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County of Santa Clara officials share information on healthcare providers in Santa Clara County and begin expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to individuals ages 75 and older.
Find more details on vaccines in our county at https://www.sccfreevax.org.
Recorded January 13, 2021.
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D
I
have
a
couple
updates
related
to
vaccination,
which
I
know
is
really
a
main
area
of
focus
for
many
in
our
community
right
now,
and
it
is
incredibly
exciting
that
we're
in
a
place
where
there's
continued
vaccine
distribution
and
where
the
amount
of
vaccine
is
slowly
beginning
to
increase
as
we
shared
with
board
of
supervisors.
Yesterday,
the
county's
own
health
system
is
significantly
been
ramping
up
capacity
for
vaccine
delivery
and
because
of
that
significant
increase
in
capacity.
D
I'm
very
pleased
to
share
today
that
the
county
health
system
is
now
open
for
vaccination
for
individuals,
age,
75
and
older.
That's
individuals,
aged
75
and
older
can
go
now
to
scc,
freevax.org
and
schedule
a
vaccination.
This
is
in
addition
to
the
continued
vaccination
of
all
eligible
individuals
in
the
state's
phase
1a,
which
is
healthcare
workers,
so,
in
addition
to
healthcare
workers
and
residents
and
staff
at
long-term
care
facilities
who
have
been
being
vaccinated
to
date,
we
are
now
also
expanding
eligibility
for
those
75
and
older.
D
We
have
asked
the
state
and
the
state
is
making
some
fixes
and
changes
to
that
system
to
hopefully
eliminate
that
issue
which
we
know
is
being
experienced
in
other
counties
elsewhere
in
the
state,
but
again
don't
forward
links
around.
There
is
really
a
very
simple
source
of
truth
for
vaccination
here
in
santa
clara
county
that
is
scc,
freevax.org
scc
freevax.org,
you
can
go
from
there.
D
In
addition,
we
are
hearing
some
rumors
and
other
information
about
other,
just
false
vaccination,
information
being
shared
on
social
media
or
text
or
spreading
around
and
again
just
want
to
remind
folks.
If
you
want
the
information
about
what
is
happening
here
in
santa
clara
county
go
to
sccfrevax.org.
D
We
know
that
there
is
some
confusion,
there's
changing
federal
guidance
almost
daily.
We
expect
that
there'll
be
more
changes
from
the
federal
government
with
a
new
federal
administration
coming
in.
We
know
that
there
are
changes
from
the
state
coming
at
us
daily
changes
in
guidance
updates
on
the
website,
different
announcements
coming
out,
but
we,
if
you
want
to
know,
what's
actually
happening
on
the
ground
schedule
appointments
here
in
santa
clara
county.
The
best
source
of
information
is
scc
freevax.org.
D
But
this
is
where
we
are
at
right
now
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
move
like
I
said
as
swiftly
as
possible,
and
it's
actually
delightful
that
so
many
people
want
to
get
vaccinated
and
want
to
get
vaccinated
so
quickly,
that's
a
good
thing
and
we
are
committed
here
locally
to
doing
everything
that
we
can
to
get.
You
know
to
get
shots
in
arms,
as
we
get
doses
here
in
the
county,
and
with
that
I'm
open
for
questions.
E
Hey
there,
michael
now
with
mercury
news
now
that
we
are
rolling
into
a
position
where
people,
75
and
up
will
be
able
to
be
vaccinated.
Do
you?
Is
there
any
anticipation
about
when
people
65
enough
would
be
able
to
get
vaccinated.
D
One
of
the
challenges
for
us
as
a
county
is
that
vaccine
distribution
is
happening
through
many
many
different
channels.
So,
for
example,
the
state
directly
allocates
supply
to
what
they
call
multi-county
entities
like
paul
to
medical
foundation
and
kaiser.
Those
allocations
don't
come
through
the
county.
For
instance,
the
federal
government
is
directly
allocating
vaccine
to
cvs
and
walgreens
for
vaccination
of
residents
at
long-term
care
facilities.
For
example,
that's
a
federal
program,
so
there's
lots
and
lots
of
different
avenues
for
distribution
and
as
soon
as
we
have
the
supply
here,
we'll
be
able
to
expand
further.
F
D
So
the
question
was,
you
know
when
we're
seeing
people
forwarding
the
links
around.
Is
it
an
intentional
effort
to
jump
the
line
or
is
it
as
a
result
of
something
else?
I
you
know,
I
don't
know
you
know
we
don't
know,
of
course
people's
motivations
per
se,
but
based
on
some
of
the
texts
that
we
have
seen
forwarded
to
us,
it
looks
like
it's
probably
a
combination
of
things,
and
I
say
that
because
I
know
we've
seen
some
messages
that
say
things
like
hurry
up.
D
Quick,
you
know,
take
these
slots,
which
suggests
maybe
an
effort
to
jump
the
line,
but
we've
also
seen
a
lot
of
messages
that
that
express
just
confusion
or
misunderstanding,
and
you
know-
and
that's
that's
not
surprising,
given
how
fluid
a
situation
things
have
been
in
with
the
changing
federal
and
state
guidance.
So
it's
probably
a
combination
of.
C
H
D
D
D
So
the
the
the
way
the
sign
up
process
works
is
you
go
to
sc3v3x.org,
there's
a
form,
a
screening
form,
but
then
you
do
further
sign
up
at
a
state
through
a
state
platform
called
prepmod
people
took
those
links
for
the
state,
prep
mod,
extracted
them
and
were
forwarding
them
and
sharing
them
on
social
media
or
by
text.
It's
really
unfortunate
that
people
were
doing
that.
D
We
have
asked
the
state
to
help
resolve
that
issue,
and
some
changes
have
already
been
made,
but
others
are
in
progress,
but
really
it's
the
affirmative
action
by
folks
who
have
chosen
to
pull
that
information
and
then
spread
it.
Unfortunately,
spreading
that
misinformation.
People
need
to
go
to
scc-freevax.org
for
an
appointment
here
in
santa
clara
county.
D
I
I'm
sorry
you
touched
on
a
little
bit
a
little
earlier.
We
were
having
a
little
trouble
hearing
you.
Can
you
give
us
an
idea
in
terms
of
how
the
governor
expanding
the
65
year
olds
impacts
the
fact
that
you're
already
ahead
of
scheduled
eagle
that
includes
75
year
olds
and
now
that
you're
having
a
65
year
old
burden
in
terms
of
trying
to
meet
that
demand,
and
can
you
meet
them.
D
Sure
so
the
question
is,
you
know
now
that
the
state's
saying
that
they're
encouraging
expansion
of
eligibility
to
65
we're
announcing
that
we're
open
for
people,
75
and
older,
you
know,
what's
the
impact
the
population
in
santa
clara
county,
that's
65
and
older
is
quite
quite
significant.
It's
over
three
hundred
thousand
and
and
so
we
really
need
more
vaccine
supply
right
now,
we're
open
to
those
75
and
older.
That's
a
very
high
risk
population.
D
No,
we
we
don't
even
yet
have
enough
doses
that
have
been
received
in
the
county
first
doses,
to
cover
all
of
the
health
care
workers
in
the
county.
Now,
that
being
said,
we're
already
opening
up
to
further
eligibility
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
but
one
is
we
want
to
make
sure
no
slot
goes
unused.
We
want
to
make
sure
we
get
vaccine
out
the
door
as
quickly
as
possible,
but
we
have
to
balance
that
a
little
bit
right
and
make
sure
that
we're
actually
going
to
have
vaccine
there
and
available.
D
You
know
we,
we
shared
with
the
board
of
supervisors
yesterday
that
over
52
000
doses
had
already
been
delivered.
First
doses
in
the
county
from
what
we
were
able
to
know
from
different
health
systems.
And
again
we
don't
know
what
every
health
system
has
done
so
far,
and
I
can
share
that
today,
as
of
today,
the
county
zone
system,
in
other
words,
the
county
itself,
through
its
own
clinics,
has
delivered
over
31
000
doses
of
vaccine.
D
That
number
continues
to
grow.
We
shared
with
the
board
yesterday
that
we're
on
track
to
you
know
more
than
double
the
capacity
to
deliver
vaccines
starting
next
week
and
that's
going
to
continue
to
grow
from
there.
But
what
we
don't
know
and
what
we
don't
have
visibility
into
is
how
much
vaccine
itself
is
going
to
be
coming
to
the
county
and
that's
really
a.
D
We
don't
have
a
specific
timeline
again
because
we
don't
know
when
more
vaccine
will
arrive
to
make
that
practicable,
but
we
will,
of
course
let
people
know
as
soon
as
possible
and
again
the
best
place
to
for
the
public
to
find
out
what's
going
on
and
to
get.
The
latest
information
is
to
go
to
scc,
freevax
freevax.org.
E
D
Yeah,
so
the
question
was
about
mass
vaccination
sites,
so
a
coup,
a
couple
things
one
is
with
respect
to
the
county
health
system
itself.
We
continue
to
stand
up
additional
sites
across
the
county
and
we're
continuing
to
build
that
capacity
out
and
we
shared.
I
would
refer
to
the
presentation
that
would
be
made
to
the
board
that's
available
online,
that
lists
the
sites
and
the
capacity
and
the
ramp
up
and
talks
about
some
of
the
capacity
that's
coming
online
for
the
county's
own
health
system.
D
D
In
addition
to
that,
we
understand
the
state
is
separately
engaging
in
standing
up
sites,
and
I
would
refer
you
to
the
state
for
questions
about
that
and
then
we'll
see
also
what
happens
with
the
new
federal
administration.
So
I
think
there's
going
to
be
lots
and
lots
of
activity.
There
will
be
a
lot
of
changes,
we'll
have
to
remain
flexible
and
nimble,
but
the
good
news
is
there's
going
to
be
more
and
more
vaccine
coming
in
in
the
coming.
D
Weeks
well,
we
require
folks
to
sign
in
at
the
county
sites.
We
require
folks
to
sign
an
attestation
under
penalty
of
perjury,
that
you
know
they
meet
the
eligibility
criteria,
so
our
expectation
certainly
is
that
people
are
doing
so
truthfully
and
that
they're
being
honest
and
forthcoming
with
with.
G
D
Beyond
that,
yeah
it
it
depends
on
the
you
know,
the
obviousness
we're
not
going
people
don't
need
to
show
up
with
a
whole
big
portfolio
of
documentation,
we're
trying
to
get
people
vaccinated
right.
The
imperative
here
is
we're
trying
to
get
people
vaccinated,
but
you
know
if,
if
people
are
doing
things
that
are
obviously
improper,
we're
gonna
call
that
out
and
other
than
that
we
expect
people.
D
C
Question
yeah:
is
there
a
number
of
vaccines
that
the
county
gets
that
will.
H
D
So
the
question
is:
is
there
a
number
of
vaccines
that
would
that
would
be
a
trigger
and
that
the
the
answer
is?
The
short
answer
is
no,
but
we
don't
get
advanced
information
on
how
much
is
coming
in
and
so,
and
that
situation
is
quite
fluid.
We
know,
for
example,
that
the
federal
government
and
the
incoming
biden
administration
has
said
that
they're
going
to
take
a
different
approach
to
vaccine
delivery.
D
That
may
result
in
a
lot
more
vaccine
coming
our
way.
Of
course,
we
then
need
to
hear
from
the
state
what
that
actually
translates
into
here
for
santa
clara
county
and
again
we
don't
know
what
might
be
coming
to
kaiser
or
pam
for
other
systems
directly,
so
you
know
we're
operating
in
an
environment.
D
That's
not
only
changing,
but
that
has
very
limited
information,
but
our
goal
is
to
make
sure
that
with
what
we
can
control
we're
getting
vaccine
out
as
quickly
as
possible
and
that
we're
making
sure
it's
getting
to
those
who
are
in
the
greatest
need.
So
those
are
our
priorities
and
we're
working
around
the
clock
to
make
that
happen
here
in
santa
clara
county.
I
Question
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I'm
not
misunderstanding,
something
that
I
thought
had
heard
at
the
supervisor's
meeting.
Wasn't
there
the
county
executive
said
that
he
had
made
a
request
for
a
certain
number
of
shots
and
that
the
answer
was
actually
far
below.
I
think
he
was
saying
six
figures
and
they
were
saying
literally
six
thousand.