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Thousands of seniors vaccinations delayed due to lack of doses, mishaps FacebookTwitterEmail Kaiser nurse Scott Keech, left, receives a needle from another employee to administer one of the first 10 Pfizer COVID-19 coronavirus vaccines to frontline workers at Kaiser San Francisco hospital Dec. 17, 2020.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE When South Bay resident Arjun Batra, 74, heard California Gov. Gavin Newsom s announcement in mid-January that individuals age 65 and over were eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, he called his health care provider, Kaiser Permanente, in hopes of making an inoculation appointment. After waiting three hours on hold, Batra said he finally spoke with a Kaiser representative who asked him a standard set of questions. ....
Nightmare of confusing tech, guidelines thwart Bay Area seniors trying to get vaccinated FacebookTwitterEmail Caregivers help Devi Kamala stand after she received her COVID-19 vaccination at the On Lok Pace senior center in Fremont.Nina Riggio / Special to The Chronicle Arlene Moon, called “Goochie” by her family, is a 95-year-old great-great-grandmother with chronic lung disease. She’s exactly the kind of person California wants to vaccinate but it took countless calls and the advocacy of her great-granddaughter waiting in line for an hour at a clinic to get her a shot. Moon has short-term memory loss and can’t navigate a plethora of websites. She can’t drive herself to get a vaccine and would have trouble, given her balance issues, if she had to stand in line. That’s if she can even get a slot, since her luck depends on her location and health care provider. ....
The family of five generations living together in the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park has all gone through a frustrating ’emotional rollercoaster’ to get the potentially life-saving photo for the matriarch. In a recent video call, Moon strongly agreed that the process was frustrating and confusing. “The people who are most vulnerable are those who will suffer disproportionately,” said her great-granddaughter Vanessa Bain, sitting next to her. “What happens to seniors who are alone or to people with physical or developmental disabilities who are trying to stand up for themselves?” California health care providers are desperately trying to get vaccination shots in their arms as soon as possible. As the numbers improve, an initially chaotic rollout created a confusing maze of different rules and guidelines depending on each province and provider. Now the state is prioritizing older people, but many are still struggling to make an appointment, let alone ....
Why are people from out of town able to get vaccinated in San Francisco? FacebookTwitterEmail Friday at the mass vaccination center at City College.Nick Otto/Special to The Chronicle As Bay Area counties race to vaccinate health care workers and elderly residents, some are questioning why out-of-town residents are allowed to get shots at San Francisco’s only mass vaccination site, which opened Friday. It is the latest gripe in San Francisco’s vaccine rollout, which has confused and frustrated many eligible residents who haven’t gotten their shots yet. But city officials say that they have little choice over the matter, as regional health care providers that operate in San Francisco which receive two-thirds of the city’s entire supply from the state care for patients from all over Northern California. ....