Anonymous
Source: Santa Barbara County Public Health Department
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has extended the Health Officer Order which requires the use of masks in indoor public settings. This order requires all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear face coverings when indoors in public settings, with limited exceptions. This Order 2021-10.8 is effective at 5 p.m., on January 2, 2022 and continues until 5 p.m., on February 1, 2022 or until it is extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended.
As of December 20, 2021, the COVID-19 community transmission level is categorized as “High” in California and Santa Barbara County by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). As of December 25, 2021, the County has a case rate of 33.5 per 100,000 and a test positivity of 9.5%. The CDC continues to recommend fully vaccinated individuals wear a face covering in public indoor settings in areas with Substantial or High community transmission rates.
An update to the previous framework has been outlined by local health officials to consider rescinding the indoor mask mandate. The county case rate should be 7.0 cases per 100,000 people or lower for three consecutive weeks. In addition to this, hospitalizations should be low and stable for at least 3 days. Local health officials will consider these metrics, along with any other relevant factors, including the spread of new variants.
“We are heading into the winter season facing a very different virus compared to last year. Already Omicron makes up over 60% of new infections in Santa Barbara County.” shared Dr. Henning Ansorg, County Health Officer. “We need a layered approach of protective measures to reduce transmission and severe illness. In addition to vaccination including the booster, wearing a well-fitted mask in public indoor spaces does give additional protection to the wearer and limits transmission of COVID to others. We are asking everyone to help reduce unnecessary illness and suffering by following this health order.”
Additionally, CDPH updated requirements for attending mega events, like concerts and sporting events. Prior to attending an event, attendees will now require either proof of vaccination, a negative antigen COVID-19 test within one day of the event, or a negative PCR test within two days of the event.
This Health Officer Order is consistent with the guidance from the CDC as well as the California Department of Public Health who issued a mask mandate per state Health Officer Order, which recommends that fully vaccinated people wear masks while in indoor public settings. The full Health Officer Order can be read here: https://publichealthsbc.org/health-officer-orders/.
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Maybe someone who knows nothing of virology shouldn’t speculate about “Omnicron” [sic].
Let’s see should I take the advice of renowned online virologist Chip – or should I take the advice of my doctor and our family pediatrician?
How many of you online virologists will home school your kids in the fall when vaccines are required for entry to public school?
“pretty much everyone is going to get Omnicron”
Where’s your scientific proof?
Here is a good example showing that being vaccinated does not prevent contracting and transmitting covid. A quarter of the 100% vaccinated crew on the USS Milwaukee has been infected in a covid outbreak, sidelining the ship. There have been similar reports of covid outbreaks among fully vaccinated people on cruise liners.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/uss-milwaukee-first-navy-ship-to-have-deployment-paused-in-2021-because-of-covid-outbreak/ar-AASbPMz
3:31 – And, other than spreading buttsnorkeler FUD, your point is?
What disinfochip is trying so mightily, but poorly, to express is that the omicron variant is highly contagious, and that we should all be using every technique in our arsenal, both with vaccination and nonpharmaceutical interventions like masking and physical distancing, to keep ourselves and those around us safe.
Why wear seat belts if you know you’re going to crash, is that what you mean?
Probably because N95 masks aren’t reusable, and are more costly. Up to now, multilayer cloth masks with an electrostatic component have been sufficient, but omicron is a new ballgame. Any mask will still be of some benefit.
4:50, I think a seatbelt is more comparable to a covid vaccine. When you crash, your seatbelt will make the crash less severe and when you get covid, the vaccine will likely make your symptoms less severe. However, when you get covid it will not be any less severe because you we’re wearing your mask when you got it.
So why is there so little enforcement? Why not crack down on athletic clubs where no one wears masks indoors, in classes, on equipment?
4:45 – Yup, you don’t understand how masks help. Clue for you: dosage.
attached is the CDC update on Omicron so you can read the CDC data directly and see that the majority of Omicron cases are in vaccinated people.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2021-12-16/06-COVID-Scobie-508.pdf
CDC Update on Omicron
– 79% fully vaccinated;
– 32% with booster dose
– Pfizer vaccine — 33% protection against infection
Fauci admits over counting children Covid cases. That also applies to all age groups and deaths per Alameda County & Cook County, IL (which stated this well over a year ago)
https://www.bitchute.com/video/rwjxBJ0EwlLw/
Per South African health officials Omicron hospitalization rate is one-tenth that of Delta. The variant appears to present milder symptoms than the Delta or Alpha variants. Only 1.7 percent of identified COVID-19 cases led to hospitalization.
Per Biden as of November 2019 230,000 Americans died of Covid.
Per our latest death toll, over 800,000 have died. Meaning more people died 2021 despite vaccines, masks & lockdowns.
Are the mandates really helping? Not according to the death toll & case rates.
Go to CDC, FDA, etc direct. Don’t get your important life saving info from mass or social media.
Covid wasn’t a thing in November 2019.
Why not ‘crack down? Because it is becoming obvious that masks aren’t stopping the virus. 44 states do not have mask mandates, and the infection results are all over the map, with some better and some worse than CA. The vaccines were hugely beneficial, but the remaining progress will come from natural immunity. Rigorous masking may slow the process, but eventually most people will just have to get the infection to be protected in the future. Not a popular idea, but I think that is what is happening.
Crack down on athletic clubs? If you are truly worried about covid, getting on a treadmill next to someone else who is running on a treadmill in a room with other people working out and sweat everywhere should terrify you whether they are gaitered or cloth masked up. Seriously! Stop mask policing and make your own choices that work for you… because insisting on someone running on a treadmill next to you wear a mask is just plain crazy.
It’s just one more example of letting scofflaws slide, never mind that their actions are potentially very harmful to the community.
It was a thing… but yeah we didn’t know it was a thing till Late December of 2019.
What percentage are able? Some are single-parent and have to work to make a living; some don’t speak the language; some had a meagre education themselves and struggle with “reading, writing, arithmetic” , some have substance issues, some haven’t the required patience and organization. Don’t kid yourself; not everyone is able to teach children, especially if the children are exceptionally bright or have learning disibilities.
Right, agree with the cost issue, though the USG has wasted billions on unhelpful things the past two years. But how many people even know about ‘multilayer cloth masks with an electrostatic component’? I read three newspapers and on-line news every day and don’t recall mention of such by any public health official. If I missed that, I’m guessing a few million other people did too, especially non-english speakers.
JB86 Why not upgraded masks from the “start”? Simple reason – in March 2020 N95’s were rare, as were all masks and safety equipment. Also at the time, little testing, most tests inaccurate, no antigen testing, and no vaccinations. In March 20 we had a government which followed the mantra, “it will all go away.” Which of course it didn’t it got worse, way worse. We’ve come a long way this year in securing equipment, vaccines and accurate testing. Easy to forget how the progress we’ve made has changed how we approach pandemic safety.
Lonardo Di Caprio here..
I remember the winter of 1912,
when we boarded the RMS Titanic..
All the Experts..the engineers, the designers, the Media..all said the exact dame thing ;
“This Ship is Unsinkable”!!..
Well, I’m dead now.
Thnx.
incase you want the UN EDITED details. man when people negate things to push what they want. its pretty sad. ” get your data from the direct? yet edit it an manipulate that data to meet your requirement. kick rocks
“as of december 8th, of the 43 cases with full details”
out of 43 cases in 22 states. thats where those stats came from. 43 cases, in 22 states.
79% is 33, of those 33 32% had boosters. thats 10%, and 13 had NO shots. and for SOME reason you only state pfizer, yet we have more than one maker. pfizer, moderna…..
luckily the poster gave the link so you could see where they edited the post info.
because honestly if you look at this data, you SHOULD be masking…. as this variant is way more contagious. get the shot, and mask up. get the booster and do your part in stopping this from mutating AGAIN