1.7M Bay Staters now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines Monday Share Updated: 5:17 AM EDT Apr 19, 2021
1.7M Bay Staters now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines Monday Share Updated: 5:17 AM EDT Apr 19, 2021
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Show Transcript CONVENTION CENTER TO BREAK DOWN WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. JENNIFER: VACCINATION SITES LIKE THIS ONE WILL CERTAINLY BE BUSY. MANY FOLKS ALREADY GETTING THE NOTIFICATION THAT IT’S TIME TO BOOK THEIR SLOT. HERE’S THE BOTTOM LINE, AS OF TODAY, EVERYONE SIXTEEN AND OLDER IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE. THAT’S ABOUT 1.7 MILLION RESIDENTS. KEEP IN MIND, 16-YEAR-OLDS CAN ONLY GET THE PFIZER SHOTS. STATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE HOPEFUL THAT THEIR PREREGISTRATION SYSTEM WILL PREVENT AN ONLINE SURGE, AND A REPEAT OF WEBSITE CRASHES SEVERAL MONTHS AGO BUT, EXPERTS SAY PEOPLE SHOULD STILL BE PREPARED TO BE PATIEN INITIALLY, THERE WILL BE A HUGE DEMAND. THERE MAY BE SOME WEIGHTING THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR. JENNIFER: THE STATE HAS CAUTIONE