The Family Unit

Mendocino County Numbers for 1-15-20Total cases: 3055New cases: approx 31Active cases: 379Pending Tests: 3291+Hospitalization: 15ICU: 2Quarantine and isolation: 6506.25% positivity rate38 per 100,000Deaths: 31Vaccine Hotline: (707) 472-7663Mendocino Covid-19 Call Center: 707-472-2759Testing:Optumserv: Ukiah at the fairgrounds 7am to 7pm, seven days a week. Walk ins OK. Free. Website: https://lhi.care/covidtestingFort Bragg Veteran’s Hall EVERY TUESDAY at 9am, Free, First come First Serve. Register at lhi.care/covidtestingMendocino Coast Clinics Free Drive through surveillance testing, Wednesday mornings and Thursday afternoons. Call MCC at 964-1351 to make appointment.CallsHow will herd immunity work from the vaccine if we don't know whether or not people can still carry Covid after being vaccinated? While we don’t know for sure whether or not you can still carry the virus after being vaccinated, you are far less likely too.Is there any information about the outbreak at the Safeway in Willits? Five people from the Willits Safeway tested positive.How do you find out and sign up for the Adventist Health open clinics. The clinics will work to reach out to people who are in the correct age tier, however right now most of our vaccines are still going out to essential workers.How should families function when not every member is vaccinated? It takes about six weeks total for the vaccine to work and even after that people should still follow all social distancing protocols, especially if not everyone in the family is vaccinated?Are the vaccine clinics going through with phase 1b tier 1? Yes, but we are not vaccinating 65+ yet, only 75+ and essential workers.Should people wait to get the vaccine until the county is sure that we will have enough vaccines down the road for people to get the second dose, or should people go ahead and get the first dose without that confirmation? One shot is better than no shot and does significantly reduce your risk of contracting Covid.If everybody in a household is vaccinated, can they change their social behaviors? Within the household yes, but other activities should still be restricted in a Covid safe way.Would the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine be better for someone with health issues? As far as we know neither one of them is better than the other when it comes to external health issues.