What you need to know about getting the COVID-19 vaccine in Orange County

The City of Santa Ana is supporting the County of Orange’s effort to establish regional vaccine Super Points-of-Dispensing, or Super PODs, which will allow them to vaccinate thousands of residents and workers each day throughout the county.

The County opened its first Super POD site at Disneyland, making the vaccine available to eligible individuals. Multiple Super POD sites for mass vaccination are under consideration countywide.

The City of Santa is also working with the County to establish local vaccination sites within our city as soon as possible.

To receive a vaccine at a Super POD site, individuals must be eligible within Phase 1A – healthcare workers and long-term care residents; or be first responders in high-risk communities; or be 65 years or older. They also must live or work within Orange County.

AN APPOINTMENT IS REQUIRED. DO NOT GO TO A VACCINATION SITE WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT.

All residents are encouraged to register to be notified when the County of Orange’s vaccine and testing management app, Othena, has appointments available and is ready for their use by visiting https://othena.com/individuals.php and filling out the online form.

Individuals must have an appointment and must show identification and documentation of eligibility at the site to receive a vaccination.

COVID-19 VACCINE TOWN HALL:
When: Thursday, Jan. 14, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Speakers include: Dr. Clayton Chau, OC Health Care Agency Director & County Health Officer, and Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, Deputy Health Officer.
Watch: http://www.facebook.com/OCAPICA or https://www.facebook.com/ucicancercenter/

USEFUL WEBSITES AND PHONE NUMBERS:

Vaccine Distribution Explained: https://occovid19.ochealthinfo.com/covid-19-vaccination-distribution

Sign up to be notified when a vaccination appointment is available:
https://othena.com/individuals.php

OC Public Health Agency COVID-19 Info: https://occovid19.ochealthinfo.com/

City of Santa Ana COVID-19 Resources: www.santa-ana.org/COVID19

County Health Agency COVID-19 Hotline: 714-834-2000 or Eteam@ochca.com

County Medical Questions Hotline: (800) 564-8448

(NOTE: For Spanish, Vietnamese and other languages, read this at
www.santa-ana.org/latest-news/covid-19-vaccine-what-you-need-know.)

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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