COVID-19 vaccine demand declining in some counties
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Updated: 7:51 PM PDT Apr 19, 2021
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Updated: 7:51 PM PDT Apr 19, 2021
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DROPPING. >> SUPER QUICK. THE PROCESS WAS MAYBE TWO MINUTES. IT WAS JUST LIKE WAITING FOR 15 MINUTES TO MAKE SURE I DIDN’T HAVE ANY SIDE EFFECTS. EMILY: JESSE TESKE SHOWED OFF HIS BANDAID, HE GOT HIS FIRST SHOT OF THE PFIZER VACCINE. >> IT’S A LITTLE SORE, THEY SAID MOVE IT AROUND, SO I AM GOING TO WORK OUT. EMILY: PLACER COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY ALMOST HALF OF ALL RESIDENTS SIXTEEN AND OLDER HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST THE FIRST DOSE OF THE VACCINE. >> WE DID SEE A LITTLE BIT OF INCREASED DEMAND WHEN WE OPENED UP TO THE 16 PLUS CROWD AND WE DID OPEN UP A FEW DAYS EARLY, . EMILY: NOW, A WEEK LATER, THE COUNTY SAYS APPOINTMENTS AT THE CLINIC ARE GOING UNFILLED. THE COUNTY SAYS THEY HAVE ABOUT 1000 APPOINTMENTS LEFT FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. >> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE USED TO, OIL, IT’S NOT MY ATTORNEY AT. WELL, IT IS YOUR TURN NOW. >> ITS DEFINITELY SLOWING DOWN, . EMILY: IN YOLO COUNTY, OFFICIALS SAY DEMAND FOR THE SHOT IS BEING MET BY SUPPLY FROM THE STATE. >> A CHANGES WEEKLY. THEY SENT US A LOCATION NUMBERS AND A CHANGES, BUT WOULD HAVE ENOUGH TO KEEP VACCINATING OUR RESIDENTS. >> I WAS HAPPY. IT WAS CONVENIENT. IT WAS RIGHT HERE. EMILY: SITTING AT A TABLE AT SOUTHSIDE UNLIMITED, AN ART SPACE IN SACRAMENTO FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. TYLONDA ADISIDE GAVE HER ARM A SQUEEZE. >> A LITTLE PINCH. NOW I AM STARTING TO FEEL A LITTLE, BUT NOTHING TOO BAD I CAN’T GET OVER. EMILY: THE POP-UP CLINIC OPENED VACCINES TO EVERYONE, AFTER APPOINTMENTS DIDN’T GET TAKEN. WHILE WALK-UPS WERE WELCOME HERE, SACRAMENTO COUNTY SAYS VACCINE DEMAND IS STILL HIGHER THAN SUPPLY. FOR SOME, GETTING THE SHOT AND AN APPOINTMENT ARE WORTH IT. >> JUST DO THE RIGHT THING. I MEAN, IF THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO SURVIVE, LET'