"It's important protection, and people can easily get a booster right now," Cody said. She also noted that the spread of COVID as detected in the county's four main sewersheds, which cover 95 percent of the county's population, is lower than it has been over the last two months. Santa Clara County will close its mass COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites by the end of February, but the pandemic is far from over for those with compromised health conditions.. Heres what UCSFs Bob Wachter and other COVID experts are doing, FDA experts remain puzzled by who should get which COVID shots and when, Track water shortages and restrictions across Bay Area. Testing services have already ended at the Mountain View location.Many of the county's smaller testing sites are also expected to close in the coming weeks. The county will continue to provide vaccination, testing and medical services through the county health system. There were several slots at the Santa Clara county fairgrounds when I checked today. "Testing at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds is set to end Feb. 24 while vaccinations will end Feb. 25, according to the county.Testing and vaccination services at the county's animal shelter in San Martin is set to end Feb. 25 while vaccinations at the San Antonio Shopping Center in Mountain View will end Feb. 28. First, they have to make sure they qualify under the CDC and FDA guidelines. Residents in that age range can now. Bay Areas largest county shutting down its mass COVID-19 vaccination, testing sites, Should you forever mask in some settings? Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. If you are already a registered user and the commenting form is not below, Follow Mountain View Voice Online on Twitter @mvvoice, Facebook and on Instagram @mvvoice for breaking news, local events, photos, videos and more. "We are grateful for the immunity that's been built vaccine by vaccine by vaccine throughout the community and we are in a better and safer place that allows us to transition from a full-blown urgent response to one that's more of a continual response embedded in our operations," Cody said.The county still plans to provide COVID-19 vaccination, testing and other health care services to the more than 225,000 residents whose main health care provider is the county's health system.Cody encouraged residents to get vaccinated if they have yet to do so and to get a booster vaccine dose once eligible to dramatically reduce the chance of the virus' worst outcomes.She also noted that the spread of COVID-19 as detected in the county's four main sewersheds, which cover 95% of the county's population, is lower than it has been over the last two months.However, viral detection remains high enough that she encouraged residents to wear a mask indoors to effectively prevent the virus' spread. As a matter of fact, were still vigorously in it, but because we have had such success with vaccinations, we feel like we can back off mass vaccinations at this point.. For more information on vaccination availability in Santa Clara County, visit www.sccfreevax.org. Dr. Jeff Smith, the county executive, said the effort cost $1 billion. TheSixFifty.com From Tuesday to Sunday of this week, 13 clinics across the county will be offering walk-up vaccines. Copyright 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. and Bay City News Service. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. "The pandemic is not over. This information is for people who want to rearrange an existing appointment. [CDATA[//>