San Francisco residents can now register to be notified when it is their turn to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
The city launched a new notification system on Tuesday morning to sign up and receive an email or text message if you live or work in San Francisco.
You can find out more details about the new vaccine system and availability at a press conference at 11am broadcast live on YouTube.
Remember, it can take weeks or months before you qualify.
For more information, visit here.
Those with insurance should contact their health care providers for information on vaccine availability.
Sutter Health created a vaccine resource page with online reservations and a phone number for making appointments. Sutter Health said it is vaccinating healthcare professionals and people 75 and older.
Kaiser posted an online form to make an electronic visit to health professionals seeking the vaccine. The health care provider said it will contact people aged 75 and over to make appointments as soon as the vaccine supply is available. Kaiser patients can get vaccine updates here.
UCSF is posting vaccine updates for its patients here.
San Francisco’s new alert system is part of a vaccination effort announced by the Mayor of SF London Breed on Friday. The mayor said the city is opening three high-volume vaccination sites at City College, SF Market in Bayview and the Moscone Center, as well as pop-up vaccination sites and mobile staff to administer vaccines. But the city does not plan to make a big effort to create sites until more vaccines are available.
San Francisco launched a new notification system on January 19, 2021, which will alert you when it’s your turn to get the vaccine
San francisco city“We need more doses, we are asking for more doses,” said Breed at the virtual press conference. “We can accelerate the minute we have these vaccines.”
Breed estimates that the city will be able to administer 10,000 vaccines a day once the plan is fully implemented, but additional doses from the state are needed.
California counties have the final say on who gets the vaccine, but the state has a prioritization plan that recommends who should be vaccinated first. Counties can only distribute vaccines as quickly as allowed by the state, as state officials determine how many vaccines each jurisdiction should receive based on population and need.
Vaccination efforts are currently prioritizing healthcare professionals and those 65 and older. As these groups are vaccinated, counties and health professionals move on to other groups.
SFGATE reporter Eric Ting contributed to this story.
Editor’s note: This story was updated on January 19, 2021, at 10 am, after the city of San Francisco announced that the link to sign up for the notification system will be available on Tuesday. This story was updated again at 11 am, when the city posted the registration link.