Since California authorized counties to provide COVID-19 vaccines to all individuals aged 65 and over, thousands of older residents in San Bernardino County have received their first dose or made a reservation for a future appointment. All available appointment times at county public health sites are full and the county is advising residents that a current shortage of vaccines will delay that effort. The county hosts a registration page on its vaccine website for county sites, hospitals, and pharmacies that are administering vaccinations. San Bernardino has been among the state’s most adept counties in its distribution of the vaccines, having administered or allocated some 82% of the 90,400 first-round doses it has received. The county has also allocated 88% of the 62,200 second-round doses it has received. The county is expanding operational and logistical procedures to ensure the process will proceed efficiently once the county obtains additional vaccines. The county will soon announce community vaccination sites, including “super-site” events and with private pharmacies to distribute the vaccine. There are also currently more than 10 Vons, Sav-On, Rite-Aid and Ralph’s pharmacies serving as vaccination sites as well as five hospital sites. For more information see the vaccine locations and registration link on the county’s COVID-19 vaccination site.
There currently are five county-run vaccination sites scheduling appointments for qualified individuals:
ARMC Family Health Centers in San Bernardino and Rialto
Hesperia Health Center
Ontario Health Center
San Bernardino Health Center
