COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Eligibility for Essential Workers, County Tier Metrics, Live City Update & More

City of San Ramon sent this bulletin at 02/18/2021 04:21 PM PST

Dear San Ramon Community,

This week, Contra Costa County remains in the the purple tier in the State's Blueprint for a Safer Economy.

Contra Costa County has extended vaccine eligibility to teachers, grocery workers and other frontline essential workers who live in Contra Costa County.

This Friday, February 19, City staff will host a live City Update on YouTube at 9 a.m., with a focus on housing.

In addition, residents are invited to share their thoughts in a San Ramon Aquatics survey by Friday, February 26.

Below are the latest updates for the San Ramon community.

 

Contra Costa County Tier Metrics

This week, Contra Costa County remains in the the purple tier in the State of California's Blueprint for a Safer Economy. As of 2/18, the County Metrics include: 16.7 new daily COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents (with an adjusted case rate of 15.2 for tier assignment), a 4.3% test positivity rate (7-day average), and 6.5% health equity quartile positivity rate. 

For Contra Costa County to move to the red tier, the following three criteria must be met for two consecutive weeks:

  • Case Rate: Less than 7 new cases per 100,000 residents
  • Positivity Rate: Less than 8% of tests countywide are positive
  • Equity Metric: Less than 8% of tests for residents of the lowest quartile of the Healthy Places Index census tracts are positive

View more data for Contra Costa at the County dashboard below, and learn more about tier assignments and metric details on the State of California's dashboard.

> View Contra Costa COVID-19 Dashboard

> View California COVID-19 Dashboard

 

Contra Costa Extends Vaccine Eligibility to Essential Workers

Today, Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) updated its eligibility policy for COVID-19 vaccine to extend vaccination eligibility to residents who work in the education and childcare sector, food and agriculture workers, and emergency services workers as defined by Phase 1B of California's vaccination plan.

Residents in these groups, as well as county residents who are 65 years and older who have not yet been vaccinated, can sign up to access state and federal sites through MyTurn (myturn.ca.gov) or by calling 1-833-422-4255.

Essential workers and residents 65 years and older can also request immunization appointments through CCHS and join the county waiting list for COVID-19 vaccine. However, due to a temporary reduction in vaccine supply from the state, all appointments at county sites are filled through the next two weeks at least, according to a press release from CCHS.

People who need to cancel an existing appointment or who received a first dose of vaccine through CCHS and need to make a second-dose appointment should call 1-833-829-2626.

When more appointments become available, CCHS will continue to prioritize county residents who are 65 or older as well as eligible essential workers.

> Read the full Press Release from Contra Costa County Health Services

> Sign up for State and Federal Vaccine Notifications

> Request an Appointment through Contra Costa Health Services

> Vaccine Info from Contra Costa Health Services

 

Live City Update on Housing: Friday, February 19 at 9 a.m.

The next City Update, hosted by City of San Ramon staff, will be streamed live on YouTube on Friday, February 19 from 9–10:15 a.m., with a focus on housing.

Guests include San Ramon City Councilmember Sabina Zafar, California Senator Steve Glazer, California Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, San Ramon Community Development Director Debbie Chamberlain, and San Ramon Senior Planner Cindy Yee.

Residents can submit questions for panelists by emailing info@sanramon.ca.gov and including “City Update” in the subject line. Guests will answer as many questions as time allows.

All City Updates will be recorded and available to watch on the City’s website and YouTube channel following the live event.

> Learn More about Live City Updates

> Subscribe to the City of San Ramon on YouTube

 

Share Your Thoughts: San Ramon Aquatics Survey

San Ramon Aquatics is currently seeking community feedback on our aquatics programs. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey and provide us with valuable information to enhance our aquatics programs. The survey will be open until Friday, February 26, 2021.

> Complete the Survey

 

Community Resources for San Ramon

The following information and resources are available at the City of San Ramon’s website, and are updated regularly:

 

Ways to Stay Informed

Website: www.sanramon.ca.gov/covid-19

Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, NextDoor

General Questions: (925) 973-2500

General COVID-19 Help Line for San Ramon: (925) 570-1186

Senior Hotline (English): (925) 973-3250

Senior Voicemail Line (Mandarin): (925) 973-3277

Contra Costa County Help Line: 2-1-1

Email: info@sanramon.ca.gov


As always, I want to thank this community for its continued care for one another!

Joe Gorton
San Ramon City Manager