March 18, 2021

Total Doses Administered in California: 13,382,046

CDPH has established a Trust and Safety team committed to making sure the public has accurate and timely information on COVID-19 vaccination across the State. If you see or hear of any vaccine-related rumors across social media or in your communities, share them with the Trust and Safety team at Rumors@cdph.ca.gov for awareness and possible action. Scroll down in this week’s newsletter to see how to combat myths with facts.

One in four CA adults have received at least one vaccine dose

Top California doctors tout Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine

New expanded vaccination eligibility

All nine Bay Area counties issue joint statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

There's no such thing as a second-class COVID vaccine

My Turn is where Californians can find out if you are eligible for

COVID-19 vaccination, schedule appointments, and sign up for notifications.

California introduced the statewide program to answer two simple questions: Is it My Turn? If it isn’t my turn now, can you notify me of when it is My Turn? As part of the state’s efforts to equitably and efficiently distribute vaccinations, the website is available in Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese. Those without internet or email access can call the COVID-19 Hotline at 1-833-422-4255 (833-4CA-4ALL) to assist with My Turn registration, which includes an extensive support center with the ability to help in more than 250 languages.

Busting Myths with the Facts

Over 109 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States from 12/14/20 - 3/15/21. During this time, the country’s publicly available Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System – known as VAERS –received reports of death among only 0.0018% of people who received a COVID-19 vaccine.

Each of the reports of death referenced above were reviewed by CDC and FDA doctors, who looked at clinical information like death certificates, autopsy reports, and medical records. In every case, these reviews revealed no evidence that vaccination contributed to patient deaths. 

Based on how these vaccines work in the body, experts believe they are unlikely to pose a specific risk for people who are pregnant.

If you are pregnant and have received a COVID-19 vaccine, we encourage you to enroll in v-safe. V-safe is CDC’s smartphone-based tool that uses text messaging and web surveys to provide personalized health check-ins after vaccination. 

Hopefully by now you have seen or heard about the video created by a group of doctors in Vacaville, who created a video based on the play Hamilton. If you haven’t seen, you are in for a treat. Check out their video below and be sure to share with your community.

A cooperative effort involving Northern California wine country trade groups has resulted in getting thousands of COVID-19 vaccination doses to agricultural and production workers throughout the region.

Sign up to be notified when you’re eligible for an appointment at MyTurn.ca.gov. Encourage your friends and community members too!

Spread the word on accessibility. My Turn is also accessible via a toll-free hotline: 1-833-422-4255. Operators speak English and Spanish, with support in more than 250+ languages.

For those currently eligible, please make an appointment either using MyTurn.ca.gov or your county’s public health department website.

Share on social media! Graphics in a variety of languages can be found here.

Educate yourself, your friends and your community more about the COVID-19 vaccines, visit VaccinateALL58.com.