Indoor Face Mask Requirement Extended to January
Source: Santa Barbara County Public Health Department
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has extended the Health Officer Order which requires the use of masks in indoor public settings. This order requires all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear face coverings when indoors in public settings, with limited exceptions. This Order 2021-10.7 is effective at 5 p.m., on December 3, 2021 and continuing until 5 p.m., on January 2, 2022 or until it is extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended.
As of December 1, 2021, the COVID-19 community transmission level is categorized as “Substantial” in California and Santa Barbara County by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). As of November 26, 2021, the County has a case rate of 7.0 per 100,000 and a test positivity of 4.0%. The CDC continues to recommend fully vaccinated individuals wear a face covering in public indoor settings in areas with Substantial or High community transmission rates.
An update to the previous framework has been outlined by local health officials to consider rescinding the indoor mask mandate. The county case rate should be 7.0 cases per 100,000 people or lower for three consecutive weeks. In addition to this, hospitalizations should be low and stable for at least 3 days. Local health officials will consider these metrics, along with any other relevant factors, including the spread of new variants.
“As we head into the winter season once again, we are in a very different place than we were last year,” shared Dr. Henning Ansorg, County Health Officer. “We have vaccines available for everyone 5+ years of age and boosters for those who were vaccinated earlier this year. We know very well that wearing a face covering while indoors is an effective strategy to reduce transmission in the community. We have yet to see the full role the Omicron variant will play in this pandemic, but we have well established surveillance and prevention strategies in place.”
Additionally, this Health Officer Order aligns with State guidance for students in grades K-12 actively participating in school-based extracurricular activities, such as sports and band. Students may participate in indoor activities without a face covering, if regular testing is conducted. Details are outlined in the full Health Officer Order.
This Health Officer Order is consistent with the guidance from the CDC as well as the California Department of Public Health, which recommend that fully vaccinated people wear masks while in indoor public settings. The full Health Officer Order can be read here: https://publichealthsbc.org/health-officer-orders/.
Visit https://publichealthsbc.org/vaccine to learn where you can find a vaccination site near you or call 2-1-1.
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Dec 03, 2021 08:56 PMA mind so open as to push your continued COVID lies more closely resembles a lidless garbage can. Since when is bizpacreview is a reliable medical source for anyone but an idiot?
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Dec 03, 2021 07:25 PMVOR, totally true, when are you planning on doing that?
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Dec 03, 2021 05:21 PMIt's amazing what you'll discover if you put down your bias, clear you head, and open your mind.
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Dec 03, 2021 05:11 PMJust saying it is a lie, doesn't make it so. Please be specific.
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Dec 03, 2021 05:06 PMThe entire post at 4:14 was lies. But, at least you just keep repeating the same lies, so it's easy to spot for everyone.
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Dec 03, 2021 05:00 PMwaiting for the lies..... but responding with names like "butt snorkeler" definitely provide readers with insight into how much weight they should put into your comments.
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Dec 03, 2021 03:33 PMThe mandate may be extended,, compliance is rapidly declining. I think the mask mandates will ultimately be de-facto repealed once the compliance rate falls sufficiently. The aclu published a great paper about taking a law enforcement approach to public health matters, link below. The aclu cautioned that coercive or brute force approaches to a pandemic are generally counterproductive. I think we are starting to see that here in california. https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/privacy/pemic_report.pdf
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Dec 08, 2021 09:51 AMugh...GT we agree here. 100%
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Dec 08, 2021 09:51 AMDoulie, are you f'n kidding me? every massive event without masks has been reported as a super spreader.
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Dec 08, 2021 09:50 AMVOR kinda like you republicants? funny how all of you think you know better than a professional in the infectious disease field. strange since most of yall are dumb as doorknobs and prove it by challenging medical professionals. not just one, but all of them. you keep burying your head in the sand and plugging your ears while the intelligent portion of humantity continuously attemps to reason with you
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Dec 08, 2021 09:48 AM455 so a doctor that holds a medical degree and has practiced in infectious disease for decades is a quack? lol ok
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Dec 08, 2021 09:47 AMVOR, really? Are those people in possession of a medical degree? If not, i care not what they say or think.
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Dec 08, 2021 09:46 AMalso brute force to wear a mask? cmon dude lol....that's a HUGE stretch. the only one exhibiting brute force are the idiots that go into a business and throw baby tantrums and trash the place when they are simply asked to wear a face covering like the rest of us.
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Dec 08, 2021 09:45 AMChip, wrong. Compliance isn't declining. I work in an office downtown. I'm on state street. Our offices as well as anything else downtown enforces the use of a face mask. Point is, err on the side of caution. There are many around us without us knowing that have compromised immune systems. Also, it's a mandated order and we won't be allowing anyone in without a mask because they think they are better than everyone else. That equates to fines and problems for businesses. Whats the problem about wearing a face mask for a few minutes when you go inside?
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Dec 04, 2021 02:37 AMVOR, impacted by wearing masks? What about the impact of losing family members or of long Covid?
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Dec 03, 2021 11:21 PMBosco; I saw the same thing traveling to Sacramento and back last week. People seem to be thinking the mask thing wasn't all that effective and are ditching them unless asked to wear them, which most businesses are not doing. After 25 years in industrial hygiene, I know the simple cloth or paper masks are not effective against viruses and many other hazards, like solvents, but went along with it as a social expectation. I think the mask mandate will die a natural death as people figure that out.
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Dec 03, 2021 07:31 PMVOR If you think what your doing is adding value to your life or anyone else's your are flat wrong.
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Dec 03, 2021 07:30 PMVOR do you really get enjoyment from spreading far right nonsense? You spend a lot of time each day parroting memes.
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Dec 03, 2021 07:15 PMVoice - When 80-100,000 people sit together without masks in an outdoor stadium and there are few, if any reported cases by anyone attending, leads me to believe there is little value in the masks. As for the president, I'm not sure he knows why he's taking his mask off or putting it on.
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Dec 03, 2021 05:10 PM5:08 - It's a paper on ECONOMICS. You're so used to ignoring medical facts that it seems like a reasonable source to you, but that isn't so for people who are used to critical thinking.
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Dec 03, 2021 05:08 PMa lot of name calling and discounting but no one calling out the errors in the studies data or it's methodologies.....
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Dec 03, 2021 05:06 PMIf you don't agree with it, it must be "right wing Faux news and a lie". You guys keep those heads in the sand and you'll always be right!
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Dec 03, 2021 05:03 PMNo one here even read it. There is something I always liked about math, whatever your personal opinion is math is math.
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Dec 03, 2021 05:01 PMLOL! Is it a "nonpartisan organization" just like FOX is "fair and balanced?" Hey, I'm nonpartisan too! I'm also a mermaid!
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Dec 03, 2021 05:01 PMHere from UCSB: https://www.library.ucsb.edu/research/db/1025
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Dec 03, 2021 04:58 PM"The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is a private, nonpartisan organization that facilitates cutting-edge investigation and analysis of major economic issues." If nonpartisan is now right-wing it shows you just how far left you've gone. But most people don't use 'right-wing' in the typical sense, now it's just used to define anything you don't agree with.
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Dec 03, 2021 04:55 PM3:44 - Maybe you should consult some members of the healthcare profession who aren't quacks.
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Dec 03, 2021 04:30 PM4:21 - Yes, you should always consult a right-wing orifice like the National Bureau of Economic Research for your medical advice. Amazing that anyone would think otherwise for epidemiological questions.
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Dec 03, 2021 04:25 PMVOICE - "I think people are finally realizing that the mask and restrictions have only a nominal impact on the spread " - well well well.... nice to see you finally come around and finally acknowledge that they have at least some impact.
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Dec 03, 2021 04:21 PMAn informative read. Lots of data but skip to section 5 and 6 (Results and Discussion) on pages 12- 17. It's so sad that our kids are still in masks, younger children will be impacted by this for years to come.
https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w28930/w28930.pdf
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Dec 03, 2021 04:14 PMI think people are finally realizing that the mask and restrictions have only a nominal impact on the spread (if that) and that seasonality/geography is the main driver, particularly this fall as 'no mandate' Florida saw case rates drop like a rock as our rates spiked (just like last year). Not to mention all the politicians imposing mask mandates being caught constantly without them. Video of groups of politicians hugging and talking without masks, only to see everyone put them on for the 'photo-op'. The president walking by himself with his mask on only to them approach people and take it off to talk to them. People are realizing the mask was just a symbol, a show, and the show is ending.
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Dec 03, 2021 03:44 PMThey are also not consistent. I just got back from San Diego. The COVID rates are roughly the same as here but there is no indoor mandate there. About 50/50 mask wearing inside stores from what I could tell. I happily put my mask back in my pocket and it seemed normal. While I understand that masks help, I also don't think we're in the same place as last year. We're vaccinated and we've proven our healthcare system is able to absorb whatever COVID throws at us. It's time to move on.
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Dec 03, 2021 02:22 PMHow many of you parents that are anti-vax are going to home school in the fall?
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