A mass vaccination center in Mountain View, which averages about 878 appointments per day, has helped boost Santa Clara County s immunization efforts that have largely centered on San Jose.
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A makeshift mass vaccination center at the Mountain View Community Center has administered more than 9,000 COVID-19 vaccine shots since opening last month, boosting countywide immunization efforts that have largely focused on San Jose.
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Thanks to Santa Clara County’s “No Wrong Door” policy, all residents ages 65 and older and frontline health-care personnel are now eligible for free COVID-19 vaccinations at most county vaccination sites, regardless of their regular health-care provider.
Last week, Supervisor Joe Simitian hosted a panel of local health-care experts participating in the first of six virtual town hall forums designed to keep residents abreast of vaccination sites, eligibility and methods for making appointments, which are required.
Approximately 310,000 Santa Clara County residents are ages 65 and older, and as of Feb. 10, the date of the Los Altos/Los Altos Hills town hall, approximately 34% of them had been vaccinated, said Dr. Marty Fenstersheib, COVID-19 testing and vaccine officer for the county.
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