";s:4:"text";s:15227:"Can California's power grid handle a 15-fold increase in electric cars? Photo by Magali Gauthier. This is not the end of the pandemic. The announcement marks a stark turning point from just a few weeks ago when Santa Clara County struggled to open up first-dose appointments to residents, citing a vaccine shortage. If you have recently had a confirmed coronavirus infection, you should wait 4 weeks from date of test or first symptoms (whichever is earlier) to get the coronavirus vaccine. The county is also partnering with community clinics and launched a pilot mobile vaccination clinic to ensure vaccine access to residents and staff of long-term care facilities. Will Bay Bridge go dark forever? Maggie grew up in the Chicago area and graduated from the University of Missouri with a multimedia journalism degree. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. What's different is how we are responding to it. Currently, the Pfizer vaccine is the only option for this newly approved age group, which numbers just over 167,000 members of our community. Residents in that age range can now schedule appointments through the county website for openings starting on Wednesday and thereafter. Santa Clara County needs more vaccine doses, Khanna tweeted. However, viral detection remains high enough that she encouraged residents to wear a mask indoors to effectively prevent the virus' spread. "Santa Clara County needs more vaccine doses," Khanna tweeted. When you book, you will be asked for information including: your name and date of birth. DePaul Health Center Vaccination Site 18550 DePaul Drive, Morgan Hill "As the vaccine becomes available to more of our residents, the County continues its deep commitment to equity and ensuring access for our communities most at risk of contracting COVID-19," said Dr. Jennifer Tong, associate chief medical officer for the County of Santa Clara Health System. To view the latest updates on vaccine eligibility or schedule a vaccination appointment, people can visit sccfreevax.org. Terms of Use Make an appointment online or find a drop-in site for COVID-19 vaccinations and booster vaccines for those eligible. / CBS San Francisco. If you have missed your vaccination appointment, you must wait 72 hours after the time of that appointment before you can book a new one via the online booking portal. Samantha Laurey, Visual Intern / The Chronicle, Carlos Avila Gonzalez, Staff Photographer / The Chronicle, Heres where California reservoir levels stand after this weeks rains. "So because of that, the urgency for the county to have mass vaccination sites and testing sites has disappeared. Updates. She also noted that the spread of COVID-19 as detected in the county's four main sewersheds, which cover 95% of the county's population, is lower than it has been over the last two months. This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o