What We Do

COVID-19

 

COVID-19 Tests

Family Health Matters offers various methods of COVID-19 testing including PCR, Antigen, and at home testing kits. Pick up a FREE at home COVID-19 test kit anytime during our business hours. No appointment necessary.

COVID-19 Treatment

Most COVID-19 treatments are pills that you take at home. COVID-19 medications are free in California. You don’t need to have insurance or be a U.S. citizen.

  • COVID-19 medications work best when started as soon as possible, within the first 5-7 days of symptoms. If you think you may have COVID, don’t wait for symptoms to get worse.

  • COVID-19 medications are safe and effective at stopping COVID-19 illness from getting serious. They can lower the risk of serious illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19 by half or more.

  • COVID-19 medications may help you test negative sooner, and may reduce the risk of long COVID symptoms.*

  • COVID-19 medications are recommended for people 12 years and older who have certain health conditions or other common factors that increase risk. A doctor can tell you if you are eligible to receive COVID-19 medications and which type is best for you.

  • COVID-19 medications are effective whether you are vaccinated or not.

  • If you test positive for COVID-19, have symptoms, and meet the following criteria, you should seek treatment:

    • You are 50 years old or older –OR–

    • You are unvaccinated or not up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccinations –OR–

    • You have a health condition or other factors that increase risk. These include obesity, asthma, diabetes, lack of physical activity, smoking, mental health conditions such as depression, being of a racial/ethnic minority, and more. Learn more about medical conditions that increase the risk of serious illness from COVID-19. Click here for more information on mental health and mood conditions.

* Early evidence suggests that the COVID-19 medication Paxlovid may decrease the risk of developing long COVID symptoms. These symptoms can last for weeks, months, or years after a COVID-19 infection.


COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment

Family Health Matters is currently vaccinating patients who are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine according to Orange County guidelines. If you would like to schedule an appointment, call (714) 441-0411 for more information. Minors must be accompanied by the parent or legal guardian and must provide proof of age. 

COVID-19 Vaccine Community Efforts

Family Health Matters is partnering with local organizations and school districts to help vaccinate the local community. Through use of the Mobile Unit, Family Health Matters, and it's partner's have been able to vaccinate residents that do not have access to internet, access to transportation, and communities highly impacted by COVID-19.

About COVID-19 Vaccines

Two of the COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the United States use mRNA. COVID-19 mRNA vaccines teach our cells how to make a piece of a protein to trigger an immune response and build immunity to the virus that causes COVID-19. mRNA does not affect or interact with a person’s DNA, and the cell breaks down and gets rid of the mRNA as soon as it is finished using these instructions. Learn about mRNA vaccines and how they work: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/mrna.html

You may have symptoms like a fever after you get a vaccine. This is normal and a sign that your immune system is learning how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19. Learn more about the facts behind COVID-19 vaccines: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html

Your best protection from COVID-19 will be a combination of getting a COVID-19 vaccine, wearing a mask, staying at least 6 feet (1.83 m) away from others, avoiding crowds in poorly ventilated spaces, and washing your hands often. No one tool alone is going to stop the pandemic. Learn about the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination, so you’ll be ready when a vaccine is recommended: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/about-vaccines/vaccine-benefits.html

People are considered fully vaccinated:

  • 2 weeks after their second shot in a 2-dose series, like the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or

  • 2 weeks after a single-shot vaccine, like Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine

You are not fully vaccinated if:

  • it has been less than 2 weeks since your 1-dose shot

  • it has been less than 2 weeks since your second shot of a 2-dose vaccine

  • you still need to get your second dose of a 2-dose vaccine

After you are fully vaccinated, you may be able to start doing some things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic. Learn more about what you can do when you have been fully vaccinated.