WEBVTT NOTE duration:"00:02:27.1550000" NOTE recognizability:0.866 NOTE language:en-us NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.210 Well, early this afternoon hundreds NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:02.210 --> 00:00:03.978 of appointments were released NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:03.978 --> 00:00:06.047 online for the curative Cal Expo NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:06.047 --> 00:00:07.974 test site for Tuesday and within NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:07.974 --> 00:00:10.067 4 hours all of them were booked. NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:10.070 --> 00:00:12.170 It speaks to the high demand NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:12.170 --> 00:00:13.980 after holiday gatherings and as NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:13.980 --> 00:00:15.720 students were turned to school, NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:15.720 --> 00:00:17.490 but officials are not predicting NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:17.490 --> 00:00:19.250 any sort of shut down. NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:19.250 --> 00:00:20.658 There are no appointments NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:20.660 --> 00:00:22.084 available before welcoming back NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:22.084 --> 00:00:23.864 students Margarita Espinosa wanted to NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:23.864 --> 00:00:26.309 get tested for COVID-19, but a search NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:26.309 --> 00:00:28.427 for an appointment taking hours and NOTE Confidence: 0.86540836 00:00:28.430 --> 00:00:30.894 there aren't any available within 13 miles. NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:32.710 She stopped by Cal Expo to NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:32.710 --> 00:00:34.977 see if she could drive in at NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:34.977 --> 00:00:36.988 Curatives test site, but it was NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:36.990 --> 00:00:37.626 already closed. NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:37.626 --> 00:00:39.216 It's a little bit frustrating NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:39.216 --> 00:00:41.080 because if you're not feeling well, NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:41.080 --> 00:00:43.306 you wanna make sure that before you NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:43.306 --> 00:00:45.239 know you expose people to something NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:45.239 --> 00:00:47.374 that you at least try and get NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:47.380 --> 00:00:48.640 tested. To be safe, NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:50.530 demand is driving up wait times, NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:50.530 --> 00:00:51.826 but Sacramento County public NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:51.826 --> 00:00:53.446 health officials say there is NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:53.446 --> 00:00:55.260 no supply or labor shortage so NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:55.260 --> 00:00:56.830 we do have, you know, NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:56.830 --> 00:00:58.720 plenty of tests in the county. NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:00:58.720 --> 00:01:01.030 It it is a matter of demand. NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:01:01.030 --> 00:01:02.745 Increasing we are seeing a NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:01:02.745 --> 00:01:04.117 definitely seeing a huge NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:01:04.117 --> 00:01:05.777 increase in demand for testing, NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:01:05.780 --> 00:01:08.244 so you know folks are going to have NOTE Confidence: 0.8658402 00:01:08.244 --> 00:01:11.198 to be prepared to to spend some time NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:12.476 in line to wait. NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:12.476 --> 00:01:14.071 Lot says it's uncertain how NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:14.071 --> 00:01:16.220 long the demand will last and NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:16.220 --> 00:01:17.980 as positive case rates climb, NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:17.980 --> 00:01:20.248 she says the county is not NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:20.248 --> 00:01:21.382 considering any restrictions NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:21.382 --> 00:01:23.399 as seen in 2020 and part of NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:23.400 --> 00:01:25.320 2021. Vaccination is the best protection NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:25.320 --> 00:01:27.130 that we have against COVID-19, NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:27.130 --> 00:01:29.134 so that's really what we are NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:29.134 --> 00:01:31.200 focused on at the county at NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:31.200 --> 00:01:33.020 Sacramento City Unified school districts. NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:33.020 --> 00:01:35.508 500 students and staff are now under a NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:35.508 --> 00:01:37.692 minimum five day quarantine until symptoms NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:37.692 --> 00:01:40.420 subside and a negative test can be NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:40.420 --> 00:01:42.560 provided according to state guidelines. NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:42.560 --> 00:01:45.171 This after the district says they sent NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:45.171 --> 00:01:47.421 38,000 self testing kits home with NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:47.421 --> 00:01:49.899 students and staff for the winter break, NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:49.900 --> 00:01:51.922 20,000 were returned in a statement NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:51.922 --> 00:01:54.559 to ABC 10 district officials say the NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:54.559 --> 00:01:56.589 district is working with substitute NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:56.589 --> 00:01:58.845 teachers to meet student needs and NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:01:58.845 --> 00:02:01.287 is offering free on site testing for NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:02:01.287 --> 00:02:03.549 all students and staff during school. NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:02:03.550 --> 00:02:04.864 Hours and quote. NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:02:04.864 --> 00:02:06.616 Sacramento City Unified School NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:02:06.616 --> 00:02:08.783 District continues to offer testing NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:02:08.783 --> 00:02:11.141 and vaccination clinics to keep our NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:02:11.141 --> 00:02:13.650 schools open for in person instruction. NOTE Confidence: 0.8659134 00:02:13.650 --> 00:02:16.176 The district is also providing testing NOTE Confidence: 0.8703383 00:02:16.180 --> 00:02:19.548 at these locations you see on your screen, NOTE Confidence: 0.8703383 00:02:19.550 --> 00:02:22.112 students and staff who are not fully NOTE Confidence: 0.8703383 00:02:22.112 --> 00:02:24.735 vaccinated will be required to undergo NOTE Confidence: 0.8703383 00:02:24.735 --> 00:02:27.150 regular testing starting January 31st.