03-31-2021, 12:27 AM
First, congrats on getting an appointment. Â A news story today indicates Contra Costa County has opened vaccines to all 16+.
Today, I actually looked at a couple of counties in N. & S. California and saw there were plenty of appointments available. Â (I have my vaccinations, but this was alerting younger family to vaccine possibilities.)
In California, 50+ are eligible April 1. Â 16+ are eligible April 15.
For people that may be looking to get appointments:
My understanding is that California intends for the governmental entities (counties & those they supply) to schedule appointments via California's https://myturn.ca.gov  (I do not know if that is actually the case)
However, the entities in the Federal Retail Pharmacy program get their vaccine from a different federal source and are not using the state's reservation system. Â Here are some of their vaccine sites (appropriate for any US location):
CVS  (I've had good luck scheduling through CVS. It is a race, but it is do-able.)
Walgreens
Albertson/Safeway/Vons
Ralphs
Costco
Rite-Aid
Nob-Hill/Lucky/Save Mart/Raley's/Bel Air (Apparently not currently offering in CA)
Walmart (none in CA (but I may be wrong))
The CDC recommends using VaccineFinder.org to find vaccination sites near you.  With this, you could specify to search only for certain vaccines.
A third supply of vaccine was supplied via FEMA at large vaccination clinics. Â Those are currently being shut down (using J&J for their last 2 weeks).
A fourth supply was earmarked for what were seen as areas where the populace wasn't getting the vaccine.  You can find these clinics and health systems at  https://www.hrsa.gov/coronavirus/health-...rticipants
Today, I actually looked at a couple of counties in N. & S. California and saw there were plenty of appointments available. Â (I have my vaccinations, but this was alerting younger family to vaccine possibilities.)
In California, 50+ are eligible April 1. Â 16+ are eligible April 15.
For people that may be looking to get appointments:
My understanding is that California intends for the governmental entities (counties & those they supply) to schedule appointments via California's https://myturn.ca.gov  (I do not know if that is actually the case)
However, the entities in the Federal Retail Pharmacy program get their vaccine from a different federal source and are not using the state's reservation system. Â Here are some of their vaccine sites (appropriate for any US location):
CVS  (I've had good luck scheduling through CVS. It is a race, but it is do-able.)
Walgreens
Albertson/Safeway/Vons
Ralphs
Costco
Rite-Aid
Nob-Hill/Lucky/Save Mart/Raley's/Bel Air (Apparently not currently offering in CA)
Walmart (none in CA (but I may be wrong))
The CDC recommends using VaccineFinder.org to find vaccination sites near you.  With this, you could specify to search only for certain vaccines.
A third supply of vaccine was supplied via FEMA at large vaccination clinics. Â Those are currently being shut down (using J&J for their last 2 weeks).
A fourth supply was earmarked for what were seen as areas where the populace wasn't getting the vaccine.  You can find these clinics and health systems at  https://www.hrsa.gov/coronavirus/health-...rticipants