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Santa Barbara County Health experts discuss vaccination after recovering from COVID-19

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - It’s a full house at the Goleta Valley Community Center.

"In the past month I have a couple family members who have gotten it … they said they felt bad so I was like … I probably should get the booster something to make sure i don’t get anything bad especially since I’m in school," said student Alex Talavera of UC Santa Barbara.

Talavera is one of hundreds of people coming to the community center to get vaccinated at Wednesday's vaccine clinic.

The Clinic was hosted by the Santa Barbara County Public Health.

The Centers for Disease Control once recommended that you wait 90 days if you’ve had covid before getting your first shot.

"It’s important to understand that was because there was a supply concern ... we wanted to make sure everyone eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine or high risk access to the vaccine," said Dr. Scott Robertson at Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria.

That’s not the case today.

Now, there’s plenty of COVID-19 vaccine to go around.

"If you’re eligible for the vaccine or eligible for a booster and you’ve had covid and your symptoms have resolved … you can get the vaccine today," said Robertson.

So far the clinic has vaccinated some 300 people with 200 more on the way.

"We’re excited about people getting their booster and taking care of themselves and getting that booster especially with the omicron variant," said emergency preparedness manager Stacey Rosenberger of the Santa Barbara County Public Health.

Organizers at the vaccine clinic say since they is no shortage of the vaccine, they encourage residents to come get their first, second or booster shot.

"What staff are most excited about is when we get that person hasn’t had a first dose yet … we still see a few of those … it’s always great when we see those … or someone coming in to get that second dose that they have missed for some reason," said Rosenberger.

"It’s good that now we have enough for people who want it and should get it especially for people who are more susceptible to getting really bad from COVID-19," said Talavera.

Next week, the Santa Barbara County Public Health will host vaccine clinics in Isla Vista to help there community get fully vaccinated.

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