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AT A GLANCE: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FEBRUARY 4 - 10
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TO RESCIND LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER ORDER REQUIRING INDOOR MASKING BY FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department will rescind Health Officer Order No. 2022 – 10 effective Wednesday, February 16,2022, in alignment with the State’s Health Officer Order. Local guidance will defer to State guidance for use of face coverings. Universal masking will remain required in specified settings including, but not limited to, public transit, indoors in K-12 schools, childcare, shelters, healthcare settings, correctional facilities, and other care facilities. Only unvaccinated persons will be required to mask in all indoor public settings. Fully vaccinated individuals will be recommended to continue masking in public indoor settings. For full guidelines, visit the California Department of Public Health’s Guidance for the Use of Face Masks.
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WITH COVID-19 CONDITIONS IMPROVING, STATE PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS MODIFY OMICRON SURGE POLICIES
As COVID-19 conditions continue to improve across California and the Omicron surge subsides, temporary measures the state had put in place will expire in the coming weeks.
COVID-19 cases and the rate of community transmission have steadily decreased statewide since early January, and hospitalizations are either plateauing or declining in most regions of the state. Since California's peak during the Omicron surge, the state has experienced a 65% decrease in case rates.
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CDC MMWR: CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES AMONG ADULTS HOSPITALIZED WITH LABORATORY-CONFIRMED SARS-COV-2 INFECTION DURING PERIODS OF B.1.617.2 (DELTA) AND B.1.1.529 (OMICRON) VARIANT PREDOMINANCE — ONE HOSPITAL, CALIFORNIA, JULY 15–SEPTEMBER 23, 2021, AND DECEMBER 21, 2021–JANUARY 27, 2022
Among adults hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection during Omicron predominance, COVID-19 vaccination, including with a booster dose, was associated with lower likelihood of intensive care unit admission. Compared with patients during the period of Delta predominance, Omicron-period patients had less severe illness, largely driven by an increased proportion who were fully vaccinated. Approximately 20% of early Omicron-period hospitalizations were for non–COVID-19 conditions, particularly among young and vaccinated adults. COVID-19 vaccination, particularly a booster dose, continues to be critical in mitigating the health care burden of the Omicron variant.
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VIDEO: FEBRUARY 10 KEYT LIVE INTERVIEW WITH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DR. VAN DO-REYNOSO, PHD, MPHTune in to KEYT Newschannel 3 each Thursday at 11 a.m. for a live one-on-one interview with Santa Barbara County public health experts for the latest news about COVID-19 and pandemic recovery.
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