Additional testing locations and schedules are available at /2787/Test-Registration. Wharfinger testing runs Sunday through Thursday from 7 a.m. Appointments for antigen testing can be made by calling 88. Walk-ins will receive only rapid antigen testing unless the attendee specifically states they require a PCR test. OptumServe offers rapid antigen testing and PCR testing services at the Wharfinger Building in Eureka five days a week. A total of 92,270 individuals, or approximately 68% of the county’s total population, have been fully vaccinated as of Tuesday.9, an additional 78 residents completed their vaccine series. Local COVID-19 vaccination data has been updated: Most local pharmacies are offering both COVID boosters and flu vaccines. Anyone 6 months and older can get the flu vaccine and it’s updated for this season’s strains. It’s also a very good time to get this year’s flu vaccine, which can be administered along with COVID-19 vaccines. People can receive the updated booster regardless of previous booster doses received. Appointments for childhood vaccinations are required and can be made at MyTurn.ca.gov. All bivalent boosters are single-dose and include components of the original virus strain and the Omicron subvariants. The bivalent boosters are available to anyone aged 5 years and older and provided at all Public Health clinics throughout the county. The new bivalents reduce the likelihood of becoming infected with the Omicron variants and also reduce the chances of hospitalization and death should one become infected. An additional 5,414 cases are reported as probable.*Īccording to Public Health, as the community prepares for holiday family get-togethers, now is a great time to get a bivalent booster. The total number of confirmed cases in the county stands at 22,431. No new deaths were reported.Īn additional 41 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 were announced as well as 46 new probable cases for the period between Tuesday, Nov. Humboldt County Public Health reported today one new hospitalization, a resident in their 70s.

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