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From YouTube: County Public Health Dept. Press Conference (Antigen Test Availability) - January 21, 2022
Description
County of Santa Clara officials provide updates on at-home COVID-19 antigen test availability.
You can schedule your appointment to pick up your tests at https://www.sccfreetest.org. Use the "Schedule a Pickup Appointment" button. If unable to schedule online, please call 1-800-232-0233.
This press conference was recorded on January 21, 2022.
To schedule your free COVID test, visit https://sccfreetest.org
For more information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Cupertino, please visit https://www.cupertino.org/coronavirus
C
Good
morning,
everyone
thanks
for
being
here.
My
name
is
ricardo
romero
morales.
I'm
a
lead
public
information
officer
with
the
county
of
santa
clara
today
we'll
be
making
an
announcement
regarding
antigen
test,
and
our
speakers
for
today
are
megan
doyle,
deputy
county
executive
of
county
of
santa
clara,
dr
jennifer
tong,
associate
chief
medical
officer
for
the
santa
clara
santa
clara
valley,
medical
center
and
supervisor
cindy
chavis
from
the
santa
clara
county
board
supervisors.
C
D
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
megan
doyle,
and
I
am
a
deputy
county
executive
here
at
the
county
of
santa
clara.
I
was
privileged
enough
to
oversee
the
team
of
county
departments
that
was
able
to
acquire
and
plans
to
distribute
antigen
tests
directly
to
the
public
and
with
our
community
clinics
and
our
community
partners.
I
am
very
very
excited
to
announce
today
that
starting
tomorrow,
60
000
at-home
antigen
tests
will
be
available
for
direct
distribution
through
four
drive
up
sites.
D
This
is
an
incredible
lift
that
is
once
again
proving
that
the
county
of
santa
clara
is
committed
to
stepping
up
in
incredible
incredibly
challenging
times
and
in
this
case
really
trying
to
get
a
scarce
resource,
which
is
the
at-home
antigen
test
kits.
These
were
purchased
by
the
county
through
ihealth
and
they
through
the
leadership
of
our
board
of
supervisors
and
our
county
executive
leadership.
Team
who
saw
this
need
with
the
coronavirus,
still
very
high
in
our
community
and
recognizing
how
difficult
at-home
tests
are
to
procure.
D
E
While
we
are
starting
to
see
a
decrease
in
the
omicron
surge,
it
is
important
to
know
that
our
prevalence
of
circulating
covet
virus
in
the
community
is
still
very
very
high.
At
home.
Testing
is
another
tool
in
our
toolbox
to
help
us
fight
the
ongoing
surge
to
help
keep
our
communities
safe
and
healthy.
E
The
at-home
antigen
test
kits
that
the
county
will
start
distributing,
will
be
helpful
for
multiple
reasons
they
can
be
used
by
people
who've
recently
tested
positive
for
the
virus
and
have
met
criteria
for
leaving
isolation
based
on
cdc
guidelines,
but
may
need
a
negative
test
to
do
so.
In
that
situation.
The
type
of
test
they
need
is
not
the
pcr
test,
which
we
provide
at
most
healthcare
organizations
and
at
our
county
operated
testing
sites.
Those
pcr
tests
continue
to
pick
up
dead
virus
particles
for
many
weeks,
sometimes
even
months.
E
E
Someone
can
click
on
the
button
that
will
take
them
to
the
scheduling
website,
after
which
time
they
put
in
their
information,
answer
some
basic
questions
and
then
receive
an
appointment
date
and
time
to
drive
through
a
specified
location
and
pick
up
the
four
tests
allocated
for
them.
They
will
need
to
bring
proof
of
that
appointment
at
the
time
of
pickup.
E
E
I
want
to
personally
thank
the
many
county
staff.
Who've
worked
so
hard
over
the
last
few
days
after
we
identified
that
these
at
home
kits
were
available
for
purchase
a
team
jumped
into
action
with
all
of
the
moving
parts
to
serve
our
community,
including
the
movement
of
large
numbers
of
supplies,
organization
of
staffing
to
distribute
the
supplies
and
the
the
building
of
technology
to
make
this
as
seamless
as
possible
for
all
involved.
E
F
Good
morning,
everyone
I
I
just
wanted
to
say
a
couple
of
acknowledgements
and
thank
yous
and
then
talk
about
why
this
is
so
important.
One
is
that
I
wanted
to
acknowledge
supervisor
joe
simidian
and
he
isn't
able
to
join
us
today,
but
this
was
an
area
that
he
was
really
looking
at
the
county
to
continue
to
play
leadership.
F
The
last
thing
I
wanted
to
say
is
that
I
health
is
a
local
company
and
I
really
want
to
acknowledge
that
our
staff
moved
quickly
when
they
saw
that
those
tests
were
available
to
make
sure
they
were
available
to
the
people
who
live,
work
and
play
in
santa
clara
county,
and
we
can't
forget
that
the
federal
government
also
has
a
website.
So
folks
don't
know
about
it.
Yet
you
can
go
to
covidtess.gov
covidtest.gov
and
be
able
to
get
those
sent
right
to
your
home
through
the
u.s
postal
service.
F
We're
so
excited
that
you're
here,
because
we
really
want
to
get
the
word
out
and
recognize
that
we
need
to
get
these
tests
to
every
corner
of
our
community
and
that's
part
of
the
reason
we're
using
promethoras
and
those
that
are
going
door
to
door
to
make
sure
everybody
has
access.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here.