Everyone over 16 now eligible for Covid-19 vaccine
Taft Midway Driller
Effective immediately, all individuals 16 years old and older are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in Kern County.
Late last week, the state sent out an email indicating that counties can relax the State’s eligibility criteria in advance of the April 15 statewide movement to all individuals 16 and older being eligible for the vaccine., Kern County Health Department spokeswoman Michelle Corson said. Kern’s vaccine supply is increasing, as we anticipate to receive more than 39,000 doses of vaccine this week, Corson said.
As of Sunday, 316,312 doses have been administered to Kern County residents. That means 116,705 or 12.7% of Kern’s population have completed their vaccination series, including 12,883 who were vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson. Another 92,582 people have received one dose of their two-dose series. Approximately 46% of Kern’s 65 and older population is now fully vaccinated,
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Ridgecrest Daily Independent
Starting this weekend, Ridgecrest Regional Hospital will be closing its vaccine appointment waitlist and opening an online booking system under an agreement for vaccine distribution with Blue Shield beginning Monday. In an effort to honor our commitment to those already on our waitlist, we will continue making callbacks to the age-based eligibility of 65 and older in the order received, as more vaccine becomes available, said Michelle Whalley, RRH Clinic Administrator and Vaccine Taskforce Leader. This is going to be no easy feat, but we are determined to press on to the best of our ability. We have over 5,000 seniors 65 and older in line to call back and schedule. We are working on this in anticipation of adverse weather conditions, which have also delayed shipments and hampered our efforts this past week.