COVID-19 in California: Find testing, treatment and vaccine info, case and hospitalization rates

6:30. GULSTAN: CONTINUING OUR COVERAGE OF LONG COVID PATIENTS SUFFERING IN SILENCE. LAST NIGHT, WE INTRODUCED YOU TO TWO WOMEN IN OUR AREA WHO WERE FORCED TO USE WHEELCHAIRS TO GET AROUND IN THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF DEBILITATING FATIGUE. THEY TOLD CASEY ARE A THREE INVESTIGATE THAT TRYING TO GET MEDICAL CARE HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE. >> I WOULD REACH OUT TO MY DOCTORS EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEY WOULD JUST TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU. WE HAD TO FIND A LONG COVID CLINIC IN STANFORD. WE GOT A REFERRAL TO GO THERE AND THE WAIT WAS EIGHT MONTHS. GULSTAN: YOU CAN HEAR -- SHE CANNOT GET HER BREATH AND. THERE ARE JUST TOO OF MANY PATIENTS TRYING TO GET ANSWERS. AND TREATMENT FOR LONG COVID. EDIE: KCRA 3 INVESTIGATES REACHED OUT TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH SYSTEMS TO SEE HOW THEY ARE HANDLING LONG COVID AND WHY IT IS OFTEN SUCH A LONG WAIT TO GET CARE. KCRA 3’S BRITTANY JOHNSON HAS OUR REPORT. >> YEAH, THAT IS THE FUNNY THING IS THAT I LOOK FINE IN THE PICTURES AND POST THEM ONLINE, BUT I HAD TO BE CARRIED TO THE SITE. MY HUSBAND CARRIED ME. BRITTANY: FOR PATIENTS WITH LONG COVID, IT CAN FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SUFFERING IN SILENCE. >> I WAS SO WEAK THAT I HAD TROUBLE STANDING. BRITTANY: WITH NO TREATMENT AND RELATIVELY LITTLE RESEARCH, EVEN DOCTORS ARE GROWING FRUSTRATED. >> IF YOU THINK OF MOST DISEASES, WE LEARN ABOUT THEM OVER YEARS AND DECADES. AND WE JUST DO NOT HAVE THAT TIMEFRAME HERE FOR THESE PATIENTS UNFORTUNATELY. BRITTANY: WE ARE STILL LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO HAVE LONG-TERM SYMPTOMS. >> SOME PATIENTS HAVE REALLY SEVERE COVID AND THEY RECOVER JUST FINE. AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY LONG-TERM SYSTEM TEST SYMPTOMS. YOU HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT STATED HOME AND DID NOT FEEL REALLY GOOD, BUT THEY ARE DEBILITATED FOR MONTHS. SOME THINGS JUST DON’T MATCH UP. BRITTANY: THE CDC SAYS PEOPLE WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCE ARE THOSE WITH SEVERE COVID OR UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS. BUT IT IS NOT LIMITED TO THOSE CASES. BEFORE GETTING SICK, BOTH CHELSEA BROWN AND JAIME RODRIGUEZ WERE MARATHON RUNNERS WITH NO KNOWN PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. >> I WAS A RUNNER BEFORE AND I HAD JUST RUN A MARATHON THE MONTH BEFORE, SO I WAS IN THE BEST SHAPE OF MY LIFE. BRITTANY: RODRIGUEZ SAYS WITHIN MONTHS, SHE WENT FROM THE BEST SHAPE OF HER LIFE TO THINKING HER LIFE COULD BE OVER. >> I TOLD MY HUSBAND SOMETHING IS WRONG. I COULD NOT LIFT MY FOOT FROM THE FLOOR TO HELP MYSELF TO THE BATHROOM AND I REMEMBER HIM DRIVING ME TO THE HOSPITAL AND MY SPEECH WAS SO SLURRED THAT I COULD NOT GET ANYTHING OUT. AND I THOUGHT OH, I AM GOING TO DIE TODAY. SO I ENDED UP TELLING HIM, I REMEMBER THINKING, TELL HIM HOW MUCH YOU LOVE HIM, BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT COME HOME TO HIM. AND WE WERE IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND THE DOCTOR TOLD US THAT IT WAS IN MY HEAD, THAT I NEEDED TO SEE A PSYCHOLOGIST. THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME, AS I AM HUNCHED OVER IN A WHEELCHAIR AND MY HUSBAND IS BEGGING THEM, SAYING THIS IS NOT MY WIFE THIS IS NOT MY WIFE. SHE IS NOT MAKING THIS UP. IT IS NOT IN HER HEAD. BRITTANY: THE ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE LONG COVID IS A CONCERN FOR DOCTORS AT THE STANFORD LONG COVID CLINIC. >> WHAT’S VERY IMPORTANT IS THE PHYSICIAN. TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THE PATIENT HAS A PROBLEM. BECAUSE MOST OF THE PATIENTS, THEY LOOK VERY HEALTHY. BRITTANY: THEY ADMIT STAFFING IS A STRUGGLE. >> WE WORRY ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THERE ARE A FEW OF US. BRITTANY: AT THE STANFORD CLINIC AS 300 PATIENTS ARE WAITING TO BE SEEN, THE NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT IS IN OCTOBER. ADVERTISER, THEY DO NOT HAVE A LONG COVID CLINIC OR LONG COVID SPECIALISTS. THEIR DOCTOR TOLD US THEIR EXISTING TEAM KNOWS BEST. >> WE DO NOT HAVE A LONG-TERM COVID CLINIC, BUT I THINK WHAT WE HAVE IS MORE POWERFUL, WHICH IS BASICALLY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH. WHICH STARTS WITH THEIR PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR. THEN THERE ARE SPECIALISTS, THERAPISTS, MENTAL HEALTH, WHATEVER ELSE IS NEEDED. WE KNOW A LOT MORE NOW. A YEAR AGO, PROBABLY NOT, BUT WE DO KNOW A LOT MORE NOW. BRITTANY: KCRA 3 INVESTIGATES REACHED OUT TO DIGNITY HEALTH AND SUTTER HEALTH. NEITHER OF THEM HAVE LONG COVID CLINICS OR DOCTORS SPECIALIZING IN LONG COVID. RODRIGUEZ WAS SO FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF CARE AT SUTTER, SHE EVENTUALLY TRAVELED TO MEXICO, PAYING $20,000 FOR STEM CELL TREATMENT THAT IS APPROVED IN THE U.S., BUT COMES AT A HIGHER COST. >> WE FOUND OUT AFTER WE HAD THE STEM CELLS DONE, THAT THE COST OF WHAT WE HAD DONE IN MEXICO WAS ALMOST $250,000 TO HAVE THEM DONE HERE VERSUS IN MEXICO. BRITTANY: THREE MONTHS LATER, SHE CAN FINALLY WALK ON HER OWN. >> ALL OF THE 36 SYMPTOMS THAT I HAD OVER THE COURSE OF THE THREE MONTHS STARTED TO GO AWAY. NOBODY IN THE UNITED STATES WAS WILLING TO HELP ME. NOBODY WAS SAYING TRY THIS, TRY THIS. IT WAS YOUR FINE, IT’S IN YOUR HEAD. SO WE HAD TO TAKE IT UPON OURSELVES TO GO THERE. BRITTANY: BROWN SAYS SHE HAS LEARNED TO BECOME HER OWN ADVOCATE AND DO HER OWN RESEARCH. >> THIS TAKES UP ENERGY TO SEE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE AND IT TAKES ENERGY TO FIGHT BACK AND ADVOCATE FOR MYSELF. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET TRANSFERRED TO STANTON -- STANFORD FOR FIVE MONTHS NOW. >> WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LEVEL OF CARE THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE. IT WAS AN ILLNESS THAT CHELSEA WAS NEVER ABLE TO GET OUT OF AND WE WERE NEVER GIVEN ANY ANSWERS AS TO HOW TO GET OUT OF IT. >> I STILL DON’T KNOW. WILL I BE ABLE TO RUN AGAIN, I DON’T KNOW. I DON’T KNOW. YOU FIND NEW WAYS OF JOY. WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE BOYS TO THE BEACH AND I JUST SAT THERE. AND I WAS CONTENT WITH JUST SITTING THERE AND WATCHING THEM PLAY. I WAS OK WITH NOT RUNNING IN THE WATER OR TRYING TO SURF LIKE I USED TO, BUT JUST SLOWING LIFE DOWN. SO I THINK IT’S JUST A WAITING GAME. HOPEFULLY A LOT OF IT ON MY OWN. IF NOT, 70 COMES UP WITH SOMETHING A YEAR OR TWO FROM NOW THAT WILL HELP. >> AND YOU BELIEVE THAT? >> I’VE GOT TWO. BRITTANY: AFTER OUR INTERVIEW, CHELSEA BROWN LEARNED SHE WAS REJECTED BY THE STANFORD LONG COVID CLINIC BECAUSE SHE NEVER TOOK A PCR TESTS FROM A MEDICAL PROVIDER TO PROVE THAT SHE HAD COVID. LIKE MANY, SHE USED A RAPID TEST AT HOME. WE ALSO DO WANT TO MENTION TONIGHT THAT BROWN WAS VACCINATED AGAINST COVID AND RODRIGUEZ WAS NOT. THE CD SAYS UNVACCINATED PEOPLE -- CDC SAYS UNVACCINATED PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET LONG COVID. EDIE: IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO GET THE PCR TESTS. AND I HAVE PEOPLE IN MY OWN FAMILY WITH LONG COVID. IN THOSE CASES, THE ORIGINAL CASE WAS NOT EVEN THAT BAD. IT SEEMED LIKE A VERY MILD CASE OF COVID AND YET, THESE LONG-TERM SYMPTOMS. SO, FOR PEOPLE WHO DO HAVE LONG COVID AND THIS AREA, I’M SURE THERE’S PEOPLE WONDERING ARE THERE CLINICS THAT DO NOT HAVE A LONG WAIT LIST? BRITTANY: THERE ARE. ONE OF THOSE CLINICS IS UC DAVIS. AT LAST CHECK, THE WAIT WAS ABOUT A WEEK AND YOU CAN BE SEEN THERE AND REFERRE BY ANOTHER PROVIDER THERE AS WELL. AND WE DO WANT TO POINT OUT AGAIN, PATIENTS DO NEED A PCR TESTS IF THEY DO WANT TO GET INTO THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AT UC DAVIS TO BE SEEN FOR A LONG COVID, BECAUSE AGAIN, THOSE RAPID TESTS, PEOPLE ARE NOT TAKING THOSE. EDIE: IT DOES NOT GET IT ON THE RECORD. YOU CAN SEE IT IN YOUR KITCHEN, BUT IT IS NOT ON YOUR MEDICAL RECORD. THAT IT IS A DIAGNOSED CASE. BRITTANY, THANK YOU. GULSTAN: WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS, THIS LONG COVID THAT WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, THESE TEMS. SCAN THE QR CODE WITH YOUR CELL PHONE CAMERA AND YOU CAN TELL US YOUR STORY. 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Below you’ll find information on the latest COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in California, where to get a COVID test, treatments, vaccine rates and booster shots, information on omicron subvariants -- all in one place.App users, click here to see all the charts with this story. Should I get tested for COVID-19? Where can I get a test in California? COVID-19 testing should be free for individuals with few exceptions at COVID-19 testing sites licensed in California. Health insurance companies are supposed to cover the tests for their members, and the government pays for those who are uninsured.Click here for what you should know about getting reimbursed if you were charged.Here is where you can search for a testing site by address, city, county or ZIP code in California. For more information on testing, visit here. And private health insurers are being ordered to pay for up to eight at-home tests per person, per month. Here's county-by-county COVID-19 testing information for KCRA 3's coverage area:Sacramento County COVID testingYolo County COVID testingSan Joaquin County COVID testingStanislaus County COVID testingAmador County COVID testingTuolumne County COVID testingEl Dorado County COVID testingPlacer County COVID testingCalaveras County COVID testingNevada County COVID testingSutter County COVID testingSolano County COVID testingYuba County COVID testing| MORE | What to know about different kinds of COVID-19 tests| MORE | Here's how to find free COVID-19 testing locations in Northern CaliforniaWhere to find "test to treat" sites for COVID-19California state health officials are expanding sites across the state where people can get both tested for COVID-19 and access to free treatments like Paxlovid for the virus.People ages 12 and over and with high-risk conditions that make them susceptible to severe COVID-19 can get a prescription for Paxlovid or molnupiravir if they test positive at one of the sites. People who are unvaccinated or with a weakened immune system are also more likely to get very sick, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.While health officials stress that getting vaccinated and boosted is the best way to combat COVID-19 they say that treatments can help prevent severe illness and hospitalization.It’s important, though, to be treated soon after symptoms begin. Besides visiting a test to treat location, people can also call their health provider to see if they qualify for treatment.Click here to see a map of tests to treat sites in your area. 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users, click here to see the latest COVID-19-related hospitalizations in the state) Where can I get the COVID-19 vaccine?Californians can get their COVID-19 shots at community vaccination sites, doctor's offices, clinics and pharmacies.You can find the state's latest updates on covid19.ca.gov/vaccines and check the notification tool My Turn for information on eligibility and to schedule appointments. County health department websites are also a great tool for seeing what vaccine options are available. Here is where you can find a walk-in clinic.Pharmacy vaccine information:CVSRite AidWalgreensYou can also check your county’s health department for more information on upcoming vaccine clinics.Sacramento CountyStanislaus CountySan Joaquin CountyYolo CountyPlacer CountyEl Dorado CountySolano CountyHow many vaccines have been administered in California?| MORE | How many doses have been administered by California county, ZIP code More questions answered with our Get the Facts on the Vax reportsKCRA 3 has taken viewer questions about the vaccine to health experts. If you have other questions, fill out our survey or send us an email at newstips@kcra.com.Get the Facts on the Vax: Viewer questions answered about the COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11Get the Facts on the Vax: Addressing fertility concerns with the COVID-19 vaccineShould kids about to turn 12 get the child’s vaccine dose? Kaiser doctor answers viewer questionsQ&A: Doctor answers questions about COVID-19 vaccine safety for young childrenAre COVID-19 boosters the same as the original vaccines?Get the Facts on the Vax: Do you have to get multiple doses of the vaccine for it to be effective?Get the Facts on the Vax: When will the J&J vaccine be available for children 12 and up?Get the Facts on the Vax: Will I be charged for a COVID-19 vaccine?Get the Facts on the Vax: Why should I get vaccinated if I already had COVID-19?Get the Facts on the Vax: For how long will the vaccines be effective?Get the Facts on the Vax: Who should still be getting tested for COVID-19?Can COVID-19 vaccines affect my period?So you got the COVID-19 vaccine: 9 common questions answeredQ&A: Dr. Blumberg answers viewer questions about COVID-19 vaccine safetyYour guide to every COVID-19 vaccine questionYour COVID-19 Vaccine Questions: Facebook Live with Dr. Dean Blumberg, chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis HealthCOVID-19 Vaccine Questions: Can I test positive after getting the shot? What if I’ve already had COVID?How to protect yourself from COVID-19Here is where you find the state's latest information on COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.There are six ways to protect yourself and family, according to the California Department of Public Health:• Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.• Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.• Cover a cough or sneeze with your sleeve, or disposable tissue. Wash your hands afterward.• Avoiding close contact with people who are sick.• Stay away from work, school or other people if you become sick with respiratory symptoms like fever and cough.• Follow guidance from public health officials.What are the symptoms of COVID-19?Per the CDC, these are the symptoms you should watch out for:Fever or chillsCoughShortness of breath or difficulty breathingFatigueMuscle or body achesHeadacheNew loss of taste or smellSore throatCongestion or runny noseNausea or vomitingDiarrheaThis list does not include all possible symptoms.The CDC says to look for emergency warning signs for coronavirus. If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately:Trouble breathingPersistent pain or pressure in the chestNew confusionInability to wake or stay awakeBluish lips or faceCall your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you. Call 911 or call ahead to your local emergency facility: Notify the operator that you are seeking care for someone who has or may have COVID-19.Who is most at risk for coronavirus?Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms of COVID-19, according to the CDC.Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from the virus.— This Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Should I get tested for COVID-19? Where can I get a test in California?

COVID-19 testing should be free for individuals with few exceptions at COVID-19 testing sites licensed in California. Health insurance companies are supposed to cover the tests for their members, and the government pays for those who are uninsured.

Click here for what you should know about getting reimbursed if you were charged.

Here is where you can search for a testing site by address, city, county or ZIP code in California. For more information on testing, visit here.

And private health insurers are being ordered to pay for up to eight at-home tests per person, per month.

Here's county-by-county COVID-19 testing information for KCRA 3's coverage area:

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Where to find "test to treat" sites for COVID-19

California state health officials are expanding sites across the state where people can get both tested for COVID-19 and access to free treatments like Paxlovid for the virus.

People ages 12 and over and with high-risk conditions that make them susceptible to severe COVID-19 can get a prescription for Paxlovid or molnupiravir if they test positive at one of the sites. People who are unvaccinated or with a weakened immune system are also more likely to get very sick, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While health officials stress that getting vaccinated and boosted is the best way to combat COVID-19 they say that treatments can help prevent severe illness and hospitalization.

It’s important, though, to be treated soon after symptoms begin. Besides visiting a test to treat location, people can also call their health provider to see if they qualify for treatment.

Click here to see a map of tests to treat sites in your area.

Latest COVID-19 cases in California

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Latest COVID-19-related hospitalizations in California

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Where can I get the COVID-19 vaccine?

Californians can get their COVID-19 shots at community vaccination sites, doctor's offices, clinics and pharmacies.

You can find the state's latest updates on covid19.ca.gov/vaccines and check the notification tool My Turn for information on eligibility and to schedule appointments. County health department websites are also a great tool for seeing what vaccine options are available. Here is where you can find a walk-in clinic.

Pharmacy vaccine information:
CVS
Rite Aid
Walgreens

You can also check your county’s health department for more information on upcoming vaccine clinics.

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How to protect yourself from COVID-19

Here is where you find the state's latest information on COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

There are six ways to protect yourself and family, according to the California Department of Public Health:

• Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

• Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.

• Cover a cough or sneeze with your sleeve, or disposable tissue. Wash your hands afterward.

• Avoiding close contact with people who are sick.

• Stay away from work, school or other people if you become sick with respiratory symptoms like fever and cough.

• Follow guidance from public health officials.

What are the symptoms of COVID-19?

Per the CDC, these are the symptoms you should watch out for:

Fever or chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fatigue
Muscle or body aches
Headache
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Congestion or runny nose
Nausea or vomiting
Diarrhea

This list does not include all possible symptoms.

The CDC says to look for emergency warning signs for coronavirus. If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately:

Trouble breathing
Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
New confusion
Inability to wake or stay awake
Bluish lips or face

Call your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you. Call 911 or call ahead to your local emergency facility: Notify the operator that you are seeking care for someone who has or may have COVID-19.

Who is most at risk for coronavirus?

Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms of COVID-19, according to the CDC.

Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from the virus.

— This Associated Press contributed to this report.

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