COVID-19 vaccine demand declining in some counties Share Updated: 7:51 PM PDT Apr 19, 2021 Share Updated: 7:51 PM PDT Apr 19, 2021
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Show Transcript 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 A