The Santa Barbara Public Health Department is happy to announce that county residents who are 50 years of age and older will able to make an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning today for Public Health Community Vaccination Clinics in Lompoc, happening March 28 through April 3.
Effective April 1, people 50 years of age and older will also be eligible to schedule appointments at any of the participating pharmacies, hospitals or health care providers as supply is available.
Groups currently eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Public Health Community Vaccination Clinics include:
- people over the age of 50
- phase 1A health care workers
- education and childcare workers
- emergency service workers
- food and agriculture workers
- people between the ages of 16-64 with high risk medical conditions
All eligible community members can sign up for a vaccine appointment by registering online at the Public Health Website or by calling 2-1-1 and pressing option 4 for assistance. The call center is open 7 days a week from 9a.m. – 5p.m. These clinics will only be administering first-dose Pfizer vaccines at this time.