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Vaccine update: What we know in the 9 Bay Area counties now - SF Gate
Jan 22, 2021 2 mins, 46 secs

We took another close look at the vaccine rollout in the San Francisco Bay Area this week and found that while scarcity of supply remains a problem, counties and health care providers are beginning to make progress with infrastructure for implementation, whether launching a dashboard reporting vaccine data or creating a mass vaccine site.

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The county continues to focus on vaccinating health care workers in Phase 1a of the state plan.

Vaccine news: The Oakland Police Officers’ Association and the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of Alameda County called on the county to vaccinate law enforcement, warning in a Jan.

21 statement that the 1,500 first responders they represent still have not received the COVID-19 vaccine and that Alameda County has no plan to vaccinate these first responders who continue to serve their communities during the pandemic.

“The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is working to facilitate the vaccination of the county jail population against COVID-19, but the County Health Department has no plan to vaccinate the deputies or staff working in the jail.” said ACDSA President Kevin Lewis.

“More than 90 Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs’ have tested positive for COVID-19, and one deputy has already died, but there is no plan to vaccinate these essential first responders.”.

The county website indicates health care works, employees and residents of long-term care facilities and people ages 65 and older are eligible for vaccinations.

Vaccine news: The county is ramping up vaccine efforts with a goal of speeding up vaccines for seniors and opening vaccine sites, with the Concord Pavilion and Crane Way Pavilion in Richmond under consideration, according to ABC 7 News?

"Currently only health care workers defined in Phase 1A are being vaccinated," according to the county website.

Who can get vaccinated in the county now? The county website indicates health care works, employees and residents of long-term care facilities and people ages 65 and older are eligible for vaccinations?

Vaccine news: The city of San Francisco and its health care providers announced a goal Wednesday to vaccinate all residents by the start of summer.

"Working with our major health system partners and other community clinics, our goal by June 30 is to get our entire population of 900,000-plus individuals in San Francisco vaccinated for COVID-19," said Roland Pickens, director of San Francisco Health Network, the city's public health care system, at a supervisors’ hearing Wednesday.

Total vaccines administered: San Mateo County has received 25,800 first vaccine doses and 22,354 of these have been administered through county channels -- such as a drive-through clinic last week that vaccinated 9,550 people over seven days, county officials said in a Thursday press briefing.

"We are vaccinating all eligible Phase 1A health care workers and long-term care residents in San Mateo County and transitioning to the next phase, which now includes residents ages 65+ as the supply of vaccines allows," the county said?

Vaccine news: The county advised residents on Thursday to be alert for scams related to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

The county is focused on vaccinating health care workers.

The county is focused on vaccinating health care workers

Vaccine news: The county announced Monday that it has partnered with Safeway to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to county health workers

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