COVID-19 Information For Patients and Visitors
Mandatory Requirement to Wear Face Masks
Effective November 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024: Ravenswood Family Health Network will follow San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties “Mandatory Requirement to Wear Face Masks in Patient Care Areas of Health Care Delivery Facilities During the Designated Winter Respiratory Virus Period.” During this time, all persons coming in to any of our clinics will continue to be screened for any respiratory symptoms and will need to wear a mask during the entire visit. RFHN reserves the right to declare our mask mandate use at any time.
Monovalent Covid-19 vaccinations
The new Monovalent Covid-19 vaccinations for 2023-24 from Pfizer and Moderna have been approved.
Monovalent vaccines are now available at Ravenswood Family Health Network.
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Ravenswood patients may now obtain the COVID-19 vaccine.
Please check with your provider or call to schedule an appointment. Thank you!
COVID VACCINE FAQS - AS OF OCTOBER 20, 2023
Ravenswood has the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Please check with your provider or call to schedule an appointment.
COVID-19 Vaccines are now available to individuals age 6 months and older. Check with your provider or call to schedule an appointment.
If you have been a patient in the past two years, you can sign up to access your MyChart patient portal: https://mychart.ochin.org/mychartrfhc/Authentication/Login. After you register, you will regularly receive updates and be able to request an appointment to receive your COVID-19 vaccine.
The COVID-19 vaccine will teach your immune system how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19 so that you may either prevent an infection or have milder infection. The thousands of vaccine trials and the millions of people who have now been vaccinated have demonstrated that serious illness, hospitalization and death can be prevented when people are vaccinated against COVID-19.
The most common side effects include: Local pain at the injection site, tiredness, headache, muscle pain, chills, joint pain, and fever. These typically last 1-3 days and are more commonly reported after the second dose. Severe allergic reactions are rare, but may occur. If it does occur, it will shortly be after receiving the vaccine injection.
Please check with your health care provider.
Yes. Community vaccine clinics are no longer being held.
Yes. Patients will have to make appointments to receive the vaccine.
Yes. Ravenswood and MayView providers are offering COVID-19 vaccines to our registered patients at the time of their medical visits.
Typically, it takes about 7-14 days to start developing immunity.Typically, it takes about 7-14 days to start developing immunity.
Yes. We do not know how long your own body’s immunity from having a COVID-19 infection lasts. From what we now know, natural immunity from COVID-19 may last 6-12 months. It is still recommended that you get vaccinated. You can receive the COVID-19 vaccine once your isolation period is completed and you do not have any remaining symptoms prior to your vaccination. Speak to your provider if you have additional questions.
Your vaccine record should be posted in the California Immunization Registry, known as CAIR. As long as your identifying information was entered correctly, we should be able to find the record of your 1st dose and create a new vaccine card for you.