![]() ![]() Masks will still be required for on-campus public transportation, in the Early Education Services centers, and in clinical settings. For county public schools, as of March 11, 2022, masks are optional though highly recommended.Īs of April 10, 2022, masks are not required for most indoor settings at UC Santa Cruz facilities, though highly recommended. Neither the state of California nor Santa Cruz County currently requires indoor masking. ![]() Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health are still administering second boosters to eligible recipients.Ĭheck our links below for quick access to the relevant websites. The easiest way to schedule an appointment for second boosters is at local pharmacies including Rite-Aid, CVS and Walgreens. Vaccinations and precautions are still strongly recommended. Click here to find the closest location.Ĭurrently, Paxlovid is the available medication, showing an 89% reduction in hospitalization and death, and it must be taken within five days of the onset of symptoms to be effective. ![]() Santa Cruz County’s three test-to-treat locations are still up and running. We’ll keep an eye on the changing guidelines as the next phase of the pandemic continues. The same applies to staff, except they must test negative to return to campus on day 6. On Monday, Oakland Unified School District followed suit with some of their own adjustments, which include allowing students to return to class six days after a positive test with no further testing required - though the student will have to wear a mask through day 10. The guidelines also apply to students who still have active symptoms, but at least 24 hours have passed since the resolution of fever without medications and the student has received a negative result from one PCR test or two rapid tests. That included allowing students to return to school on day 5 of having COVID if they’ve tested negative with a rapid test and have symptoms that are improving. Safeway and CVS county locations now have immediate availability for people ages 5 and older who have received a primary series.Ībout a month ago, the Santa Cruz County Office of Education relaxed some of its COVID guidelines. Walgreens is booked out about one week in advance at the Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz locations, but has openings at its Freedom location as soon as Tuesday. ![]() The updated, Omicron-targeting booster shot is now widely available at local drugstores and health care providers. Meanwhile, wastewater data for the county shows virus levels plateauing - a possible effect of the spring season commencing, leaving cold, flu and now COVID season behind. Currently, Santa Cruz County is seeing 49 cases per 100,000 people - down 23 from last week. The neighboring counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo and Monterey remain in the “substantial” tier of community transmission, which means all are recording more than 50 cases per 100,000 people. Both Santa Cruz and San Benito counties have fallen into the “moderate” tier of community transmission, which means they are recording between 10 and 50 cases per 100,000 people. Hospitalizations are down across the country according to the Centers for Disease Control. No new deaths were reported locally, keeping the county’s pandemic death toll at 276. Monday’s update of the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency’s COVID case count showed 294 active cases. ![]()
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