HomeMy WebLinkAbout12.14.20 Email from Andy Pickett Vaccine information
From:Pickett, Andy
To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Kimmelshue, Tod;Lambert, Steve;
Lucero, Debra;McCracken, Shari;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia;
Sweeney, Kathleen;Teeter, Doug
Subject:Vaccine information
Date:Monday, December 14, 2020 2:15:55 PM
Attachments:2020-1214 Elected Vaccine Update.docx
Board Members,
Please see the attached update from Public Health with information regarding COVID vaccines.
Andy
Máximo A. Pickett
Chief Administrative Officer
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
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Butte County Public Health
12/14/2020 COVID Vaccine Update
All State information can be found at: https://covid19.ca.gov/vaccines/
Role of Butte County Public Health (BCPH)
The primary role of BCPH is to facilitate the COVID vaccine distribution process to local Health
Care Providers (HCPs) by following the California Dept. of Public Health’s (CDPH) COVID
Vaccination Plan. This utilizes a phased and tiered approach with a priority process based on
supply, safety, equity and transparency.
Phases/Tiers
The State has announced that allocations will be divided among Phases and then Tiers. As of right
now, the only level we know about is Phase 1a. The remaining phases are still being
developed/finalized. We do anticipate there will be a Phase 1b and then it will probably go to
Phases 2 and 3.
First Allocations to Butte County:
Phase 1a – Tier 1 vaccine allocated to Butte County – almost 10,000 doses
nd
Nearly 3,000 Pfizer vaccines - Pfizer vaccine – 1 dose given initially and 2 dose given 3 weeks
later
nd
Nearly 7,000 Moderna vaccines - Moderna vaccine – 1 dose given initially and 2 dose given 4
weeks later
All vaccine allocated in this Phase 1a – Tier 1 will be given as the first dose (second doses are
stnd
reserved by the Federal Government to ensure all who receive the 1 dose will have the 2 dose
available.
We anticipate that Butte County will receive allocations weekly. We do not need to order all allocations at
one time and will not lose our allocations.
Phase 1a –Tier 1 provided to:
Those who may be exposed to COVID-19 through work in a healthcare setting. Including: Frontline
Health Care Workers (HCWs), administrative, nutritional, environmental staff who must work on
the floor, etc.
Currently – Enloe Medical Center is the only Acute Care Hospital in Butte County that has been
approved, by the State, to receive the vaccine
o Applications – Both Oroville and Orchard Hospitals have submitted applications and they
are under review
Enloe Medical Center will receive almost 5,000 of the initial allocations with the ability to order
more if needed
Shipping, Storage and Distribution:
Vaccine is direct shipped to each approved COVID vaccine HCP
Vaccine will be provided to frontline HCWs and other staff who are at the highest risk of
contracting COVID from patients
o It is not available for other HCWs or the general public in this phase
As we move through the phases more HCPs will be approved as COVID vaccine providers
o All approved vaccine providers must: have the ability to receive the vaccine via
direct shipment from the State, store the vaccine as required – some require ultra-
low temperature storage and distribute the vaccine in a timely manner
Timeline:
First doses shipped to Enloe are estimated to arrive this week, around December 18, 2020
BCPH is working with all three hospitals to ensure they are prepared to receive shipments
and have plans in place to distribute to frontline HCWs
Long Term Care Facilities: The Federal Government has partnered with major pharmacies to
begin providing vaccine to residents and staff of long term care facilities. These vaccinations are
scheduled to start the last week of December.