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Expect to wait about 40 minutes for a COVID-19 booster shot. Demand even led to a traffic advisory on Tuesday afternoon.
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The move puts the county one step closer to one of the benchmarks required by Bay Area health officials to lift the indoor mask mandate.
The program is expected to enable “near-real-time detection of new COVID-19 variants among travelers entering the United States."
San Mateo County Chief of Health Louise Rogers said earlier this week that the region is "coming through this" and "turning the corner."
The booster process at the drive-thru event center will be similar to previous vaccination clinics, according to the county.
The number of unvaccinated residents who are eligible is 45,000, a decrease of 4,000 since last week.
This is the first vaccination mandate for U.S. airport employees and is effective immediately.
Yet smaller communities, like Broadmoor, El Granada, Loma Mar and Moss Beach, continue to see some of the lowest vaccination rates.
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The county's rate is currently 89.2 percent. Health officials also want to reach an 80 percent rate in each community by year's end.
Over 1,000 doses have been administered to visitors from 58 different countries at the SFO Medical Clinic.
"The goal is to avoid disrupting businesses and residents’ everyday activities,” said Scott Morrow, the county’s health officer.
Bay Area health officers will announce new guidelines today at noon that could include a new mask mandate.
Masks are required in county-operated buildings in the county, but the mandate does not apply to businesses or private employers.
The decision was made out of an abundance of caution due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the county, officials said in a news release.
Health officials urged vaccinations and masking indoors as the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have increased in the county.
San Mateo was among three Bay Area counties added to the proclamation that now includes 50 of the state’s 58 counties.
Airport officials said that the testing kits will help the state's department of public health monitor for COVID-19 variants.
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As of Sunday, the county had administered 1,002,566 vaccine doses, or just over 84 percent of the eligible population over the age of 12.
The targeted events are a way to make vaccinations more accessible and increase vaccination rates in the most vulnerable communities.
Individuals 12 to 15 years old are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine at the county's mass vaccination sites and community clinics.
Only 49 percent of East Palo Alto residents have been vaccinated as of Thursday, well behind the countywide figure of 77 percent.
All Pfizer vaccination sites operated by the county will offer COVID vaccines to the newly-approved age group.
Vaccinations are pending final approval from the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup.
The airport is partnering with Safeway to offer the Pfizer vaccine next week.
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The county is currently in the orange tier but if recent metrics hold up through next week, it will move to the least restrictive tier.
No appointments are necessary for COVID-19 vaccinations this week.
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The county saw a slight uptick in its adjusted case rate that will prevent it from moving into the least restrictive tier.
The San Mateo County Event Center, which is drive-through only, can administer approximately 4,000 doses a day, according to the county.