For months, Alyssa Jenkins logged countless hours on MyTurn, Californiaâs COVID vaccine registration site as she searched for precious appointment slots for her fellow teachers.Â
âIâd become obsessed,â said Jenkins, who teaches high school English in Pacifica. âI was living in the system.â
When MyTurn debuted in mid-January, it was supposed to be a one-stop shop, a place where every Californian could register to be notified when they became eligible for the COVID vaccine and eventually make an appointment for their shot.Â
Instead, itâs become a lightning rod for many Californians frustrated by their inability to get vaccinated quickly and return to a normal life.
California s ‘MyTurn’ website bypassed for most vaccine appointments
Barbara Feder Ostrov
For months, Alyssa Jenkins logged countless hours on MyTurn, California’s COVID vaccine registration site as she searched for precious appointment slots for her fellow teachers.
“I’d become obsessed,” said Jenkins, who teaches high school English in Pacifica. “I was living in the system.”
When MyTurn debuted in mid-January, it was supposed to be a one-stop shop, a place where every Californian could register to be notified when they became eligible for the COVID vaccine and eventually make an appointment for their shot.
Instead, it’s become a lightning rod for many Californians frustrated by their inability to get vaccinated quickly and return to a normal life.
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Ryan Gruver, the county’s director of Health and Human Services, said Wednesday that he is hopeful the work Public Health and local providers have done in vaccinating the population will help the county get through its current surge in cases.
The state announced Tuesday that Nevada County had once again met the criteria for the purple, or widespread, COVID-19 risk tier, and will be returning to that tier this coming Wednesday if the criteria is met for a second week.
From the previous week, the county’s average daily case rate jumped from 6.9 cases to 12.7 cases.
“I think every time we’ve seen a decrease in cases, we’ve seen complacency set in, and that’s been followed by a spike,” said Gruver.
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