Town Of Corte Madera: Marin Vaccine Distribution Focuses On 75 And Older

Press release from the Town of Corte Madera:

January 21, 2021

The information below is being shared from the County of Marin's recent News Release. This is a joint message from Marin County Public Health, Kaiser Permanente, Marin Health, Sutter Health/Novato Community Hospital, and Marin Community Clinics.

Marin County Public Health and health care providers have committed to focusing vaccination efforts across the county for residents age 75 and older, in a joint strategy designed to save lives.

Over the past month, local interest in the COVID-19 vaccine has grown large, which bodes well for turning the pandemic tide in Marin County. Now, health officials are taking a coordinated step forward in how best to allocate a still-limited supply of the shots to those most vulnerable to hospitalization or death from COVID-19.

Marin’s approximately 25,000 residents who are age 75 or above will be prioritized for available vaccine supplies. In parallel with that effort, vaccination of any remaining Phase 1A-eligible health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities will continue.

Marin County Public Health is working closely with MarinHealth, Kaiser Permanente, Sutter, Marin County fire agencies, Marin Medical Reserve Corps, and other community partners to provide coordinated vaccine distribution across Marin. It includes hosting mass vaccination points of dispensing (POD), where hundreds of people can be vaccinated in a short amount of time. An overview of current operations for all health care vaccination dispensing sites can be found online and more vaccine providers are expected to come online in the weeks ahead.

To date, approximately 11,145 Marin residents have received at least one dose of vaccine, in addition to thousands more Marin-based health care workers who live in other counties but help care for Marin residents.

To help Marin residents track when they may be eligible to receive a vaccine, the County is launching a new online interest form. Residents can answer a few questions to be subscribed to receive email or text message notifications when their turn has arrived and how to pursue a vaccine appointment. The form is available in English and Spanish on Marin County Public Health’s vaccine webpage.

Everything a resident needs to know about the vaccination process can be read on coronavirus.marinhhs.org/vaccine, including frequently asked questions, and myths versus facts. Stay informed of progress by subscribing to Public Health’s daily status updates. The emails contain information on vaccine progress, announcements of when new vaccination phases open, and other relevant COVID-19 information.

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This press release was produced by the Town of Corte Madera. The views expressed are the author's own.