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Contra Costa Now Vaccinating Essential Workers

By kcubas · February 19, 2021

Starting now, teachers, grocery store clerks, and other essential frontline workers can schedule an appointment

Contra Costa Health Services today updated its eligibility policy for COVID-19 vaccine to extend vaccination eligibility to residents who work in the education and childcare sector, food and agriculture workers, and emergency services workers as defined by California’s vaccination plan Phase 1B .

Residents in these groups, as well as county residents who are 65 years and older who have not yet been vaccinated, can sign up to access state and federal sites through MyTurn or by calling 1-833-422-4255 .

Essential workers and residents 65 years and older can also request immunization appointments through CCHS and join the county waiting list for COVID-19 vaccine. However, due to a temporary reduction in vaccine supply from the state, all appointments at county sites are filled through the next two weeks at least.

When more appointments do become available, CCHS will continue to prioritize county residents who are 65 or older as well as eligible essential workers, particularly those who live or work in the local communities most heavily affected by the pandemic.

CCHS continues to move forward with a workplace-based outreach effort to immunize essential workers in high-risk jobs in the county’s hardest-hit communities, including food and agriculture workers. Workers at sites selected for the program will be contacted by their employers.

Starting now, teachers, grocery store clerks, and other essential frontline workers living in Contra Costa County can schedule an appointment to get vaccinated.

Read more at Contra Costa Health Services.

Stay safe!

SF Announces Drop-in Vaccines (No Appt. Needed)

By kcubas · February 19, 2021

Any San Francisco resident 65+ can now go to SF General through February 23 to get a COVID-19 vaccine

Mayor London Breed announced today that San Francisco General Hospital is offering drop-in vaccinations daily for SF residents 65+ from 9am to 3pm through February 23rd with no appointment necessary.

According to Mission Local, previously people eligible for walk-in vaccinations needed to live in certain zip codes. Now, all residents of San Francisco are eligible.

People are encouraged to bring ID, but SF Dept. of Emergency Management says that no San Francisco resident age 65 or over will be turned away due to lack of identification.

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Drop-Ins

Learn more at sfhealthnetwork.org/covid-19-vaccine

Through February 23, people ages 65 and older who live in San Francisco can drop-in. No appointment is needed.

Hours are 9am to 3pm any day of the week.
Zuckerberg San Francisco General (1001 Potrero Avenue, Learning Center – Building 30 (off 23rd Street)
Vaccine supply remains low and you may be asked to return the following day if the site reaches capacity.

San Francisco Health Network patients who are 65 and over or who are healthcare workers can drop-in to Zuckerberg San Francisco General and the Southeast Health Center (2401 Keith Street) beyond February 23.

By appointment:

SF Health Network sites:

SF Health Network and SF Community Health Network patients 65 and over as well as healthcare workers*
Maxine Hall Health Center, 1181 Golden Gate Avenue
Ocean Park Health Center, 1351 24^th Avenue
Chinatown Public Health Center, 1490 Mason Street
Call your provider or go to MyChart to schedule

Citywide Vaccination Sites:

The City is partnering with healthcare providers to establish high volume vaccine sites. Supply is limited, and you may not be able to book an appointment, even if you are eligible.

Please visit https://sf.gov/get-vaccinated-against-covid-19 for a list of sites with scheduling information.

Preparing for your appointment or drop-in visit:

Do not visit a vaccine center if you have a cough, fever, or any COVID-19 like symptoms.

If you have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 14 days or are quarantining because you might have been exposed to COVID-19, please wait until your quarantine is complete before you visit a vaccine center.

We are encouraging San Franciscans to delay getting the vaccine if they have been infected with COVID-19 in the last 90 days.

SF Expands Vaccines to Teachers & Restaurant Workers on Feb. 24

By kcubas · February 11, 2021

The city moves into next tier with vaccine eligibility for workers in education, childcare, police, fire and food sectors

San Francisco Announces Plan to Expand Vaccine Eligibility to Workers in Education and Childcare, Emergency Services, and Food Sectors

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Starting on February 24, San Francisco will move to Phase 1B, Tier 1 of the state’s population prioritization plan and begin vaccinating people who work in education and childcare, emergency services, and food and agriculture sectors, while continuing to vaccinate healthcare workers and people 65 and over

Mayor London N. Breed and Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax, in partnership with local healthcare providers, announced that starting February 24, COVID-19 vaccines will be offered to individuals identified as eligible in Phase 1B, Tier 1 of California’s population prioritization plan for vaccine administration.

Please note that the Mayor in the press conference said the new vaccine tier will begin February 26, but the official press release said the date would be February 24.

This includes people who work in the education and childcare, emergency services, and food and agriculture sectors.

So this means teachers and restaurant workers should be eligible.

When is it my turn?

Anyone who works or lives in San Francisco can sign up for a notification when they are eligible for vaccination at SF.gov/vaccinenotify. The City will continue to provide regular updates to the public about the vaccine in San Francisco at: SF.gov/covidvaccine.

This expansion into Phase 1B, Tier 1 is occurring as San Francisco, in partnership with healthcare providers, continues to expand its vaccine infrastructure but vaccine supply remains limited. Phase 1B, Tier 1 is comprised of more than 115,000 individuals who live or work in San Francisco, in addition to the approximately 210,000 healthcare workers and people 65 and older who are currently eligible.

Sign up to receive an email or text message when you are eligible for vaccination: https://t.co/dLLoXHFvnf

Make an appointment once you are eligible: https://t.co/lvGnOqQ0TG

More information available at: https://t.co/B507zxtfLg

You can also call @SF311 as well.

— London Breed (@LondonBreed) February 9, 2021

Healthcare providers in San Francisco and the San Francisco Department of Public Health are currently vaccinating healthcare workers and people 65 and older. San Francisco will continue to prioritize those 65 years and over for vaccination, as they carry the highest risk of hospitalization and death of any population in the city.

The City has developed a webpage for people who live and work in San Francisco to find vaccination sites in San Francisco and book appointments. People who are eligible to

be vaccinated can sign-up for an appointment at: SF.gov/getvaccinated.

The goal of the City’s vaccination strategy is to make receiving the COVID-19 vaccine as convenient and comfortable for as many people as possible, particularly in those neighborhoods disproportionately affected by the pandemic. In partnership with the healthcare providers in San Francisco, which are receiving the majority of the vaccine doses from the state, the City is facilitating the quick and efficient delivery of vaccines through high-volume vaccine sites, neighborhood vaccine access sites, community clinics, pharmacy partnerships, and mobile vaccination teams.

The Moscone Center high-volume vaccination site opened last week by appointment only for anyone eligible to receive the vaccine, regardless of health coverage. Initially, the site will operate at a moderate capacity, but when supply increases, it can expand to 7,000 to 10,000 vaccinations per day. Hours of vaccination are limited but will ramp up to 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily, when vaccine is more readily available. The site is part of a collaborative effort between the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Department of Public Health partnering with a consortium of statewide healthcare organizations: Kaiser Permanente, Adventist Health, the California Medical Association, CommonSpirit/Dignity, and Futuro Health as well as the California Primary Care Association.

In addition to the high-volume sites at the Moscone Center and City College of San Francisco, which opened on January 22, the City will add a third high-volume vaccination site at The SF Market in the Bayview. These high-volume sites were chosen in part for their proximity to neighborhoods in the southeastern part of the City that have been most heavily impacted by COVID. These sites will serve anyone, regardless of their health coverage status or provider.

The distribution of a national vaccine during a pandemic is an unprecedented event, and the City of San Francisco is partnering with healthcare providers to have as many people vaccinated as fast as possible, while following the federal and state guidelines for prioritization. In the meantime, it is critical that all San Franciscans continue to follow all public health recommendations to wear a mask when not in your home, cough into your elbow, wash your hands, keep 6 feet from others whenever you must be in public places and help your local health department collect information to inform people of possible infection. These steps will help protect you and those around you while COVID-19 is circulating, and, along with the vaccine, will be essential to ending the pandemic.