Los Angeles has opened COVID-19 vaccine appointments for people 16 years and older.
On the city’s website for the registration of COVID-19 vaccines, operated by Carbon Health, there is now an option to make an appointment for people aged 16 and older at vaccination sites run by the city.
People looking for shots at city-run vaccination sites must provide valid identification and be a Los Angeles County resident.
The updated website appears to be offering appointments to everyone 16 and older earlier than Thursday, when California formally opens vaccinations to all residents in this age group. Currently, the nationwide criteria stipulate that only people 50 years and older, those with underlying health conditions, and workers in certain specified essential work sectors are eligible for the vaccine.
But many local jurisdictions have moved faster than the state to enable anyone 16 years and older to get the vaccine.
The city of Long Beach, the UC Davis Health System in the Sacramento area and the provinces of Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern, Fresno, Contra Costa, Butte, Shasta and Nevada opened vaccines for those aged 16 years and older; The provinces of Yuba and Sutter made shots available to all adults.
Orange County en San Francisco vaccinate people 16 years and older living in hard-hit zip codes.
Anyone 16 years of age or older working or living in Alameda County can now book appointments through the state’s MyTurn registration system, even at the mass vaccination site at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, according to San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney.
Haney tweeted that all counties should only consider all Californians 16 years and older for the appointment of vaccines.
“It seems clear that anyone over the age of 16 in the Bay Area counties (or all of California) should now all be eligible for vaccine appointments,” Haney said. wrote. “The contradictions and inequalities reach ridiculousness in light of how close we are to opening it up to everyone.”
All COVID-19 vaccines are free regardless of immigration or health insurance status.