State’s ‘MyTurn’ website bypassed for most vaccine appointments
Billed as a one-stop shop, California’s $50 million site has instead created nonstop problems. Only 27% of vaccinations booked each day use MyTurn.
Credit: Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Alyssa Jenkins uses the state's MyTurn website to try to book a vaccination appointment for someone on April 19, 2021.
Author: Barbara Feder Ostrov (CalMatters)
Published: 4:43 PM PDT April 22, 2021
Updated: 4:43 PM PDT April 22, 2021
CALIFORNIA, USA —
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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.”