How 15 California residents snagged vaccine appointments FacebookTwitterEmail Amy Lighter and Alan Joss spent 2 Sundays, driving 952 miles to Hanford CA for their vaccines.Courtesy of Alan Joss California is expanding vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and over beginning April 15, and hundreds of thousands of people will be scrambling to find appointments. You may have heard finding an appointment can be tricky. While health care providers, pharmacies and counties are continually opening appointments daily, they go fast. To help you book an appointment if you're newly eligible, we asked readers to share their experiences with securing slots to provide tips for others navigating a system that is confusing and overwhelming.