However, we are hearing from readers that it s not working this way for everyone.
A spokesperson told us on Feb. 10 that someone from the Ralphs Pharmacy team should reach out to you with a second dose appointment as we get closer to the timeframe for when the second dose should be administered (usually around 4 weeks).
Ralphs guarantees second doses to anyone who got their first shot through the grocery store, according to a spokesperson.
What if the Vaccine Site Is Closed on the Day of My Appointment?
Some sites - like
Orange County s Disneyland POD - have had to close temporarily at times, due to a lack of vaccine supply
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PASADENA, Calif., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The numbers of recommended vaccine doses, including measles vaccine, administered to children decreased dramatically after the declaration of a national state of emergency on March 13, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in Pediatrics. While the decrease was lower and recovered in children under 2 years of age, it was more severe and persistent in older children. When vaccination rates decline, we worry about an increase in vaccine-preventable diseases that can be harmful to children, said the study s lead author, Bradley Ackerson, MD, a Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center pediatric infectious disease specialist and an investigator with the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research & Evaluation s vaccine team. Also, we know there has been a reduction in childhood vaccinations worldwide, and as COVID-19 restrictions are
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Driving to Sacramento or Tulare for a COVID vaccine? Read this before looking outside your county
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Some COVID vaccination sites across California have expanded their eligibility to everyone 16 and older before the state’s formal statewide opening Thursday to all residents in that age range, but some are discouraging people from outside their county to sign up for a slot, to allow their local residents to get vaccinated first.Brittany Hosea-Small / Special to The Chronicle
Bay Area residents having trouble finding COVID-19 vaccine appointments in their area may have luck if they are willing to trek beyond the region but providers are sounding some notes of caution.