Sutter Health launches mass vaccination sites in Roseville, Sacramento and Modesto
Appointment-only locations begin to launch this weekend
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Updated: 4:26 PM PST Jan 29, 2021
Vicki Gonzalez
Appointment-only locations begin to launch this weekend
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Updated: 4:26 PM PST Jan 29, 2021
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THAT IS DOWN FROM ABOUT 6000. >> TURNING TO THE LATEST EFFORTS TO BATTLE THE CORONAVIRUS, AND 3 NEW MASS VACCINATION CLINICS ARE SET TO OPEN IN OUR AREA. SUTTER HEALTH IS LAUNCHING THE CLINICS FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE OVER 75 RIGHT NOW. PART OF THE EFFORT TO GET THE COVID VACCINE TO MORE CALIFORNIANS, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY ABOUT THREE MILLION DOSES HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO PEOPLE, THAT’S ABOUT 64% OF WHAT’S BEEN SHIPPED TO THE STATE HAS BEEN PICKING UP THE PACE BUT NEARLY TWO MILLION DOSES ARE STILL SITTING IN FREEZERS OR IN TRANSIT >> IN A RARE LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES, WE ARE TAKING YOU INSIDE ONE OF THE MASS VACCINATION CLINICS. THIS IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, YOU CANNOT JUST WALK UP AND GET A SHOT EVERY VICKI CANALES -- A SHOT. VICKI GONZALES SAYS THEY HOPE TO VACCINATE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE A DAY BUT AS WE’VE BEEN REPORTING RIGHT NOW ONLY SO MUCH VACCINE IS AVAILABLE. >> THESE CUBICLES MAY NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH. >> PEOPLE WILL BE INJECTED TO ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL STATIONS. >> THIS IS ONE OF SUTTER HEALTH’S MASS VACCINATION SITES. >> THEY CAME TOGETHER IN A MATTER OF THREE WEEKS. NORMALLY A PROCESS OF THIS MAGNITUDE, I WOULD SAY 6-9 MONTHS. >> THIS WEEK, SACRAMENTO AND ROSEVILLE LOCATIONS ARE KICKING OFF. CURRENTLY ONLY ASK AN ALIEN HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND THOSE 75 AND OLDER. THIS IT IS A SOFT ROLLOUT. THEY ARE GOING TO START WITH 15 VACCINE STATIONS. AT FULL CAPACITY, THEY WILL HAVE 50. >> THEY CAN BE DONE WITHIN 20-30 MINUTES. ASK BETWEEN ROSEVILLE AND SACRAMENTO, THIS WEEKEND SUTTER HEALTH PLANS TO VACCINATE 2000 PEOPLE. THERE IS ALSO A TRANSLATOR CARD WHO DO NOT -- FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. IT CAN SPEAK MORE THAN 30 LANGUAGES. YOU WILL DIAL A REAL-LIFE LIFE PERSON TO HELP TRANSLATE. THERE IS ALSO VIDEO FEATURE IN CASE YOU COMMUNICATE VIA SIGN LANGUAGE. THEY SAY, DO NOT SCHEDULE VACCINES TWO WEEKS BEFORE OR AFTER AND ONLY ARRIVE 15 MINUTES EARLY. >> THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE THE ASKS AND THE NEEDS. >> EACH OF THESE POT AREAS WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF WORKSTATIONS ON WHEELS WHERE THE PATIENTS WILL STOP AND GET THEIR FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT. >> THIS PROCESS, GOING TO THESE MASS LARGE VACCINATION SITES, ALLOWS US TO GET OUT TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT MUCH QUICKER. >> THE SITES IN ROSEVILLE AND SACRAMENTO ARE SET TO OPEN THIS WEEKEND. ON MONDAY, SUTTER HEALTH WILL ADD THE THIRD MASS VACCINATION SITE IN MODESTO. THEY HOPE TO EXPAND TO FUL CAPACITY WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. AS WE MENTIONED THIS IS ONLY AS VACCINE SUPPLY ALLOWS. THERE IS A LIMITED SUPPLY RIGHT NOW. SUTTER HEALTH IS APPOINTMENT ONLY. YOU CAN GO ONTO THEIR MY HEALTH ONLINE APP IF YOU WANT OR CALL THE NUMBER YOU SEE ON Y