How to make a vaccine appointment
Austin Widger,
An Ojai COVID-19 vaccination site at Nordhoff High School is anticipated to open Feb. 20.
Since COVID-19 vaccines are now available to Ventura County residents 65 and older in addition to Phase 1A, healthcare workers and those 75 and older some may be wondering exactly how to register to receive a vaccine.
The three main ways to receive the vaccines right now are: County mass vaccination sites, including at Nordhoff High School in Ojai on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Albertsons/Vons pharmacies. Healthcare providers call your doctor.
Vaccine appointments with the county can also be made for those needing assistance by calling the vaccine registration phone number at 805-477-7161.
This article was originally published on Common Edge.
From the hills behind the City Hall in my adopted hometown of Ventura, California, it’s less than 1,000 yards southward to the Pacific Ocean. This constrained piece of topography creates a small urban gem of a downtown: streetscapes, restaurants, stores, offices, residences, parking garages, and a beachfront promenade, all within eight or so square blocks, creating a lively streetlife that connects a historic downtown to the beach.
But this narrow slot is also a critical part of California’s coastal transportation corridor. Laced throughout the thousand yards are five local streets; the Union Pacific coast line, which also carries Amtrak trains; and U.S. Highway 101, the Ventura Highway, which carries 100,000 cars and trucks a day through downtown Ventura. Without this slot, it would be simply impossible to traverse the California coast; the nearest alternative freeway route, I-5, is 45 miles inland. (Like many places in So
California lags behind other states in prioritizing COVID-19 vaccine for people with disabilities
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) California s disabled population under the age of 65 continues to be in the dark about when they ll receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Kathleen Kramer lives in Ventura County, where people 75 and up get the vaccine. But she received permission for her brother, who is 74-and-a-half -years-old, to get the shot because he suffers from a severe intellectual and developmental disability. When Kramer arrived at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, her brother was turned away. He is autistic and I am his conservatorship. And, they said, I m sorry, we can t do him. He s not 75, and I thought it was completely unfair. I wasn t trying to take advantage of it, said Kramer.