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MINUTES - Draft <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> April 28, 2021 <br /> ■ Supply outweighs demand. We're being creative and innovative while working with <br /> community partners to determine what are the barriers are for those that want the <br /> vaccine. <br /> ■ On April 15th, the 10,000th shot was given. <br /> ■ The state has changed the process for allocation. We have an ordering process. <br /> The order needs to be placed each Wednesday, by 12 noon, if we want to receive <br /> more vaccines. The requirement is that we must use 50% of the last order received <br /> before ordering more. <br /> • Vaccination clinics are now held on consistent days at the Whitted location in the BOCC <br /> Conference Room. There are two morning and two evening clinics. The times are: <br /> ■ Mondays from 2-7p; Wednesdays from 8a-1 p; Thursdays from 2-7p; Fridays from <br /> 8a-1 pm <br /> • We continue to have pop-up sites and are working with community partners to find <br /> where they are needed. They occur mostly on Saturdays. <br /> • The OCHD performed outreach to our homeless/unsheltered population and vaccinated <br /> them using the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines verses waiting for the one-dose J & J <br /> vaccine to become available again. <br /> • The OCHD continues to serve homebound OC residents. They can call the Call Center <br /> and inform them that they need vaccination. Our mobile team will vaccinate them in their <br /> home. <br /> • Being mindful of our human resources, the OCHD tries to make people aware of the <br /> vaccination site closest to them. <br /> • Tomorrow is the last day at the UNC RR Lot. We're transitioning from the UNC RR Lot <br /> for the big mass vaccinations as we no longer have the demand to justify use of that <br /> space, cost of tents, volunteers, etc. The weather also poses a safety concern as there <br /> is no quick way of getting shelter if thunderstorms appear. <br /> • Friday at 5pm, the Governor's Executive Order 209 takes effect. <br /> o Lifted the requirement for face covering outdoors as research has shown little <br /> transmission in outdoor spaces. Face coverings are still recommended if you're <br /> going to be in a very crowded outdoor setting. <br /> o Business capacities remain the same. <br /> o Mass gathering limits also increase. <br /> ■ 50 to 100 people indoors <br /> ■ 100 to 200 people outdoors <br /> o If two-thirds of the state population have received at least their 1 st vaccine, after <br /> looking at science and data, the Governor will consider lifting the face covering <br /> mandate entirely. <br /> C. Media Items <br /> Kristin Prelipp, Communications Manager, mentioned that the articles in the Board packet were <br /> just a selection of the numerous COVID-19-related articles that were gathered. Included in the <br /> Board's packet were an article from the Chapelboro regarding OC's efforts to equitably <br /> vaccinate minorities, a CBS17 article regarding OC reporting the highest percentage of partially <br /> and fully vaccinated residents, and an article from News of Orange County announcing that <br /> OCHD administered its 10,00011 first dose of the COVID vaccine. <br /> Media items were in the packet which focused on Orange County's events and our <br /> involvement in various efforts. <br /> S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda &Abstracts\2021 Agenda &Abstracts/ <br /> April Page 7 <br />