Here s how 22 California residents scored vaccine appointments
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Hundreds wait in queue for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) in Oakland.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty
California expanded vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and over this week, and millions of people are now scrambling to find appointments.
You may have heard finding an appointment can be tricky. While health care providers, pharmacies and counties are continually opening appointments daily, they go fast.
Since the start of the rollout, we ve been hearing from readers who snagged appointments, and below, we share their experiences with securing slots to provide tips for others navigating a system that is confusing and overwhelming. Responses have been condensed and edited for clarity in some cases. Some of these stories were included in previous articles.
How 15 California residents snagged vaccine appointments
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Amy Lighter and Alan Joss spent 2 Sundays, driving 952 miles to Hanford CA for their vaccines.Courtesy of Alan Joss
California is expanding vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and over beginning April 15, and hundreds of thousands of people will be scrambling to find appointments.
You may have heard finding an appointment can be tricky. While health care providers, pharmacies and counties are continually opening appointments daily, they go fast.
To help you book an appointment if you re newly eligible, we asked readers to share their experiences with securing slots to provide tips for others navigating a system that is confusing and overwhelming.
Letters to the Editor: Don t diminish the legacies of great leaders
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In this June 12, 1944, file photo President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks on a national radio program from the White House in Washington. Roosevelt was diagnosed early in 1944 as suffering from high blood pressure, hypertensive heart disease, cardiac failure and acute bronchitis.Eugene Abbott/Associated Press
Regarding “Lincoln’s legacy not aging well, school panel decides” (Front Page, Dec. 16): I am shocked that a school district advisory committee recommends expunging the names of former presidents Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt from local school sites. I fully support removing statues and honorifics dedicated to those who defended slavery and worked to construct the cruel system of racist segregation and oppression that replaced it. But I am offended by efforts to diminish the historical legacy of two of America’s greatest presidents. Of course, t