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.
Here s every website you can use to book a vaccine appointment in California
You will likely need to spend some time online to find an open slot.
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Hundreds wait in queue for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) in Oakland, Calif. Beginning April 15, anyone 16 or older will be eligible for the vaccine in California.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty
Have you discovered a great source for finding vaccine appointments? Email agraff@sfgate.com.
California will open up vaccine eligibility to individuals 16 and over on Thursday, and a rush of millions of residents will be jumping online to find vaccine appointments.
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.
How to master the vaccine-appointment website: A guide for everyone
Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Washington Post
Feb. 10, 2021
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From his home, Richard Adler works to make it normal for senior citizens to connect to the world through technology, and during the coronavirus pandemic, he has been focusing on how to help older Americans navigate vaccine appointment portals online.Washington Post photo by Melina Mara
The process feels like something between trying to nab highly sought-after Beyoncé tickets and gladiatorial combat.
Scheduling coronavirus vaccine shots online is causing panic for eligible Americans and the children and grandchildren helping them. That includes me and my parents, hunting for scraps of information on supply and pressing reload at all hours on poorly designed websites. By the time you type in all the required information, available appointments have vanished.
These techies created a site for people to find vaccine availability. And people are flocking.
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A CVS pharmacist gives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a resident at the Emerald Court senior living community in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.MediaNews Group/Orange County Re/MediaNews Group via Getty Images, Media News Group/ Getty Images
Through the lens of social media, Patrick McKenzie read the news that California had given counties the green light on Jan. 13 to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to individuals 65 and over and then he saw the stories unfolding about seniors scrambling to find places to get inoculated.