Residents of two counties in the Bay Area can now follow the progress of the implementation of the coronavirus vaccine in their regions online.
San Francisco and Santa Clara counties have launched online panels to help track the distribution of vaccines. Like other counties across the state, they reported ongoing challenges with insufficient and unpredictable supplies from the state and federal government – leading to widespread confusion and frustration among eligible residents eager to receive vaccines.
The San Francisco panel tracks the number of city residents who received at least one dose of the two-dose coronavirus vaccine scheme, as well as the number of doses administered by locations operating in the city. It does not include doses administered in health systems that operate in several municipalities, which receive their vaccine quotas from the state. According to the website, the data reflect a two-day lag.
The Santa Clara County panel shows a summary of all types of vaccines received and administered by county providers, as well as the number of appointments scheduled during the next seven days. It does not include providers that receive their quotas from the federal government, such as CVS / Walgreens.
Users cannot sign up for appointments on dashboards. (Scroll to the end of this story for more information on finding vaccines.)
According to the San Francisco panel, as of Monday, 29,599 people had been vaccinated with at least one dose so far, and more than 6,483 had received both doses. The panel tracks only San Francisco residents who have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine; does not track any vaccinations given to people who work, but do not live in the city (even if they have been vaccinated in San Francisco).
This means that 3.4% of the San Francisco population received at least one dose of the vaccine and 0.7% of the population received two doses, according to the panel. City officials on Wednesday set June as the target for all eligible residents to be vaccinated, but recognized that they will need huge increases in the number of daily vaccinations and available supplies.
The Santa Clara County dashboard is a little more granular and includes information for each vaccine provider, such as the county’s health care system, Planned Parenthood, Stanford Health Care and more.
As of Tuesday, more than 42,306 first doses of the vaccine have been administered by the county health system, 20,704 by Stanford Health Care, 12,650 by Kaiser Permanente, 2,206 by Good Samaritan Hospital and 4,192 by El Camino Health. Several thousand more were distributed by other providers.
Second doses in Santa Clara County have been a little slower, but more than 9,800 have already been administered to county residents through Stanford Health Care, 7,500 through the county’s health system and 3,200 through Kaiser Permanente, with around 4,000 more by several other providers.
For those looking for information on where and when to take their photos:
San Francisco residents you can go to www.sf.gov/vaccinenotify and submit contact and eligibility information, and then be notified by email when it is your turn to be vaccinated.
Santa Clara County’s The website provides links to vaccine marking for patients from leading health care providers.
Go to this story for additional information about other counties in the Bay Area.
Annie Vainshtein is a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @annievain