadly Available at Local Clinics and Pharmacies
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Sheriff’s Office Reinstates Visitation at the Main Jail
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the reinstatement of inmate visitation at the Main Jail.
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Main Jail COVID Outbreak Cleared
All of the COVID-19 cases in the Main Jail outbreak have been cleared.
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Masks Mandate for Santa Barbara County Students Ends after March 11
Masks Strongly Recommended but not Required
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Santa Barbara Superior Court Keeps Mask Mandate in Place
Presiding Judge Gustavo Lavayen has ordered that all persons entering court facilities in Santa Barbara County continue wearing approved masks.
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Main Jail COVID Update: 12 Inmates Recover, 15 Cases Discovered
[Update]: The Sheriff’s Office Main Jail have identified 15 additional COVID positive inmates and cleared 12 of the previously identified cases, leaving a remainder of 13 active cases.
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Vaccine Clinic in Goleta on Friday
The Santa Barbra County Office of Education is holding a vaccine clinic in Old Town Goleta this Friday, February 18 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Community West Bank.
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TO RESCIND INDOOR MASK ORDER BY FEBRUARY 16
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department will rescind its Health Officer effective Wednesday, February 16, in alignment with the State’s Health Officer Order.
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Northern Branch Jail Cleared All Covid Cases
[Update]: Sheriff’s Office Custody staff and their Wellpath healthcare partners have cleared all the inmate Covid cases at the Northern Branch Jail.
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With COVID-19 Conditions Improving, State Public Health Leaders Modify Omicron Surge Policies
As COVID-19 conditions continue to improve across California and the Omicron surge subsides, temporary measures the state had put in place will expire in the coming weeks.
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Goleta Distributes 10,000 Test Kits to Community
The City of Goleta distributed over 10,000 free at-home COVID-19 test kits to residents on Saturday.
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Smartphone, M.D., Going Viral
UC Santa Barbara scientists developed an app and lab kit that can turn your smartphone into a COVID-19 and flu virus detection test
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Goleta to Distribute Free COVID-19 Test Kits on Saturday
The City of Goleta will distribute free COVID-19 Test Kits at the West Wind Drive-In Theatre on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Public Health Extends Indoor Face Mask Mandate
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has extended the Health Officer Order which requires the use of masks in indoor public settings.
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UCSB Continues to Offer Booster Shots
UCSB campus continues partnership with Public Health through February to offer boosters to students, the Isla Vista community and other local residents