REMAIN LOW AND STEADY. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THAT ONCE AGAIN, THERE WERE JUST UNDER TWO THOUSAND NEW INFECTIONS ON TUESDAY. THE POSITIVITY RATE IS 1.8%. THAT’S AMONG THE LOWEST IN THE COUNTRY. TY: WITH THOSE PROMISING NUMBERS, KCRA 3’S BRIAN HICKEY IS LIVE IN SACRAMENTO WITH A LOOK AT THE VACCINATION CHANGES TODAY. >> ANYONE 50 AND OVER IS ELIGIBLE TO GET THE VACCINE TODAY. THAT’S ABOUT A THIRD OF CALIFORNIA’S POPULATION ELIGIBLE. IF YOU CAN FIND AN APPOINTMENT. THAT ADDS UP TO 10.6 MILLION PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE THROUGH THE SUPPLY OF DOSES CONTINUES TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR CLINICS AND PHARMACIES. ON THE MY WEBSITE, RESIDENTS MAY NEED TO WAIT SEVERAL WEEKS AS MORE PEOPLE BECOME ELIGIBLE. THE STATE HAS APPROVED 50 AND OLDER, BUT THE VACCINE IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOR THOSE 12 AND OLDER. SOME ARE OPENING THEIR VACCINES UP — TO THOSE AT 16 AND OLDER. AMADOR COUNTY IS OFFERING IT TO ANYONE 18 AND OLDER. DOCTORS SAY FOR EVERY PERSON WHO GETS A SHOT WE ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO ENDING THE PANDEMIC. >> THE END IS IN SIGHT. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF EXCELLENT, SAFE, AND EFFECTIVE VACCINES. AS IN HIS WE CAN GET THOSE ADMINISTERED, — AND AS SOON AS WE CAN GET THOSE ADMINISTERED WE CAN RETURN TO A SENSE OF NORMAL. ANNETTE — SOME ADVICE TO GET THE APPOINTMENTS. YOU ARE URGED TO CHECK WITH YOUR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. YOU CAN ALSO GO TO THE MIKE TURNER WEBSITE AND REGISTER THEIR. IT WILL SEND YOU A NOTIFICATION. ALSO, THERE’S ANOTHER WEBSITE CALLED VACCINE FINDER. I WENT IN AND PUT IN THE SACRAMENTO ZIP CODE AND A 50 MILE RADIUS AND I WAS ABLE TO FIND A COUPLE LOCATIONS THAT HAD AVAILABILITY FOR NEXT WEEK. YOU HAVE TO KEEP SEARCHING AND BE PERSISTENT. IF YOU DON’T FIND ONE TODAY, TRY AGAIN TOMORROW. EVERYONE IS TRYING TO GET ONE AND THERE’S NOT ENOUGH TO GO AROUND. BE PERSISTEN
Californians 50 and over eligible for COVID-19 vaccine today
Starting Thursday, all Californians 50 and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Everyone ages 16 or older will be eligible on April 15. What remains an issue in the fight against the virus is supply, which continues to be limited across the state.You can find the state’s latest updates on www.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. The state also promotes the online tool Vaccine Finder to find a vaccination site near you. According to California’s Department of Public Health, health care providers can make the call to give doses of the vaccine to people outside eligible groups in order to avoid wasting them. Here’s what people without appointments should know about vaccine chasing.Some counties have opened vaccines to those 16 and over, including Stanislaus and Butte counties, while Amador is offering the vaccine to residents 18 and over. KCRA 3 reached out to counties and health care providers to see what options are available for people trying to make vaccination appointments.Sacramento CountyAppointments cannot be prescheduled unless a person is eligible to receive the vaccine.On April 1, appointments will be opened to those ages 50 and older.Appointments are necessary at this time.No walk-up clinics.Appointments can be made through the county’s website.Yolo CountyAppointments cannot be prescheduled unless a person is eligible to receive the vaccine.It’s possible some appointments may be opened this week for those becoming eligible April 1.Appointments are necessary at this time.No walk-up clinics.Appointments can be made through the county’s website.Placer CountyAppointments at county site cannot be prescheduled unless a person is eligible to receive the vaccine.Other local providers allow prescheduled appointments, including Remedy RX, a county pharmacy partner.Appointments are necessary at this time.No walk-up clinics.Appointments can be made through the county’s website.Stanislaus CountyAppointments at county site cannot be prescheduled unless a person is eligible to receive the vaccine. County residents 16 years old and up are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting April 1. Appointments recommended.Walk-in at all county sites available, while vaccine supply lasts.Appointments can be made through the state’s scheduling system, MyTurn, or by calling 833-422-4225.San Joaquin CountyAppointments at county site cannot be prescheduled unless a person is eligible to receive the vaccine.Residents can sign up through the state’s scheduling site, MyTurn to sign up for notification when eligible to make an appointment.Appointments are necessary at this time.Not currently taking first-dose appointments at county sites.No walk-up clinics.Appointments can be made through MyTurn or through the county’s website.Kaiser PermanenteAppointments cannot be prescheduled unless a person is eligible to receive the vaccine.Updates on eligibility and appointments available here.Dignity HealthNon-members are eligible to make appointments.No walk-up clinics.Appointments can be made through MyTurn.Major pharmacy chains CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens are also involved in vaccination efforts.You may also be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by volunteering at a clinic. Here is how you can find volunteer opportunities. | MORE | COVID-19 vaccines in California: Everything you need to knowFor every person who gets inoculated, we become one step closer to ending the pandemic, health care experts say.”The end is in sight,” said Dr. Nicolas Sawyer with UC Davis Health. “We have a number of safe and excellent vaccines, and as soon as we can get those administered to the majority of the population and reach herd immunity, we’re going to be able to return to a sense of new normal.” App users, click here to see the below charts.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
Starting Thursday, all Californians 50 and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Everyone ages 16 or older will be eligible on April 15. What remains an issue in the fight against the virus is supply, which continues to be limited across the state.
You can find the state’s latest updates on www.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. The state also promotes the online tool Vaccine Finder to find a vaccination site near you.
According to California’s Department of Public Health, health care providers can make the call to give doses of the vaccine to people outside eligible groups in order to avoid wasting them. Here’s what people without appointments should know about vaccine chasing.
Some counties have opened vaccines to those 16 and over, including Stanislaus and Butte counties, while Amador is offering the vaccine to residents 18 and over.
KCRA 3 reached out to counties and health care providers to see what options are available for people trying to make vaccination appointments.
Sacramento County
- Appointments cannot be prescheduled unless a person is eligible to receive the vaccine.
- On April 1, appointments will be opened to those ages 50 and older.
- Appointments are necessary at this time.
- No walk-up clinics.
- Appointments can be made through the county’s website.
Yolo County
- Appointments cannot be prescheduled unless a person is eligible to receive the vaccine.
- It’s possible some appointments may be opened this week for those becoming eligible April 1.
- Appointments are necessary at this time.
- No walk-up clinics.
- Appointments can be made through the county’s website.
Placer County
- Appointments at county site cannot be prescheduled unless a person is eligible to receive the vaccine.
- Other local providers allow prescheduled appointments, including Remedy RX, a county pharmacy partner.
- Appointments are necessary at this time.
- No walk-up clinics.
- Appointments can be made through the county’s website.
Stanislaus County
- Appointments at county site cannot be prescheduled unless a person is eligible to receive the vaccine. County residents 16 years old and up are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting April 1.
- Appointments recommended.
- Walk-in at all county sites available, while vaccine supply lasts.
- Appointments can be made through the state’s scheduling system, MyTurn, or by calling 833-422-4225.
San Joaquin County
- Appointments at county site cannot be prescheduled unless a person is eligible to receive the vaccine.
- Residents can sign up through the state’s scheduling site, MyTurn to sign up for notification when eligible to make an appointment.
- Appointments are necessary at this time.
- Not currently taking first-dose appointments at county sites.
- No walk-up clinics.
- Appointments can be made through MyTurn or through the county’s website.
Kaiser Permanente
- Appointments cannot be prescheduled unless a person is eligible to receive the vaccine.
- Updates on eligibility and appointments available here.
Dignity Health
- Non-members are eligible to make appointments.
- No walk-up clinics.
- Appointments can be made through MyTurn.
Major pharmacy chains CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens are also involved in vaccination efforts.
You may also be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by volunteering at a clinic. Here is how you can find volunteer opportunities.
| MORE | COVID-19 vaccines in California: Everything you need to know
For every person who gets inoculated, we become one step closer to ending the pandemic, health care experts say.
“The end is in sight,” said Dr. Nicolas Sawyer with UC Davis Health. “We have a number of safe and excellent vaccines, and as soon as we can get those administered to the majority of the population and reach herd immunity, we’re going to be able to return to a sense of new normal.”
App users, click here to see the below charts.
