Orange County’s Vaccination Efforts Rebound with Renewed Supply, New Hub
Orange County’s inoculation efforts appeared to be back on track this week with the arrival of additional vaccines, the opening of its third large-scale vaccination site, and confirmation that its Disney site would reopen.
The region’s third super point of distribution (POD) opened on Feb. 23 at the Anaheim Convention Center and will distribute the Moderna vaccine. It’s the second hub for Anaheim, which in January launched its first mass-scale immunization center at Disneyland.
Orange County’s immunization plans suffered a setback last week after a winter storm delayed an incoming shipment of vaccines to California. Without it, health officials were forced to close some vaccination centers, including Disneyland.
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O.C. food bank volunteers qualify for next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations
Laguna Food Pantry volunteers load groceries into a vehicle on Dec. 14, 2020. Photo by Daniel Langhorne
The Orange County Health Officer shared Tuesday that volunteers at local food banks and pantries, including Laguna Food Pantry, are eligible to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next phase of the County’s distribution plan.
Dr. Clayton Chau, county health officer and director of the OC Health Care Agency, said in a prepared statement that food pantry workers will be classified as food industry workers included in Phase 1B. They’ll be joined by teachers and childcare providers.
CalOptima seniors age 65 or older may receive the COVID-19 vaccine within the next few weeks through the COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Pilot Program, a joint effort between CalOptima and the Orange County Health Care Agency.
The COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Pilot Program, designed to improve direct access to vaccinations for CalOptima members who live in the hardest-hit communities by the pandemic, was first introduced by Supervisor Andrew Do and Supervisor Doug Chaffee and approved unanimously by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on January 26, 2021.
Yesterday, CalOptima’s Board of Directors approved an action to accept a direct allocation of COVID-19 vaccines from the Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) on behalf of contracted health networks that will handle the vaccine administration to vulnerable CalOptima members who are 65 years or older.