Napa County Vaccine Supply Is Enough For This Week's 2nd Doses

NAPA COUNTY, CA — All those scheduled to receive their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine this week through either St. Helena Hospital or Napa County Public Health will be able to do so.

Both entities have received enough vaccines for this week, which means that second-dose prioritization measures will not be necessary for clinics taking place this week, Adventist Health and Napa County Public Health said Monday in a joint news release.

By combining St. Helena Hospital's Multi-County Entity doses with Napa County Public Health's doses, there is enough for the original second doses coming due this week. This includes those in Phase 1a and Phase 1b who received their first dose of the vaccine during the week of Jan. 11.

For those scheduled to receive their second dose from either St. Helena Hospital or Napa County Public Health during the week of Feb. 15, the tentative plan remains to prioritize health care workers and those 75 and older.

"We continue to closely monitor vaccine supply coming into the County, and will only need to prioritize the Phase 1a/age 75+ subset if vaccine supply by the end of this coming week remains insufficient," Adventist Health and Napa County Public Health said. "While the supply chain remains unstable, we continue to advocate for vaccine for Napa County, and we remain hopeful we can provide second doses to everyone who is due the week of February 15th as well."

As of Feb. 3, Napa County and local health care partners had administered over 23,000 vaccines.

As supplies allow, the county has begun vaccinating those in Phase 1b, Tier 1 which includes residents and workers 65 and older, and Napa County residents and employees who work in education, child care, emergency services, and food and agriculture.

The number of coronavirus cases reported in Napa County since the pandemic began rose Monday to 8,658, including 59 deaths.

Those interested in learning when they are eligible for the vaccine can sign up on the state's Myturn website, as well as fill out the county's vaccine interest form online. For a complete breakdown of when certain groups become eligible, go to Napa County's COVID-19 Vaccine webpage.