Over 100 Vaccines Distributed at Goleta's Sunday Walk-Up Clinic

Source: City of Goleta
The City of Goleta, in partnership with the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, hosted a successful walk-up vaccine clinic on Sunday, May 9, at the Goleta Valley Community Center. Over 100 people came to the event and received either their first or second dose of the vaccine. A top priority of this clinic was to reach the residents in Old Town.
Michael Baris, Emergency Services Coordinator for the City of Goleta, helped organize the event and attended on Sunday. He said, “We opted to host a walk-up clinic because we understand that requiring an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine can be a barrier for some people. We are very pleased with the turnout we had on Sunday.”
The City is very appreciative of the help we received from our wonderful Goleta CERT volunteers. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) has been an integral part of our outreach efforts to help businesses reopen safely, and now, to assist with a vaccine clinic.
The vaccine clinic at the Goleta Valley Community Center is one of many walk-in clinics now being offered by the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, visit https://publichealthsbc.org/vaccine/ for more information. In Santa Barbara County, everyone ages 16 or older is eligible to be vaccinated. Minors are only eligible for the Pfizer vaccine and must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Those 18 and over have two other vaccine options: Moderna or Johnson & Johnson.
The City of Goleta wants to remind everyone about the importance of getting vaccinated. We recently released our #VaccinateGoleta video message featuring the Mayor and City Council providing personal messages about getting vaccinated. If you haven’t already, please watch it now in English (https://youtu.be/ymjR0MsLhMc) or Spanish (https://youtu.be/igvQzGx0_IM).
Vaccine appointments are available through My Turn California, mobile vaccination clinics, and local pharmacies. To find availability and make an appointment, please go to the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department website at https://publichealthsbc.org/vaccine/. Those registered for an appointment should bring documentation with your name on it and proof of Santa Barbara County residency. For more information, and Frequently Asked Questions, click here, or call 2-1-1 and select option 4.
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May 13, 2021 11:06 AMCottage is doing over 2500 on average per day about a quarter mile from Old Town through their drive through clinic. I don't believe appointments are even needed. Is this really necessary?
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May 13, 2021 11:10 AMNow that the people that really wanted the vaccine have gotten it, the days of the mass vax are over. They will need to provide smaller sites for different areas to make it convenient to try and keep the numbers increasing. Unfortunately, that is our reality.
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May 14, 2021 09:10 AMI don't think we are there yet (now that 12-15 are eligible), but close.
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May 13, 2021 01:50 PMI’m glad to see people continuing to come for their vaccinations. The walk up clinic works best for some people. (Just out of curiosity, I wonder if a person on foot would have been accommodated at the Cottage drive-through vaccination clinic. Chick-Fil-A wouldn’t let a pedestrian go through their drive through last year.)
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May 14, 2021 08:43 AMFor the record, they would be accommodated at Cottage. I believe they have a separate lane for pedestrians, bikes, etc.
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May 14, 2021 02:08 PMThanks Bosco , good to know.