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What do I need to know about the COVID-19 vaccines?

How to Get the Vaccine

Go to Santa Barbara County Public Health Department’s COVID-19 Vaccine Information for FAQs, information about where to get vaccinated, news, and to find out when you are eligible to get your vaccine. Children’s Resource and Referral has been helping with the vaccine roll-out to providers. Email reception@crrsbc.org with the following information to be added to the lottery list for your vaccine: name, email, phone number, and preferred Location, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, or Lompoc.

Visit MyTurn.ca.gov to make an appointment. The Virtual Assistant can help answer your vaccine, registration, and scheduling questions. Chat now at chat.myturn.ca.gov or call the CA COVID-19 Hotline at 1-833-422-4255

Information about the Vaccine

The California Department of Public Health has produced the following public service announcements in English and Spanish. Visit the Vaccinate All 58 website for more information and view the English and Spanish Vaccine Fact sheets. Santa Barbara County Public Health Department also released protocols regarding symptoms after someone receives a COVID-19 vaccine. CDC also offers extensive information related to the COVID-19 vaccines at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html.

Click here for a video from Cottage Health Santa Barbara explaining the COVID-19 vaccine (12/29/20). Other videos from Santa Barbara County Public Health Department can be found here.

See Community Care Licensing’s PIN 21-06-CCP regarding the vaccine roll-out for answers to frequently asked questions.

For detailed information about the vaccines, visit http://vaccinateall58.com and see the fact sheets:

Do I need to continue to wear a mask and practice social distance after I get vaccinated?

Yes. While experts learn more about the protection that COVID-19 vaccines provide under real-life conditions, it will be important for everyone to continue using all the tools available to us to help stop this pandemic, like wearing masks, washing hands and physical distancing.

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