Greg Gunther getting vaccinated (Photo – Peggy Rogers)
As of January 30, 2021, more than 790,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across Los Angeles County.
By News Desk
People eligible for vaccine include frontline healthcare workers, residents and staff at long-term care facilities, and County residents age 65 and older. Together, these groups total more than 2 million people eligible for the vaccine, who each need two doses.
L.A. County receives, on average, 150,000 vaccine doses per week. Public Health has built an extensive network with pharmacies, federally qualified health centers, hospitals, health clinics, and community vaccination sites, including six large capacity sites, some managed by the City of LA and some by the County, to ensure that, as more vaccine is available, more people can be vaccinated.
Public Health’s VaccinateLACounty.com connects residents eligible for vaccinations to appointment registration links at various sites. The site has incorporated the State’s new appointment registration platform, MyTurn, which now allows residents to book their first and second dose appointments at the same time. Residents with internet access and a computer are urged to use VaccinateLACounty.com to sign up as appointments become available. For those without access to a computer or the internet or with disabilities, a call center is open to help schedule appointments at 833-540-0473, daily from 8:00 am to 8:30 pm. Individuals are encouraged to use the website whenever possible to sign up for an appointment to avoid long wait times on the phone.
Public Health is prioritizing all persons getting their 2nd dose, and most individuals will be able to receive their second dose at the same site where they received their first dose. For persons who have already received their first dose and are not sure how to get their second dose, the VaccinateLACounty.com website provides specific information on how this will be handled, based on where you received your first dose. Many individuals vaccinated at a county site already received the date and location of their second dose appointment on their vaccination card. The appointment will be 21 days after their first dose if they received a Pfizer vaccine and 28 days after their first dose if they received a Moderna vaccine. These residents can use the personal appointment link that’s being emailed to them to confirm the time that works for them, and then they’ll be all set. The emails have begun to go out.
Appointment registration platform, MyTurn, now allows residents to book their first and second dose appointments at the same time. Residents with internet access and a computer are urged to use VaccinateLACounty.com to sign up as appointments become available. For those without access to a computer or the internet or with disabilities, a call center is open to help schedule appointments at 833-540-0473, daily from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Individuals are encouraged to use the website whenever possible to sign up for an appointment to avoid long wait times on the phone.
Why book an appointment? You still have to wait in long lines.
this is very helpful. thank you. I’m glad that the emails for the 2nd dose is starting to go out.