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County of Santa Clara releases updated Quarantine Guidance aligned with recent announcements from CDC and CDPH, and provides vaccine updates.
Recorded December 14, 2020.
The City of Cupertino would like to express its thanks to the County of Santa Clara for the use of their video materials during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Cupertino, please visit https://www.cupertino.org/coronavirus... of Santa Clara Health officials discuss updates on hospital capacity, vaccine distribution, and travel quarantine.
C
Hello,
everyone
and
thanks
for
being
here
today,
we
have
updates
from
the
county
santa
clara
public
health
department
with
regards
to
the
quarantine
situation,
and
also
with
also
with
regards
to
the
vaccine.
Without
further
ado,
we'll
introduce
dr
sarah
redmond
to
provide
updates
on
the
quarantine
situation.
D
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you,
everyone
for
being
here
today,
I'm
here
to
announce
new
covid19,
quarantine
guidance.
This
guidance
takes
effect
immediately
and
is
aligned
with
the
california
department
of
public
health
guidance
that
is
also
being
announced
today.
This
new
guidance
shortens
the
length
of
quarantine
from
14
days
to
10
days
from
last
exposure
for
people
who
remain
asymptomatic
during
their
quarantined
people
period,
and
this
is
both
for
those
who
have
traveled
and
quarantined
after
traveling
and
for
those
who
have
come
into
close
contact
with
somebody
who
has
tested
positive
for
covet
19.
D
D
Those
who
have
symptoms
should,
however,
get
tested
right
away
at
this
time.
Healthcare
workers
and
first
responders
are
instructed
to
continue
following
existing
guidance
for
early
return
to
work,
considerations
and
additional
guidance
for
healthcare
workers
and
first
responders
will
be
forthcoming
right
now,
we're
in
a
critical
phase
of
our
response
to
the
pandemic
and
especially
as
cases
continue
to
increase
rapidly
across
our
region.
We
need
everyone
to
closely
follow
these
public
health
guidances
in
order
to
slow
the
spread
of
the
virus.
D
As
we
learn
more
about
this
virus,
we
will
continue
to
update
our
recommendations
in
order
to
have
the
most
effective
and
safe
quarantine
guidances
in
place.
As
always,
we
make
these
decisions
in
consultation
with
our
public
health
partners,
including
the
california
department
of
public
health
and
surrounding
state
and
local
health
officers.
D
E
Thank
you.
Well,
we
are
really
thrilled
today
because
we
will
be
receiving
our
first
17
550
doses
of
pfizer
vaccine,
and
we
expect
arrival
of
the
vaccine
into
our
county
this
week.
We
are
following
the
priorities
that
were
determined
by
the
cdc
in
the
state
and
we
will
be
vaccinating
healthcare
workers
as
well
as
residents
of
skilled
nursing
facilities.
Those
are
the
two
priorities
that
have
been
set
by
this
by
the
cdc.
E
E
E
We
need
to
remember,
though,
that
for
the
next
several
months
as
the
vaccines
become
more
available,
we
all
still
need
to
wear
our
masks
stay
socially
distant
from
one
another
and
not
to
gather.
We
are
hoping
that
these
vaccines
will
eventually
spell
the
end
of
this
pandemic.
Let's
all
stay
safe,
however,
and
be
patient.
While
we
wait
our
turn
to
receive
the
vaccine.
F
E
Sure
the
issues
are
around
the
clarification
of
whether
the
vaccine
that
we're
getting
is
going
to
be
used
for
first
dose
and
second
dose.
The
answer
is
no.
This
is
going
to
be
used
just
for
the
first
dose.
We
have
been
directed
that
all
of
our
allocations
initially
are
to
be
used
as
a
first
dose
for
everyone
receiving
it,
and
then
we
will
then
receive
the
second
dose
of
vaccine,
so
we
will
not
be
holding
back
half
of
the
vaccine
for
those
that
have
received
the
first
dose.
E
The
prioritization
is
done
by
the
federal
government,
the
cdc
and
its
committee
called
acip,
the
immunization
practices
committee
committee,
and
that
will
also
be
confirmed
by
the
state.
So
we
haven't
heard
what
the
next
priority
groups
will
be,
but
we
assume
that
if,
after
all,
healthcare
workers
and
the
people
in
skilled
nursing
and
long-term
care
that
we
will
see
a
priority,
coming
eventually
for
the
frontline
workers
and
eventually
for
the
people
over
65
and
those
with
other
types
of
illnesses,
co-morbid.
H
Thank
you.
Yes,
so
with
more
than
2
000
daily
cases
over
the
weekend
here
in
the
county,
some
may
be
wondering
why
you're
reducing
the
days
for
quarantine
from
14
to
10,
and
does
this
also
apply
to
people
who
have
traveled
more
than
150
miles
to
get
to
the
county
like
people
coming
off
the
plane?
Will
they
also
be
required
to
only
do
10
days
now.
D
G
Yeah,
so
what
is
the
specific
recommendation?
It
is
ten
days
now
and
then
a
negative
test
taken
on
day,
six
or
afterwards,
that's
my
first
one
and
then
for
some
people.
Quarantine
is
a
luxury
that
they
just
don't
have.
Can
you
tell
me
about
the
quarantined
shelters
that
are
set
up
for
people
that
either
live
with
too
many
people
in
a
household
or
maybe
are
homeless.
D
Sure
to
your
first
question,
the
exact
new
recommendation
is
that
anyone
who
has
either
traveled
outside
the
county
or
who
has
been
exposed
to
somebody
who
tested
positive
for
covin
should
quarantine
for
at
least
10
days
after
their
last
exposure,
and
that
is
regardless
of
whether
they
have
no
test
or
a
negative
test
during
that
period.
As
long
as
they
don't
have
symptoms.
If
somebody
does
have
symptoms,
we
ask
that
they
both
get
tested
right
away
and
that
they
also
test
negative
and
be
24
hours,
symptom
free
in
addition
to
that
10-day
period.
D
So
we
also
finally
recommend
that
that
test
ideally
should
fall
during
the
last
four
days
of
quarantine
day.
Six
or
later
to
your
second
question,
you
make
a
really
good
point
that
quarantine
is
difficult.
It
is
not
easy
to
stay
home
when
people
have
jobs,
to
go
to
school,
to
go
to
loved
ones,
to
care
for,
and
that's
why
the
county
has
set
up
very
extensive
resources
to
try
our
best
to
support
people
during
that
time.
D
I
E
Yes,
so
the
question
was
39
000
doses
from
a
dernic
coming
next
week.
Will
they
be
used
for
first
shots?
And
the
answer
is
yes,
so
we're
going
to
wait
for
the
second
shot,
which
will
be
three
to
four
weeks
later,
then
we
will
get
the
vaccine
for
everyone
who
received
the
first
dose
will
get
their
vaccine
later
on
when
it's
time
for
their
second
dose.
J
E
Yeah,
so
the
vaccine
is
shipped
directly
from
the
manufacturer
and
we've
seen
news
reports
all
day
today.
Seeing
the
vaccine
arriving
at
various
places,
it
will
arrive
by
a
fedex
and
we
will
get
the
vaccine
at
the
in
the
public
health
department
and
also
it
will
be
shipped
directly
to
the
various
hospitals.
Once
the
hospitals
get
their
vaccine,
then
they
have
their
their
process
that
they
go
through
in
order
to
provide
vaccine
to
the
hospital
workers.
E
All
hospitals,
all
hospitals
in
santa
clara
county
will
be
receiving
vaccine.
They
have
all
registered
with
the
state
of
california
and
have
given
their
priority
needs
and
the
numbers
that
they
will
need.
The
first
doses
will
not
fulfill
all
of
the
needs
of
all
of
the
hospitals
on
this
first
round,
and
that
will
happen
over
subsequent
weeks.
E
As
far
as
the
number
of
healthcare
workers
we
have
estimated,
there
are
approximately
130
000
health
care
workers
in
the
community,
and
but
all
of
those
are
not
in
the
hospitals
about
70
about
70
000
are
in
hospitals
and
the
others
are
in
other
clinics
and
other
facilities
such
as
dentists
and
other
health
care
personnel.
So
they
will
eventually
get
their
vaccine
as
we
get
more
and
allocated
accordingly.
H
Can
you
I
mean
last
week
we
were
down
to
this
31
icu
beds?
Can
you
give
us
a
sense
of
the
picture
now
and
do
you
fear
it's
going
to
get
worse
as
more
families
get
together
in
christmas,
and
is
there
a
contingency
plan
there
was
talk
of
moving
some
patients
out
of
the
county
or
opening
a
regional
center.
What
are
some
of
the
contingency
plans
to
deal
with
capacity.
D
So
I'll
defer
to
our
information
team
to
get
you
exact,
up-to-date
numbers
today
on
bed
availability,
as
well
as
explicit
contingency
plans
around
providing
patient
care.
Although
right
now,
I
think
it's
important
for
patients
to
understand
that
anyone
who
is
ill
is
still
able
to
get
the
care
they
need.
They
should
still
go
to
the
hospital.
They
should
still
call
for
emergency
response
if
they
need
it.
D
To
your
second
question,
I
do
still
fear
things
are
going
to
get
worse
before
they
get
better
and
that's
part
of
why
we're
in
the
midst
of
a
stay-at-home
order.
That
is
urging
everyone
to
really
minimize
the
types
of
activities
they
have
outside
their
home
and
the
types
of
interactions
they
have
with
as
much
as
possible.
D
In
order
to
be
able
to
respond
to
that.
Yes,
the
county
has
multiple
layers
of
contingency
plan,
everything
from
supporting
people
during
isolation
and
quarantine
to
supporting
our
hospitals
and
other
clinical
care
settings
in
order
to
be
able
to
make
sure
we
can
both
reduce
transmission
as
much
as
possible
and
meet
the
clinical
need
that
we're
seeing
for
our
county.
G
So
we've
heard
about
outbreaks
of
group
settings
in
care
facilities,
homeless,
shelters
and
homeless
camps.
There
was
a
gentleman-
and
I
don't
expect
you
to
know
the
specifics
of
this
case
homeless,
positive
tests,
sick
enough
to
be
hospitalized
as
a
friday
and
then
discharge
from
that
hospital
back
into
a
camp.
Subsequently,
the
county
did
connect
him
to
the
hotel
room,
but
I'm
just
wondering
is
that
an
example
of
the
system
failing
initially
and
then
recovering?
D
So
while
I
can't
speak
to
any
specific
case,
I
could
say
that
the
county
has
multiple
layers
of
protections
in
place
to
prevent
outbreaks
of
our
most
vulnerable
populations,
whether
that
be
folks
in
homeless,
shelters
or
skilled,
nursing
facilities
or
homeless
encampments.
As
you
described,
one
of
those
is
before
someone
gets
sick,
helping
to
try
to
house
folks
who
are
unstably
housed
right
now.
D
While
this
system
is
working
overtime
to
meet
that
need
for
everyone,
we
would
encourage
that.
Anyone
who
needs
that
leave
a
message,
because
we
have
been
able
to
get
back
to
people
very
quickly
if
they
leave
voicemails
for
us,
but
it
does
happen
sometimes
that
the
line
is
busy
when
folks
call.
So,
if
they're
able
to
leave
a
message
for
us.
Yes,
we're
able
to
get
back
in
touch
with
folks
and
get
them
into
that
supportive
system
that
they
need.
We
have.
H
D
I
will
defer
to
our
legal
experts
and
dr
cody
to
talk
about
any
enforcement
or
regulatory
activity.
I
can
say
that
the
public
health
department's
response
and
contact
tracing
to
be
able
to
ensure
everyone
understands
the
instructions
of
the
stay-at-home
order,
and
why
they're
so
important
to
protect
their
health
and
has
the
resources
they
need
to
be
able
to
follow
those
guidance.