MASKS STILL REQUIRED
FOR PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS
while inside CHC clinics.
For all others: masks are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.
By order of the CALIFORNIA PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT – Updated 04/03/2023
The federal government has shipped N95 masks to community health centers across the country including CHC. 3 free facemasks per person can be picked up at any CHC clinic location WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. Learn more and get answers to questions on our Free N95 Masks page:
COVID-19 testing is available for anyone (even non-CHC patients) at the 3 walk-in locations shown below. Current CHC patients can also get tested at select CHC locations – call our Navigation Center at 1-(866) 614-4636 to check for your nearest clinic. One of our caring representatives will assist you in scheduling an appointment with a provider or obtaining a COVID-19 testing referral.
Rapid and PCR COVID-19 tests are available for anyone at these CHC locations on a walk-in basis:
1 Feeling sick?
Get tested.
2 Tested positive?
Get treatment.
3 Treatment is available at CHC.* This may help avoid severe illness, hospitalization and death. Contact CHC today!
* NO COST for established CHC & non-CHC patients.
COVID-19 treatments work best when started within the first 5-7 days of symptoms. Medicines are free regardless of insurance or citizenship status, but you must get a prescription.
* Scientific evidence shows treatments reduce the risk of serious illness from COVID-19. The Paxlovid pill can reduce the risk of death or hospitalization from COVID-19 by up to 88%. Early evidence also suggests COVID-19 treatment may decrease the risk of developing long COVID symptoms, which are symptoms and medical issues that can last for weeks, months, or years after a COVID-19 infection.
Get treatment right away. Do not wait for symptoms to get worse. Contact CHC TODAY!
You must have a positive COVID-19 test result to get treatment. This does not have to be a lab test. At-home test results are OK.
Stay home and isolate to prevent spreading the disease to others. Even if you are vaccinated or had COVID-19 before, you should isolate for at least 5 full days. Learn about isolation guidelines.
Test again 24-48 hours later. Low amounts of virus early in infection can be missed, and the test can be positive a few days later.
Existing CHC patients or anyone preferring to see a provider for their COVID-19 test can schedule an appointment with any of the following clinic locations:
CHC – Lompoc
1300 W. Ocean Avenue
Call (866) 614-4636
Rapid & PCR COVID-19 Testing
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 7:30am-5:30pm
CHC – Santa Maria Way
2801 Santa Maria Way
Call (866) 614-4636
Rapid & PCR COVID-19 Testing
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
CHC – Vallarta
1835 North Broadway
Call (866) 614-4636
Rapid & PCR COVID-19 Testing
**Appointment Required
Monday – Wednesday 8:00am-7:00pm
Thursday – Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
CHC – Santa Maria Way
2801 Santa Maria Way
Call (866) 614-4636
Rapid & PCR COVID-19 Testing
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
CHC – Vallarta
1835 North Broadway
Call (866) 614-4636
Rapid & PCR COVID-19 Testing
**Appointment Required
Monday – Wednesday 8:00am-7:00pm
Thursday – Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
CHC – Nipomo
150 Tejas Place
Call (866) 614-4636
Rapid & PCR COVID-19 Testing
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 7:30am-5:30pm
CHC – Oceano
2120 Cienaga Street
Call (866) 614-4636
Rapid & PCR COVID-19 Testing
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
CHC – Fair Oaks
1057 East Grand Avenue
Call (866) 614-4636
Rapid & PCR COVID-19 Testing
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
CHC – Station Way
260 Station Way
Call (866) 614-4636
Rapid & PCR COVID-19 Testing
**Appointment Required
Monday – Thursday 8:00am-6:00pm
Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
CHC – SLO Casa
77 Casa Street
Call (866) 614-4636
Rapid & PCR COVID-19 Testing
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 8:00am-7:00pm
Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm
CHC – Templeton Las Tablas
1330 Las Tablas Road
Call (866) 614-4636
Rapid & PCR COVID-19 Testing
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
CHC – San Miguel
1385 Mission Street
Call (866) 614-4636
Rapid & PCR COVID-19 Testing
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
CHC – San Miguel
1385 Mission Street
Call (866) 614-4636
Rapid & PCR COVID-19 Testing
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
CHC – Cambria
2515 Main Street
Call (866) 614-4636
Rapid & PCR COVID-19 Testing
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 8:30am-5:30pm
CHC Is Now Vaccinating:
COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters are available for anyone ages 6 months or older, including non-CHC patients at most CHC primary clinic locations. Boosters/3rd/4th doses are available for people 18 years and older. Current CHC patients can call the CHC Patient Navigation Center at 1-(866) 614-4636 to check for their nearest clinic offering vaccines. One of our caring representatives will assist you in scheduling an appointment for a vaccination.
Boosters Doses Available:
CHC has the latest bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster shots available for people ages 5 and older who have completed their PRIMARY SERIES of vaccines. For the most current information on boosters, see the Centers For Disease Control’s booster information.
Do Not Mix Primary Series!
The CDC does not recommend mixing products for your primary series doses. If you received Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Novavax for the first dose of your primary series, you should get the same product for all the following primary series doses. Once the primary series has been completed, then any brand of the booster is recommended.
CHC – Lompoc
1300 W. Ocean Avenue
Call (866) 614-4636
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 7:30am-5:30pm
Vaccines Available:
– Moderna: ages 18 or older
– Pfizer: ages 12-17 years
CHC – SM Del Valle
430 South Blosser Road
Call (866) 614-4636
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
Vaccines Available:
– Moderna: ages 18 or older
– Pfizer: ages 5-17 years
CHC – Vallarta
1835 North Broadway
Call (866) 614-4636
**Appointment Required
Monday & Wednesday 9:00am-6:00pm
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
Vaccines Available:
– Pfizer: ages 5-17 years
CHC – Nipomo
150 Tejas Place
Call (866) 614-4636
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 7:30am-5:30pm
Vaccines Available:
– Moderna: ages 18 or older
– Pfizer: ages 5-17 years
CHC – Oceano
2120 Cienaga Street
Call (866) 614-4636
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
Vaccines Available:
– Moderna: ages 18 or older
– Pfizer: ages 5-17 years
CHC – Station Way
260 Station Way
Call (866) 614-4636
**Appointment Required
Monday – Thursday 8:00am-6:00pm
Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
Vaccines Available:
– Moderna: ages 18 or older
– Pfizer: ages 5-17 years
CHC – SLO Casa
77 Casa Street
Call (866) 614-4636
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 8:00am-7:00pm
Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm
Vaccines Available:
– Moderna: ages 18 or older
– Pfizer: ages 5-17 years
CHC – Los Robles
2800 Riverside Ave Suite 101
Call (866) 614-4636
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
Vaccines Available:
– Pfizer: ages 12-17 years
CHC – Cambria
2515 Main Street
Call (866) 614-4636
**Appointment Required
Monday – Friday 8:30am-5:30pm
Vaccines Available:
– Pfizer: ages 5-17 years
Given to date by CHC in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties (including boosters)
Eligible Santa Barbara county residents
(5+ years old) having received Primary series
More Info:
SB County Public Health
Eligible San Luis Obispo county residents
(5+ years old) having received Primary series
More Info:
SLO County Public Health
Even though most of the Coronavirus infection cases have been reported in people under the age of 50, nearly 95% OF ALL COVID-19 DEATHS in the U.S. were people ages 50 OR OLDER!
Please ensure the older, at-risk people in your life are protected by getting their COVID-19 vaccinations and up-to-date boosters. Watch the videos below for more facts.
At risk video – English
En riesgo video – Español
A COVID-19 vaccination will help protect you from developing severe symptoms from contracting COVID-19. You may experience some typical and short-term side effects, which are normal signs that your body is learning to build protection.
Yes, CHC is currently administering the latest COVID-19 bivalent boosters for anyone ages 5 and older who have completed their COVID-19 primary vaccination series. For more information on boosters, see the CDC’s Information on booster doses.
Following updated recommendations released by the FDA and CDC, we are now offering only bivalent vaccines and boosters at CHC clinics.
You can take medications at home that are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, and they are free and widely available. Treatments must be taken within 5–7 days of symptoms first showing, so act fast if you start to feel symptoms. If you get COVID-19, these medications can stop the illness from getting severe, can help you test negative sooner, and may reduce the risk of long COVID symptoms.
As soon as you feel sick, get a COVID-19 test and contact CHC, or call the statewide COVID-19 hotline at 833-422-4255 to find treatment. Learn more by visiting: covid19.ca.gov/treatment/.
The CDC has created their Isolation & Quarantine calculator tool to help determine how long you may need to isolate, quarantine, or take other precautions to prevent spreading COVID-19 – GET STARTED with it here.
You can get a 4th dose (or 2nd booster) if you:
You can read and learn more, plus see the newest FDA & CDC guidelines on this update page.
Current vaccines are expected to protect against severe illness, hospitalizations, and deaths due to infection with the Omicron variant. However, breakthrough infections in people who are fully vaccinated are likely to occur. With other variants, like Delta, vaccines have remained effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. The recent emergence of Omicron further emphasizes the importance of vaccination and boosters.
The CDC continues to recommend wearing a mask in public indoor settings in areas of substantial or high community transmission, regardless of vaccination status.
COVID-19 boosters are used when someone age 18 or older has finished receiving their original vaccine series and their protection against the virus may have weakened over time. Please talk to your health care provider if you have any questions regarding your booster. Boosters are usually half of the original dose.
An additional (or third) dose is administered to people with moderately to severely immunocompromised conditions. This additional dose is intended to improve at-risk people’s responses to their initial vaccine series. Depending on the original series given, your recommended dose will vary.
Yes, research has shown that vaccination helps protect you even if you’ve already had COVID-19. Some evidence is showing that people get better protection by being fully vaccinated compared to just having recovered from a COVID-19 infection. One study showed that unvaccinated people who already had COVID-19 are more than 2 times as likely than fully vaccinated people to get COVID-19 again.
Yes, we must all continue to take the recommended safety precautions to protect ourselves and others. This includes covering the mouth and nose with a face mask, frequent hand washing, & social distancing at least 6 feet – even by those who have received their COVID vaccines. The current vaccines help your body to learn to fight against a possible COVID infection, intended to help reduce severity of any possible symptoms. All COVID-19 vaccines will not stop you from contracting the Coronavirus and they will not stop you from spreading it to others if you come in contact with the virus. Please continue to practice all COVID safety measures per the CDC.
If you are sick, please call 1 (866) 614-4636 BEFORE coming to any of our clinics. We will advise you on the best way to receive the care you need without compromising your health, the health of other patients, and our staff.
Delta is currently the predominant variant of the virus in the USA. It has shown to be more contagious and spreads significantly quicker from person to person than previous variants of COVID-19. Some data shows that the Delta variant may be more harmful to unvaccinated people. It may cause more severe illness than previous variants in people who do not get their vaccines. Some fully vaccinated people infected with the Delta variant (called a breakthrough infection) can still spread the virus to others. However, vaccinated people appear to spread the virus for a shorter time. So masks are still required in indoor areas within Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County.
Vaccine Facts & Myths:
Not at all, COVID-19 vaccines will not make your body magnetic. All of the COVID-19 vaccines are free from any metals and do not contain any ingredients that could create electromagnetic fields. The site of the vaccine injection on your body, usually your arm, will not become magnetic. The COVID-19 vaccines will not cause magnets or metals to stick to your body.
The Delta variant (B.1.617.2) is now the most common COVID-19 variant in the USA. Nearly twice as contagious as earlier variants and might cause more severe illness. While some research claims that COVID-19 vaccines may be slightly less effective against the latest variants, the vaccines still appear to provide protection against severe COVID-19 symptoms and, in most cases, prevent hospitalization from COVID complications.
All of the COVID-19 vaccines currently used in the United States DO NOT CONTAIN any live viruses or deactivated Coronavirus cells. While there are several different vaccines under development, each of them is created to teach your immune system how to recognize and build defenses against the COVID-19 virus. After receiving the vaccine, many people may show some short-term symptoms such as a fever or fatigue. These are signs that the vaccine is triggering an immune response as it learns to detect and fight the Coronavirus. These typically last only a day or two.
COVID vaccines DO NOT CONTAIN any microchips and will not place any electronic or trackable components into your body.
The current COVID vaccines in use will not cause you to test positive on a viral test that checks for a current infection. If your body develops the possible and expected immune response, the intended goal of vaccination, you may possibly show up as positive on some antibody tests. Positive antibody tests could indicate that you had a previous infection and that you may have some protection against the Coronavirus. Scientists and experts are currently looking into how COVID-19 vaccinations affect antibody-test results.
The most important step in protecting your self and those around you is getting vaccinated. Even after getting your vaccine, there are other precautions and safety measures we all must continue with to help beat this crisis.
Wear a Mask
Social Distance
Wash Hands Frequently
Sanitize Surfaces
CHC Offers Telehealth Visits
Some patients with significant, qualifying health risks may be eligible for telehealth visits from CHC. This service allows patients and clinicians to connect directly over the phone. Now you can be “seen” while in the comfort of your home, keeping you and others protected during this time. Please call us at 1 (866) 614-4636 to schedule an appointment. CHC is committed to keeping our communities healthy and safe by following best practices for social distancing.
We Are Keeping Our Sites Clean and Safe
We follow all of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for keeping our areas safe and clean and have procedures in place to maintain them.
Beware of COVID Vaccine Scams!
County of SLO health officials are getting reports of scams involving COVID-19 vaccines & remind residents: if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. Scammers are using telemarketing calls, email, text messages, social media platforms, & door-to-door visits to perpetrate COVID-19 vaccination-related fraud/scams.
HOW TO SPOT VACCINE SCAMS – watch for signs:
If you are unsure a message you receive is legitimate, reach out to family, friends, or the SLO County Phone Assistance Center at (805) 543-2444 where a staff member will help you determine if it is real or a scam.
Learn more at SLO County Health Agency
Community Health Centers of the Central Coast is proud to welcome Dr. Jakub Cekovsky to the Pediatrics team at the CHC Lompoc clinic. Dr. Cekovsky realized early on he had a passion for helping children and that led him to become a pediatrician. He truly cares about making a positive impact on children’s lives. He loves watching children grow and develop, and he’s here to support them every step of the way.
Community Health Centers of the Central Coast is proud to welcome Dr. Jakub Cekovsky to the Pediatrics team at the CHC Lompoc clinic. Dr. Cekovsky realized early on he had a passion for helping children and that led him to become a pediatrician. He truly cares about making a positive impact on children’s lives. He loves watching children grow and develop, and he’s here to support them every step of the way.
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, a time for us to learn about a complex issue affecting many kids in the U.S. Childhood obesity can lead to serious health problems like asthma, diabetes, and heart issues. This month, let’s help our kids become ‘healthy superheroes’ by helping them focus on healthy eating, physical activity, and good sleep habits. Join us on this important heroes’ journey to keep our families strong and healthy.