Here are the latest numbers reported to Marsha Hardy on 10-29-2021 per the Department of State Health Services [DSHS] for San Saba County:
1. New Confirmed and Probable Cases entered on 10-28-21: 1
2. Confirmed Cases Reported since 10-14-21: 7
3. Confirmed Cases Reported since 9-28-21: 34
So, in the last 30 days, San Saba County has reported 34 cases of Active COVID-19; with 7 of them being reported in the last 15 days (1 of these on Thursday, October 28th).
Message from Dr. Craig Whiting:
COVID Vaccine Clinics are coming to San Saba. The first will be in about two weeks, on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The second will be four weeks later, Thursday, December 16, 2021. Both will be at the San Saba Civic Center from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The clinics will offer initial vaccinations for those who have not received a COVID vaccination in the past as well as booster vaccines for those who have had any of the three available vaccines. Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be available.
A booster is recommended for those 55 years of age or older or who have a medical problem that may put them at greater risk of contracting or dying from COVID. These problems would include diabetes, heart disease, obesity, use of immune modifying medicine and others. For those who received initial doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, a booster is recommended to be given six months after the second dose of the vaccine. For those who received the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine, a booster is recommended two months after receiving that vaccine. Either of the mRNA vaccines, Pfizer or Moderna, can be given as the booster for the Janssen vaccine. The mRNA vaccines have been shown to give a significant boost to the strength of the immunity that is obtained from the Janssen vaccine.
We will provide vaccine to people who don’t have an appointment; however, we need to know how many vaccine doses to request so making an appointment will help us plan. And, we will give priority to vaccinate those people who have an appointment. To sign up, go to: <https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c49aba92aa0f4c43-sansaba >. You can also find this internet link to sign up for an appointment on the newspaper’s website as well as on San Saba County Emergency Management page on Facebook. Or you can also call Marsha Hardy at (325-372-8570) to sign up.