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What to know about getting your second vaccine dose in the Bay Area
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Irene Villa, 72, receives her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the grand opening of a mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Moscone South in San Francisco.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Rad Sommer of Sebastapol, 74, receives a COVID-19 vaccination at the Rohnert Park Community Center.Lea Suzuki / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
But communication and procedures for scheduling those second doses can vary widely in the region, due to California’s chaotic vaccine rollout, unpredictable supplies and complex system of providers.
The Chronicle surveyed health officers and infectious disease experts in the Bay Area to answer some of the most pressing questions about second vaccine shots: how and when people are receiving them, and how the timing of shots affects protection from the virus.
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There’s been a lot of confusion about COVID-19 and the distribution of the vaccine. That s because it’s complicated. There’s confusion over how and when the vaccine will be distributed and confusion over a batch that caused some allergic reactions. KAZU’s Erika Mahoney has been following the developments.
Doug McKnight (DM): Erika, where are we on vaccinations in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties?
Erika Mahoney (EM): Both counties are still in the process of vaccinating healthcare workers and residents of skilled nursing facilities. That’s the very first phase in the state’s vaccine rollout plan. The county health departments have a very limited supply of the vaccine. They get shipments from the state on a weekly basis and the amount varies.