03-31-2021, 07:08 PM
For people living or working in Contra Costa County, going directly through the county health department is the way to go right now, at least if you want to take advantage of the county's early lowering of the eligibility age. It's my understanding that other providers have to wait for the state eligibility age to drop to 50 tomorrow and 16 on April 15. You will not get the earlier eligibility through MyTurn.
Contra Costa County uses MyChart for scheduling. By putting in a request at the County health site, you can get an email from them that gives you a link for creating your MyChart account and scheduling your appointment. My daughter sent in a request soon after the announcement that they are taking anyone over 16 and today was able to schedule an appointment for next Wednesday. She had to deal with a few site freezes but did not spend a whole lot of time. In the mean time, I already got my first shot last Friday because the county lowered age to 50 last week. It took about an hour between arriving at the site and driving off.
I've heard rumors from people I work with that they had smooth experiences at sites in other counties as well, including the massive operation at the Oakland Colosseum (which uses MyTurn).
Contra Costa County uses MyChart for scheduling. By putting in a request at the County health site, you can get an email from them that gives you a link for creating your MyChart account and scheduling your appointment. My daughter sent in a request soon after the announcement that they are taking anyone over 16 and today was able to schedule an appointment for next Wednesday. She had to deal with a few site freezes but did not spend a whole lot of time. In the mean time, I already got my first shot last Friday because the county lowered age to 50 last week. It took about an hour between arriving at the site and driving off.
I've heard rumors from people I work with that they had smooth experiences at sites in other counties as well, including the massive operation at the Oakland Colosseum (which uses MyTurn).