Officials in Santa Clara County this week warned of unofficial texts inviting residents to make a vaccination in the state.
The texts mistakenly claim an “extra” supply of vaccines and provide a link to register for one of the province’s vaccination sites.
After knowing the country, anyone could access the link that goes to the state’s vaccination platform, CalVax, and send the link to an innumerable number of people.
‘We know this because we met a lot of people at Berger [vaccination site] who did not have an appointment and they told us that they could get on the appointment list by accessing CalVax without going through our regular system, “Jeff Smith said.
Smith said a link is only given to those who are eligible for vaccination after completing a statement that they meet priority requirements.
At present, this means people who are in phase 1A, which includes health workers and residents and staff for long-term care institutions.
The province expects to vaccinate those in Phase 1B Level 1 – those over the age of 75 and other essential frontline workers.
The province is currently investigating the erroneous text messages. Smith said whoever sent it did not hack the system and instead access the link “inappropriately”.
The county’s vaccination systems and information are secure, Smith assured the board of supervisors Tuesday.
To access more information about the vaccine for Santa Clara County, people can visit sccfreevax.org.
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