You're welcome and thank you!

Wendy Gomez SCC College Nurse

Michelle Barkley, College Nurse CRC

Michele Arnott RN, MSN ARC Health and Wellness Center

TRACY STARNES, College Nurse CRC

Dee Dee Gilliam, DNP, RN, PHN, Director, Health & Wellness, LRCCD. So happy to see you all here!

healthcenter@arc.losrios.edu

Will you be talking about when and where we can obtain vaccines?

Fran Koscheski, RN, MSN, PHN College Nurse CRC

Novavax is almost 90% effective except fro So African variant.

How will we be able to get the recording and power point?

I’m in the Novavax trial

I hope to get one of the first two

Why would you want a less than 70% effective vaccine versus a 90+% effective vaccine?

Michael T ... exactly ‼️

Do we get choice to select what vaccine they do for us?

There aren't enough supplies of the more effective vaccines, and some people are skeptical of mRNA vaccines.

Michael T, my understanding is that the less effective vaccine is MUCH easier to transport and store

Sayed, probably not soon because vaccines are hard to come by so far.

Yeah, that is another reason. Don't need the extreme cold. Good point Nicole.

Michael, chances are that if you get the 70% effective vaccine, you may have the more effective one available to you later and you can do that as well.

When you consider efficacy - was efficacy for the 1st 2 vaccines calculated before the variances, and the other 3 calculated after the variances? Could this account for the efficacy differences?

yes

Good info from Dr. Iser. Hadn't considered that.

Can you remind us which vax are the MRNA vax?

Pfizer and Moderna

Can you demystify the information about side effects such as harming infertility/sterility.

Thanks, Dawn.

Safeway = Moderna

How well are variants being tracked in the US?..i.e., how likely that there is community transmission of variants not yet identified?

Velisa-we will be share this recording. Contact any of the College Nurses if you don't see it in a few days.

Michelle B ... thanks

do we know yet if the vaccine just prevents symptoms or does it also prevent infection and subsequent shedding of the virus...in other words do these vaccines prevent infection or does it only limit symptoms?

Velisa - also you can contact Pam Whipple for a copy of the power point

I’ve received Moderna

Is it best to wait for your medical provider to admin the vaccine or should we be trying to get on a wait list for wherever we can get it? I'm under 65 and fear I can't get a vaccine until late Spring or after.

I've had both doses of Moderna.

I received both doses of Pfizer

I have received either both doses of Novavax, or placebo. :D

I'm feeling vaccine envy. ;-)

Will both vaccines have different side effects?

Kirk ... me too

LOL! We got them because we're healthcare providers. Some of our awesome nurses volunteer in testing and vaccine clinics!

Its a thing...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2021/02/17/covid-19-vaccine-rollout-has-some-feeling-envy-resentment-anger/6775042002/

It sounds like only the health care and those over 65-75 years of age

Yolo County just added education workers to the vaccine rollout (Phase 1b), but I don’t know about Sac County.

Sac County, Ed workers, but only K12 now. higher Ed later

https://www.yolocounty.org/Home/Components/News/News/12478/3404

There will be communication coming soon. We just need to make sure all the links Sac County provided are working, which they weren't. They're working on that fix.

Starting with k-12 teachers as of yesterday, but no supply available

Here here.

Higher Ed has been authorized in Sac County as of yesterday.

The wording on the Sac county vaccination website is"Update - Sacramento County has opened COVID-19 vaccination appointments for childcare providers and educators beginning February 16, 2021. Registration instructions have been shared with school leaders so they can share with their employees in accordance with a specified rollout."

Thanks!

Thank you very much Dr. Joseph for the great info

Dr Gilliam will we need to hear from Los Rios before we can register as employees?

Missed from earlier in the chat:

If I live in El Dorado County will I be prevented from getting a vaccine in Sacramento?

Can you demystify the information about side effects such as harming infertility/sterility.

No. Once we get the correct information, you can go in and sign up at your convenience.

Also missed: do we know yet if the vaccine just prevents symptoms or does it also prevent infection and subsequent shedding of the virus...in other words do these vaccines prevent infection or does it only limit symptoms?

Sacramento County will vaccinate all educators who WORK in the county, regardless of where they live.

Same with Yolo County

Thank you Dr. Gilliam - that's what I was wondering

No problem!

Do you need to have both vaccines from the same manufacture?

Anyone else having sound issue

@Tracy - no

Thanks, Dr. Gillam

Is the Covid-19 vaccine voluntary or mandatory for a student to attend college?

https://www.facebook.com/drjosephiser is the page I found for Dr. Iser, if anyone wants it.

This is a big difference from the original SARS, which typically did not begin infecting others until the patient was clearly sick.

Thanks, Mark!

When you get your vaccines, please sign up for V-safe, which is how the CDC is tracking all the side effects.

It's an app. They track your symptoms daily, then weekly.

Thanks

You're welcome. Looks like there is a lot of good information provided there by Dr. Iser.

Thank you! Never heard of V-safe, it's not getting any press that I've seen

Pfizer side effects: https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine

vsafe.cdc.gov

Moderna side effects: https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/moderna-covid-19-vaccine

https://vsafe.cdc.gov/

which vaccine was that for folks with severe allergies?

I was in the modern study. Received 2 injections in August. Was convicted I received placebos due to no side effects. Turns out I received the actual Moderna vaccines. Everyone is different, that is just what happened to me.

My siblings received the first dose of Pz and said they had stomach issues about 1.5 hours after. I hear from others that the second dose is worse - chills, fever and tired for about a day. But that shows it's working. Everyone is different.

Michele, I thought I got the placebo after my first Novavax shot. But the second shot hurt for a day so now I suspect I got the actual thing.

yes

That is very interesting Michele

If you get a Pfizer vaccine, the second dose must also be Pfizer--same with Moderna.

thank you!

Vaccinating Now flyer: https://www.saccounty.net/Documents/SacCountyVaccinatingNow%20Flyer.pdf

Will there be volunteer opportunities at the vaccination clinics upcoming on our campuses?

myturn.ca.gov

My neighbor is in her 80s and asked me to help her get the vaccine and her English is not well, how can I help her?

I'd been hearing that "education" under Tier 1B was focused on K-12 and may not necessarily apply to us in Los Rios...?

Right now those clinics are being run by Dignity and Kaiser. If you would like to volunteer, signing up for the Sacramento Medical Reserve Corps would be helpful. They need support folks as well as vaccinators.

“probably” need proof? yes or no please. And how to prove you work for Los Rios?

@Dr. Dee Dee Gilliam, thank you!

LOL

Kaiser has said it will "reach out" when it's your turn...do member of Kaiser need to go through "my turn"?

https://vsafe.cdc.gov/

What if you miss your 2nd vaccine date?

Kaiser, ha! they’re still on 75+ with no end in sight

Thank you so much for this session it was very informative. Stay Well.

I'm a Kaiser member. MyTurn gave me additional opportunities to get the vaccine. I actually got it at Safeway.

Dr Gil

thank you so much for this great information! Stay Safe.

You do have some time after missing a second dose where the vaccine will still be effective. Likely at least four weeks. However, please try to get it as soon as you can. The vaccines were tested with the time frames authorized so it's a bit difficult to know how long you can wait to get the second dose.

Dr Gilliam thanks

Definitely sign up for MyTurn no matter who your provider is.

Thank you for all the great information

I’ve had the flu vaccine and a shingles vaccines in the past year. Same arm soreness.

I heard you are not supposed to take Ibuprofin for the side effects. Is that true?

It is important to know that you cannot get COVID from the vaccine just like you cannot get the flu from the flu vaccine

I believe you can take any anti pain or fever medication without worry.

Thank you for this informative COVID-19 vaccine session. I am a full-time student. Once it is my turn, I will definitely sign up to get vaccinated.

Thank you Dr. Iser!

You are very welcome!

Thank you all for providing this webinar.

When will we know how long the vaccines protect us and whether or not boosters are required?

Can you go over the 2nd shot side effect?

I need to jump off. Thank you all for attending! Have a great day! Please don't hesitate to reach out to any of us with your questions and concerns.

yes! I’ll take the vaccine over the virus any day

When will this zoom meeting be made available to everyone?

I had measles as an adult! in the 1980s

Measles party/chicken pox party!

So then will we need vaccinations for COVID every year? like the flu shot?

So we will continue to get regular vaccines for COVID-19, just like the flu, right?

My neighbor is in her 80s and asked me to help her get the vaccine and her English is not well, how can I help her?

Exactly, Mark. The only vaccines available when I was a kid are polio and smallpox.

Thank you for your time and this opportunity to get information. Have a great day!

It's very nice you are willing to help your neighbor. Go to the websites we have been mentioning and sign her up--especially in the county where you live.

Thanks to ALL in the medical community I've learned a lot as a Paralegal student. Have a great day. Thanks again Shannon Hendricks

I came in a bit late and missed how you know when you can get your vaccine. I've signed up for My Turn, but I'm unsure of the whole process as when I'm going to be able to get mine?

or do we just wait for someone to contact us, telling us we can get our vaccine after signing up?

Kaiser has been very good, actually. Their website is full of information

With information that is

What about "household units" where some are vaccinated and some not? Doesn't that create unique risks (e.g., risk of asymptomatic transmission) within a household?

Try this for 65+

http://www.cnsu.edu/

They are pretty good and organized

how can we get the recording for this?

Thank you for your information.

This was very informative. Thank you very much!Stay safe, everyone!

Thank you all of you that presented!

Thanks so much!

Thanks!