we don't know. >> reporter: it's not just individual counties or sutter health. kaiser permanente tells abc7 news successfully delivering the vaccine depends on getting access to adequate supplies to vaccine. given the current supply of vaccine nationally it is important to know not everyone who is eligible will be able to make an appointment right away. kaiser permanente expects by the end of the next week to have an online self-service tool in place to schedule an appointment if the supply is there. meantime ucsf held a discussion today about the vaccine rollout. >> we are trying to create a public health infrastructure that doesn't currently exist, an infrastructure for mass vaccination. >> reporter: confusion by those who want the vaccine and frustration by officials who want to administer it. >> people, the public don't want to hear excuses. they just want to get vaccinated so that we can end covid. >> reporter: san mateo county has turned away dozens of people at the event center who showed up and didn't qualify to get the vaccine. now he says they are also

if you're not a patient of sutter health. you can register with us to get the vaccine then non-member at point what we're willing have guns provide your medical record numbers that is to the vaccination process. >>and when you get that number that don't put you into the same place and the other members the san francisco department of public health set a goal to have every sf resident vaccinated by the end of june. >>has it made you kron 4 news. >>still to come tonight, local lawmakers who have known vice president harris for decades share their thoughts on her rapid political ascension now all the way to the white house. >>and a live report from the south bay for more reaction to the history being made in the nation's capital today. >>i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow boy the >>yeah really powerful there another one of the most talked about moments from biden's inauguration was the reading from 22 year-old southern california poet amanda gorman yeah unbelievable here the country's first ever poet laureate use poet laureate sa

>> reporter: sutter health started inoculating those 75 and older for the first time. they offered the vaccine to healthcare workers wonderful an announcement on wednesday by the governor saying 65 and older are now eligible is apparently leading some people to go to immunization sites when they're not supposed to. people who are not registered are getting turned away at this mass vaccination site in san mateo. >> as we go through the tier, then we'll look at the 65 year-olds. but right now we're looking at 75 year-olds. >> reporter: the san mateo county department of health says it's still in phase 1. >> this is a wonderful blessing to be here right now. >> reporter: sutter health says thousands of patients 75 and older have signed up threws it my health online portal, despite its website that had technical issues possibly due to high demand. hospitals and doctor's offices are reporting sharp increases in calls and kwers about vaccine appointments after hearing 65 and older are eligible. >> my wife is over 65. and she was hoping she could get in today. she was that an

as sutter health, they offered and vaccinated all healthcare workers in phase 1 and starting today, they moved to those 75 and older. >> this is a wonderful blessing to be here now. >> reporter: thousands of of patients 75 and older signed up to their online portal, despite the website that had technical issues due to high demand. hospitals and doctors offices are reporting sharp increases in calls and inquiries about vaccine appointments after hearing the 65 and older are eligible. >> my wife is over 65. she was hoping to get in today. she was that anxious. >> reporter: being eligible does not mean you can secure a shot right away. >> it depends on the availability of the vaccine and how quickly the state can get vaccine to affiliates like ours. do we have the staff to administer that many vaccines in a short period of time?>> reporter: more than 3.4 million doses have been delivered to california, but only a quarter of the supply has been administered. tracking the phase system can be confusing. we created links to each of the county websites and healthcare providers in the bay area. y

while some sutter health patients got this message, thank you for calling better health. we have reached our current call capacity at this time, the health care provider says its call centers and online bookings are experiencing delays and longer than normal wait times. in a statement, sutter health said it is prioritizing the state's most vulnerable populations, including those who are 75 plus years of age and our community health care workers because they are at greatest risk, according to cdc guidance problem we have at the end of the day is logistics. we don't have enough vaccines in santa clara county on lee, those 75 up are able to get the vaccine with the exception of kaiser, which is scheduling appointments for some in the 65 up category. health officials say the biggest problem is an unpredictable supply due to this limited and unpredictable supply. we continue to need to limit eligibility for vaccination inside the space in front of the county elections office. people are now being vaccinated against covid-19. this burger avenue location is one of two mass vacci

sutter health, stanford, sutter health, contact them directly. if you go to santa clara county valley medical center, you can be vaccinated by the county and be scheduled online. if none of these aly to you, it is of okay, no problem. you do have other options. el camino health, regional medical center. good sam hospital. all options as we move forward. there's a lot of information to digest. we know that. we posted the lincoln our website, nbcbayarea.com, you're going to see it there on our trending bar. we're going to be adding information from other counties and health care providers as soon as we get it in. again, that's at nbcbayarea.com. >> a dubious historical distinction today. president trump becomes the only president to be impeached twice. this round backed by democrats and several republicans who are blaming the president for one of the country's uglyest and most dangerous days. nbc bay area's ian cull, has the vote, reaction from local members and congress as well. >> reporter: tonight president donald trump impeached by the house fo

>>if you're not a patient of sutter health. you can register with us to get the vaccine then non-member at point what we're willing have guns provide your medical record numbers that is specific to the vaccination process. >>and when you get that number that don't put you into the same place and the other members of the 5th. >>during today's hearing the san francisco department of public health said a goal to have every resident vaccinated by the end of june. our coverage continues now is kron 4 state of the psac ii she talked to city leaders and doctors about the likelihood of this timeline ambitious and the challenges that lie ahead she joins us now with details taylor. >>well together the city and private providers hope to facilitate 10,000 doses of the vaccine per day and massive vaccination sites like this one at city college which will open on friday. we'll help but ultimately this comes down to a supply issue we're going to need a lot more to meet that june goal. >>many san franciscans are now looking forward to the summ

. >>> sutter health will begin making appointments to receive the covid-19 vaccine. it has received the pfizer and moderna vaccines and the rollout is set to begin next week starting with patients ages 75 and older and health care workers. sutter said it will accept appointments online and by phone. both ucsf and stanford have sent similar notices to its patients. >>> a san bernardino county hospital allowed a camera inside its icu this week to show just how hospitals are being pushed to the breaking point. st. mary's medical center in apple valley said it's seen a constant stream of new patients, most of them with covid-19. the staff is treating 50 icu patients with just 20 icu beds. nurses and doctors say they are working daily to the point of exhaustion. >> people don't take it seriously until they're here with us or until they're on the other line of that phone call talking to their family member for the last time. it is real. it is serious and most of what we're seeing is preventable. >> the nurse you just saw say she's accustomed to seeing death and dying on a

sutter health and caser permanente, they set up vaccine phone lines, but they were overloaded with calls. governor gavin newsom says california can now start vaccinating people who are 65 and older. but bay area counties say they aren't ready for that. they are still struggling to vaccinate these 75 and older crowd. >> so my father's been calling to try to get the appointment to get vaccinated and he's been on hold for two hours and still hasn't spoken to anyone. but, yeah, i'm pretty worried. i really want my parents to get vaccinated. i don't want them to die from covid. >> reporter: we have heard success stories too. one marin couple got a call from their healthcare provider to sign up with a sutter clinic in berkeley. they got the shot, but they did cross county lines for it. and the marin county health officer says he can see why people would county hop. marin doesn't have enough doses. he says he would love to see a more uniform state wide approach so there wouldn't be disparities between counties. that's the issue here in san francisco. the space would be great. san francisco is t

if you're not a patient of sutter health. you can register with us to get the vaccine then non-member at point what we're willing have guns provide your medical record numbers that is to the vaccination process. >>and when you get that number that put you into the same place and the other members of the 5th. >>san francisco's goal is getting the vaccine to every resident by the end of june ucsf has announced the opening of a vaccination site at city college of san francisco to try to help in that process. meantime thousands of moderna vaccine doses can once again be used in california. they were put on hold earlier this week after about 10 people experience severe. allergic reactions in san diego. the same batch of the vaccine was delivered to alameda county santa clara and san francisco counties, although none of them were administered before the state put them on hold. however today california's leading epidemiologists announced that they are safe to use again. >>all right let's check on our 4 zone forecast know snowplows a

we don't know. >> reporter: it's not just individual counties or sutter health. kaiser permanente tells abc7 news successfully delivering the vaccine depends on getting access to adequate supplies of vaccine. quote, given the current limited supply of vaccine nationally, it is important to know that not everyone who is eligible will be able to make an appointment right away. kaiser permanente expects by the end of next week to have an online self-service tool in place to schedule an appointment if the supply is there. meantime, ucsf held a discussion today about the vaccine roll-out. >> we're trying to create a public health infrastructure that doesn't currently exist, which is to say an infrastructure for mass vaccination. >> reporter: confusion by those who want to get the covid-19 vaccine, and frustration by officials who want to administer it. >> people, the public don't want to hear excuses. they just want to get vaccinated so that we can end covid. >> reporter: canepa tells me san mateo county had to turn away dozens of people from the event center who show

abc7 news has reached out to sutter health for updates on when the system may be back online, and we'll bring you those details when we have them. >>> president-elect joe biden set to unveil the coronavirus plan he'll set in place set to occur momentarily in delawar. mr. bite den's plan is set to center on a mass vaccination campaign and an economic measure to provide relief directly to families. the president-elect's team says he plans to call on both parties in congress to move on his proposals within his first 100 days in office. >>> meanwhile, the country's leading hotel trade group wants thousands of hotels to transform into vaccination sites. the american hotel and lodging association sent a letter to mr. biden's transition team saying more than 50,000 hotels have the capability to help with the vaccine roll-out. the letter noted cleanliness, infrastructure, and refrigeration capabilities. last year the organization made more than two million hotel rooms available for temporary housing for health care workers. >>> you may soon be able to store your vaccination records in one digit

>>while sutter health has started giving doses to older age group but most of the bay area. cannot omget accommodate anybody aside from health care workers and people living or working in long-term care facilities meaning although california has given the green light to vaccinate people in that 65 to. >>74 age bracket people in that group should certainly not expect a shot right away kron four's dan kerman reports thursday saw her health and san francisco o egan injecting those 75 years of age and older. >>with the covid-19 vaccine. the vaccines for those 75 plus are also underway in parts of contra costa county also on the health department's website there. those 65 and over can request an appointment for a shot. >>i would encourage anyone is over 65 to to really contact your health provider first and see if if there are offering schedule and then you can come to the county's website if you know belong to one of those providers or if you're you know you found it check with your provider and they're not. offering scheduling yet and while those 65 and over can make the reques

like these folks at sutter health. but just because you're eligible doesn't mean it's easy to get a shot. >> reporter: patients i talked with tonight said there are no available appointments at this kaiser facility. all of the spots are full. and similar situation placing out at vaccination sites across the bay area. >> it ended up being two and hours 15 minutes. >> reporter: that's how long eric was on hold waiting to talk to someone with kaiser to schedule an appointment for his 66-year-old manager, susan. >> you think they would start planning. so once it's ready, what are we gonna do? >> reporter: when he first got on the phone, the recording said be prepared for a four-hour long wait. matt haney posted a tweet, people telling him they have been on hold for more than five hours. >> this is a logistical nightmare. >> reporter: health systems like kaiser, sutder and john yoer are trying to come up with plans to roll out vaccines. at the same time their icu's are maxed out. >> we're telling them put together the plans

. >> reporter: sutter health today started vaccinating thoseho andg care of its healthcare workers first, but is there a lot of confusion as to where each healthcare system is in inoculating different groups and who's eligible now. 82-year-old joanne is one of lucky ones. >> some of my friends who are in my age group, and they're waiting for it. their doctors can get back to them. >> reporter: sign-ups depend on each county as well as your medical provider. >> it depends on the availability of the vaccine. how quickly the sate can get vaccine to local affiliates like ours. can we find the space and the staff to administer that many vaccines in a short period of time and safely? >> reporter: in california one quarter of the 3.4 million delivered doses have been injected into arms. even though 65 and older are eligible, different healthcare providers are advancing through tiers with different timelines for each group. >> it's changing minute by minute. >> reporter: most counties have a link where you can sign up if you're interested in getting a vaccine. but it does not mean you will get s

sutter health is going to be setting up a hotline later this afternoon that people can call to book appointments to get their vaccine. stay on it. everyone want this is to start rolling out quicker. and they want people to get their shots. so stay vigilant for your health. amy hol field, abc7 nelyfield, >>> the free testing site on wheels opens this morning. open through saturday and then next thursday and friday. each bus is customized with state of the art medical equipment, bus test express launched in berkeley earlier this weak. it hopes to expand to contra costa, san mateo and salon anyway counties in the coming >>> trial shows johnson and johnson's vaccine version is safe and effective. found the vaccine gives sustainable antibodies after only a single shot and it doesn't require cold storage. johnson and johnson is planning to manufacture more than one billion vaccine doses by the end of the year. and we know there are plenty of questions circulating about thescines. if you are wondering when you might be able to get yours or what the differences are, go to abc7news.com/vaccine. and there

in a statement, sutter health said it is prioritizing the state's most vulnerable populations, including those who are 75 plus years of age and our community health care workers because they're at greatest risk, according to cdc guidance. as vaccine supply an appointment capacity expands, we will broaden eligibility and notify our patient's problem we have at the end of the day is logistics. we don't have enough vaccines in santa clara county. only those 75 up are able to get the vaccine with the exception of kaiser, which is scheduling appointments for some in the 65 up category. health officials say the biggest problem is an unpredictable supply due to this limited and unpredictable supply. we continue to need to limit eligibility for vaccination inside the space in front of the santa clara county elections office. people are now being vaccinated against covid-19. this burger avenue location is one of two mass vaccination sites launched in the county. the second is at the fair grounds with a third site with greater capacity opening in mountain view next week. yeah. one san jose woman t

>> reporter: so we did get a statement back from sutter and kaiser, sutter health said in part, we will continue to follow california department of public health and cdc guidelines, as we work with the tiered system. texan appointment will be available very soon through the online patient portal, and kaiser permanente said in part that they are committed to the fair and equable distribution of covid-19 vaccines. there currently working on vaccination plans that will be provided the santa clara county department of public health. >>> take a look at this long line of cars that stretches all the way into the fairgrounds. this is the covid-19 mass vaccination clinic, is starting today, goes all week. the county is now able to vaccinate those in phase 1a, currently providing in person patient care or services and to live or work in san mateo county. how are you feeling now? >> thrilled. relieved. >> is a dental hygienist in menlo park. she got vaccinated today. >> i can breathe a sigh of relief, and feel a little more comfortable working on unmasked patients. >> it has three tiers and counti

systems like kaiser permanente and sutter health, 3rd and last the county's health department that receives between 100 to a few 1000 a week, a small amount of doses according to doctor morrow part of the distribution problem. >>related to the fact that we didn't have time to set up the sites we needed we didn't have time to hire the people and get the training we needed when the vaccine started coming in doctor john swartzberg infectious disease expert at u c berkeley says while bay area counties and the state are dealing with supply issues the problems will smooth out. there's going to be at least 2 new vaccines very likely approved. one shot each is supposed those are going to get approved probably february or march as of tuesday san mateo county health officials say nearly 26,000 moderna vaccines have been distributed more than 22,000 administered. the county is still in phase. one only vaccinating health care workers and those who live in work in long-term care there's been talks with big health care systems to turn this drive-thru vaccination clinic into a mass site. >>in the meantime

if you are in the tier that can get the vaccine, keep calling, keep looking for it, sutter health telling us they're going to set up a hot line later today, they're going to set that up, people can call and make their appointment to get a vaccination, people over the age of 75 at least for now. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> there are plenty of questions circulating about the new covid-19 vaccines. if you're wondering when you might be able to get yours or the differences between the versions, you can go to abc7news.com/vaccine and we have a form there and you can send your questions right to our abc 7 news vaccine team. >>> theov bus express rolls across the bay area today. it opens outside the sonoma veterans memorial hall, open through saturday and again next thursday and friday. each bus is customized with state of the art medical equipment, bus test express launched in berkeley earlier this week. it hopes to expand to contra costa, san mateo and solano counties in the coming weeks. >>> coming up, the search for the start of covid-19. what investigators with the world health organiza

ucsf or dignity health, anybody else who has insurance through the private provider like sutter health or kaiser they should contact those providers. >>the u.s. rushes to administer is many vaccines is possible. there are questions if the 2 approved covid vaccines can be mixed and matched to the pfizer and moderna vaccines are being distributed of course in the asun they require 2 shots to be given a few weeks apart health officials say both doses should be of the same vaccine, soviet the pfizer second dose needs also be a pfizer vaccine experts say without any studies vaccine doses shouldn't be mixed. they do know though that if people happened to get a different vaccine. the second time by accident it is likely to still work and your body is likely to tolerate it. but again more evidence is needed in don't do that if you can help it doctor anthony fauci was back in the white house briefing room today saying he feels liberated to be able to speak honestly about covid-19 and not face repercussions now that former president trump is out of office can force not a hernia has the details o

sutter health is making appointments for people 75 and older. kaiser's phones have been ringing off the hook. we talked about that. they have limited vaccine appointments. people 65 and older can try to secure a slot. we also checked with john muir health. vaccinations began for 75 and older on january 25th. patients will be contacted in the coming days to schedule that appointment. patients 65 and older will be contacted in february. here's a valuable tool for you. take out your phone right now and use the camera on your phone to scan that qr code on the left side of your screen. see it? lower left corner? that will take you right to our vaccination guide. scroll down to your specific county to get your information on how to sign up for a vaccine and where you can go once it is your turn. you can also go to nbcbayarea.com and click on covid-19 vaccination guide at the top of our page. >>> let's switch gears. threats of violence at state capitols leading to inauguration day have law enforcement agencies here in the bay area responding. with some

health, who serve half the population down here in the southbay, that is 1 million people. the county says they are being left in the dark with no way of knowing how kaiser and sutter will deliver the vaccines or how they will coordinate with the county. there is a push for clear plan in writing so we know who is doing what and when. >>> look, i want the vaccine, what, when, how do i get it. and we need a crisp answer for that. >> to say the vaccine rollout is complex is an understatement. 1 million members, dozens edition vision sites on multiple providers, all of the tiered phases of the rollout itself, ultracold freezers, managing second dose is, the list goes on. county leaders say they are applying lessons learned during the early days of the pandemic when there was confusion over who would pay for it and administer it. >> we lost precious months, when we have a back and forth with the major providers about testing. we can't afford to do that again. the cost of human life and to our economy is too great. >> you may recall last year after repeated warnings from the heal

mass e-mail from sutter health. according to the message group 1b which includes patients 65 to 74 and teachers will soon be able to book vaccine appointments online. adding to that capacity private groups like walgreens and cvs and others. >> like for example a private hospital like palo alto foundation, kaiser, there are administering their vaccine separately. >> reporter: but that expanded capacity all depends on the availability of the vaccine. >> the vaccine comes in waves and we did a full scope 50 to 100,000 at a time. so one of our key factors in being able to expand capacity further is whether or not we will have enough vaccine. >> reporter: sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> once again state health leaders are asking us all to stay close to home. here's the updated travel advisory. we're being asked to avoid nonessential travel to any part of the state more than 120 miles away from your residence. if you do go beyond 120 miles you'll have to self-quarantine for ten days. this is updated. this updated o

>>for a good chunk of the day sutter health's website was down primarily because they started allowing those 75 and older to sign up for the covid-19 vaccine and in some parts of the bay area those inoculations actually began contra costa county's public health department website fared better thursday as they too began allowing those 65 and over to request an appointment i would encourage anyone is over 65 to to really contact your health provider first and see if if there are offering. >>schedule and then you can come to the county's website if you know, you know belong to one of those providers. >>or if you're you know you found it check with your provider and they're not. offering scheduling yet and while those 65 and over can make the requested could be some time. >>before those 65 to 74 will actually be scheduled to get a shot. >>if you're you know, 65 or 66 you it may be a few weeks before you actually gets health officials say that's due to the limited supply of vaccine which comes from the federal government has allocated by the state. we also don't know from week to week how m

>>well the big news today was that sutter health started giving the vaccine to those 75 and older on top of that the folks in contra costa county are allowing those 65 and older to sign up so they can get on the list to be scheduled. thursday said her health began inoculating those 75 years of age and older with a covid-19 vaccine. >>that's also started in parts of contra costa county. where they're now also allowing those 65 and older to go on the public health department's website and request an appointment for a vaccine. we have begun the process of offering. >>appointments for those individuals, but we are still heavily prioritizing the 75 and up that means while those 65 and over can put in a request it could be some time before those 65 to 74 will be actually scheduled to get a shot. it's all about vaccine. supply we're working as fast as the vaccine supply will allow. health officials say week to week they never know just how much vaccine, they'll get which comes from the federal government has allocated by the state. but they say there is reason for hope we are anticipating s

if we look across sutter health, we've given out over 62,000 doses. but again focusing on the city, over 7000 employee doses. as of this week, about 1000 patient doses. we are ramping up that patient capacity very quickly. in terms of communication, again, very similar to the report from kaiser and ucsf, we have outgoing messages to our patient via e-mail and what we call, my health online. which is really the portal through our electronic record. when we opened up to patients last week, we experienced very high call volumes and very lot of activity obviously over my health online. we've been ramping up capacity to meet that volume. we're in a much better place today than we were a week ago when it comes to those volumes. we're going to continue to aggressively and consistently be communicating out to the community just about signing up and getting the vaccine. like others, if you're a patient of sutter health, you're going to be receiving those messages. if you're not a patient of sutter health, you can register with us to get the vaccine. i think th

sutter health. public health experts say it will be important for all entities to work together to ensure a timely delivery. >> it's important to recognize what happened in the past and what failed, and then come up with concrete steps about what we're going to do going forward to ensure we don't make the same mistakes again. >> reporter: although the use of levi's stadium is far from a done deal, proponents say the size of the facility as well as the security of the setup could prove to be beneficial. county leaders say they're also exploring other mass vaccination sites with the hopes of accommodating 10,000 to 20,000 appointments a day in the future. >> we ask for tremendous trust of our residents, and i believe we owe them in return tremendous transparency. >> reporter: many community members hoping for a clearer understanding of their place in line. in the south bay, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >>> and in san francisco, health officials say they intend to open up mass vaccination sites once the ci

members of kaiser permanente, sutter health, and stanford health care, they're all struggling to get appointments despite meeting every qualification. abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra digging into concerns from viewers all across the bay area. stephanie, what are you hearing? >> larry, the big problem continues to be demand as far outweighing supply. we just learned skieser in northern california is only receiving doses for 9% of the more than 270,000 members ■they have over 75. and that's causing this appointment backlog. >> how do i get my mother scheduled? >> as far as county health, i haven't heard anything from county health. >> it's a mess. >> reporter: meet margaret, george, and cynthia. they're all trying to secure appointments to get vaccinated, but each of them is getting dealt a very difficult hand. george lives in san jose. >> contacted kaiser and i sat on the phone for about 45 minutes. >> reporter: george has been trying for two weeks to get an appointment through kaiser permanente for his 72-year-old wife. he spoke to a nurse today. >> and she was pretty blunt abo

if we look across sutter health, we've given out over 62,000 doses. but again focusing on the city, over 7000 employee doses. as of this week, about 1000 patient doses. we are ramping up that patient capacity very quickly. in terms of communication, again, very similar to the report from kaiser and ucsf, we have outgoing messages to our patient via e-mail and what we call, my health online. which is really the portal through our electronic record. when we opened up to patients last week, we experienced very high call volumes and very lot of activity obviously over my health online. we've been ramping up capacity to meet that volume. we're in a much better place today than we were a week ago when it comes to those volumes. we're going to continue to aggressively and consistently be communicating out to the community just about signing up and getting the vaccine. like others, if you're a patient of sutter health, you're going to be receiving those messages. if you're not a patient of sutter health, you can register with us to get the vaccine. i think th

sutter health is making appointments for people older than 75. kaiser has limited appointments for people 65 and older who can try to secure a slot. we checked with john muir health. vaccinations begin for the 75 and older groupon january 25th. patients will be contacted in the coming days to schedule an appointment and people 65 and older will be contacted next month. >>> we have a valuable tool for you. take out your phone, use your camera and scan the qr code that will take you directly to our vaccination guide. control to your county and get the information how to sign up for your vaccine, where to go once it's returned. you can go to nbcbayarea.com. click on covid-19 vaccination guide. >>> at 7:08, we have much more on "today in the bay" coming up. new concerns about two new strains of coronavirus. what could happen in martha health officials want you to know about now. >>> and the second largest jackpot in mega millions history. i don't mean to brag. i won $4. we'll let you know what's up for grabs, next. >>> welcome back. 7:11 on your satu

systems like kaiser permanente and sutter health, 3rd and last the county's health department that receives between 100 to a few 1000 a week, a small amount of doses according to doctor morrow part of the distribution problem. >>related to the fact that we didn't have time to set up the sites we needed we didn't have time to hire the people and get the training we needed when the vaccine started coming in doctor john swartzberg infectious disease expert at u c berkeley says while bay area counties and the state are dealing with supply issues the problems will smooth out. there's going to be at least 2 new vaccines very likely approved one shot each is supposed those are going to get approved probably february or march as of tuesday san mateo county health officials say nearly 26,000 moderna vaccines have been distributed more than 22,000 administered. the county is still in phase. one only vaccinating health care workers and those who live in work in long-term care there's been talks with big health care systems to turn this drive-thru vaccination clinic into a mass site. >>in the meantime

>>now addition representatives from both kaiser and set up sutter health told supervisors that they have made accommodations for. non-members to get vaccinates vaccinated using their health care system. has it made that's the latest back to you in the studio. >>thank you ezzy let's talk now about our forecast as we take a live look outside here in san francisco. it's been the past couple of days, but let's see how things are going to start to change a cool down and some rain on the way meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is here now with a look at our changing weather forecast, rain sounds good. i know it's finally going to start to look and feel like winter out there just steam but we have one more day thursday is going to be our transitional day we're going to stay mostly dry. but we're going to start to track that cool down from now until then hope you're enjoying the sunshine out there right now for your wednesday afternoon. >>widespread mid to upper 60's but check out in the low 70's still amid a little bit mild out there for most bay area cities but overnight lows tonight going to feel

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starting today, sutter health says patients 75 and up will be able to book vaccine appointments over the phone. they are opening a dedicated phone line specifically for this. state health officials are allowing anyone 65 and up to receive their shot to speed up the rollout. but some counties like san mateo say that that might not happen right away. >>> abc7 news is monitoring the vaccine rollout in california with our vaccine tracker. it's at abc7news.com. the state has distributed a little more than 31% of the doses shipped here. this tool also allows you to compare how the rest of the country is doing and you can see california is behind most other states. our vaccine tracker also shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine. you can find that on our home page at abc7news.com. >>> new year's resolutions come and go. so give your business more than resolutions... give it solutions, from comcast business. work more efficiently with fast internet and advanced wifi. make your business safer with powerful cybersecurity solutions. and stay productive with 24/7 support. make this y

if we look across sutter health, we've given out over 62,000 doses. but again focusing on the city, over 7000 employee doses. as of this week, about 1000 patient doses. we are ramping up that patient capacity very quickly. in terms of communication, again, very similar to the report from kaiser and ucsf, we have outgoing messages to our patient via e-mail and what we call, my health online. which is really the portal through our electronic record. when we opened up to patients last week, we experienced very high call volumes and very lot of activity obviously over my health online. we've been ramping up capacity to meet that volume. we're in a much better place today than we were a week ago when it comes to those volumes. we're going to continue to aggressively and consistently be communicating out to the community just about signing up and getting the vaccine. like others, if you're a patient of sutter health, you're going to be receiving those messages. if you're not a patient of sutter health, you can register with us to get the vaccine. i think th

. >>2 large health systems like kaiser permanente and sutter health, 3rd and last the county's health department that receives between 100 to a few 1000 a week, a small amount of doses according to doctor morrow part of the distribution problem. >>related to the fact that we didn't have time to set up the sites we needed we didn't have time to hire the people and get the training we needed when the vaccine started coming in doctor john swartzberg infectious disease expert at u c berkeley says while bay area counties and the state are dealing with supply issues the problems will smooth out. there's going to be at least 2 nasdaq seems very likely approved. one shot each is supposed those are going to get approved probably february or march as of tuesday san mateo county health officials say nearly 26,000 moderna vaccines have been distributed more than 22,000 administered. the county is still in phase. one only vaccinating health care workers and those who live in work in long-term care there's been talks with big health care systems to turn this drive-thru vaccination clinic into a mas

health care systems are sending notification already to members like this one from sutter health that the lines for the vaccine is starting to move. we'll monitor what that 11:00 a.m. discussion is today with the santa clara county health leaders and elected leaders, we'll let you know what they have to say in our midday news. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >>> freshmen and sophomores at stanford will have to wait longer to return to campus. the school is saying students must learn from home until the summer quarter, meaning they won't be on campus during the winter quarter. the decision comes following a recent increase in new cases on campus. at least one ucsf professor of medicine says the decision makes sense in terms of health and safety. >> those younger are more likely to have asymptomatic infection. so the protection is kind of more for the community and for others than necessarily for that group. >> "the stanford daily" reports it will invite juniors and seniors back in the spring but the plans are subject to change. graduate students and students with special circumstance

sutter health and kaiser permanente set up vaccine phone lines but they were overloaded with calls. governor gavin newsom says california is can now start vaccinating over the age of 65 but bay area counties say they aren't ready for that. they are still struggling to vaccinate the 75 and older crowd. >> my father has been trying to get to an appointment to get vaccinated and he's been on hold for two hours and still hasn't spoken to anyone. but yaw i'm pretty worried. i really want my parents to get vaccinated. i don't want them the die from covid. >> well, we have heard success stories though. those exist too. one marin couple got a call from their healthcare provider to sign up with a sutter clinic in berkeley. they did. they went and they got the shot. but they crossed county lines for it. and the marin county health officer says he can see why people would county hop. he say marin doesn't have enough doses. but it bums him out too. he would love to see more uniform statewide approach so people wouldn't have to do that so there wouldn't be disparities between counties. live in s

>>sutter health is welcoming bay area residents, 75 and older to get their first vaccine shots seniors, lined up for a drive through vaccination clinic at the former skyview drive in in santa cruz. at the same time several seniors walked in to receive their first shots at the sutter medical office building in san francisco. if you are eligible and want to sign up. there's a link to do so on our website kron 4 dot com. >>and in the east bay medical workers they rolled up their sleeves to get vaccinated today are looking at the u c berkeley, one of the first nurses to get it says she's very grateful for the vaccine because it gets her a step closer to given her patience and her parents ahok something she says she has not done in more than a year. a study is projecting that covid-19 might be a little bit like coming down with the common cold eventually. researchers looked at data from other human coronaviruses and they based their findings on the way the virus is transmitted. >>and the the immune response to the virus kron four's gayle ong has reaction from local infectious disease expert

it is estimated kaiser perm nent and sutter health serve nearly half of the county's 2 million residents. >> bottom line for most of my constituents is, look, i want the vaccine. when, where and how do i get it? and we need a clear answer for that. >> the san francisco has its board mien and supervisor matt haney tells abc7 news of his of plans. as of now the city tell us because most residents are privately ensured, they are relying on healthcare providers to deliver the docs. >> the bay area just one of the critical pieces to building a better bay area and your healthy. discussions are in the works for a possible mass vaccination site like we're seeing across the country and one right here at the oakland coliseum. the 49ers also offering up levi stadium and the south bay. live at the event center mwhere one of these sites is officially set up. amy. >> that's right. couplesy. this is the only mass vaccination site in the bay and it is looks pretty popular. going to be a success. look at the line of people who showed up for a vaccine. this is the san mateo county event center. only open

sutter health wrote notification of an individual or group's eligibility to receive vaccine and how to access it needs to come from public health given their lead roles. i reached out to bay area health officials that all said this is a work in progress. among their responses? marin health and human services, a the this time there is no waiting list or appointment system in place. san mateo county health, healthcare providers will have a role of notifying their patients. we don't have details yet on how these processes will work. the sonoma county health department says it is working with its health care partners to notify them when their turn in the distribution plan is up and we'll rely on the providers to notify their individual patients. the california department of public health says its recommendations are now working through the system and eventually to the governor for final approval. that brings us back to linda and her advice to all of us. >> as we get into the new year we need to really start paying close attention to what is going on with the vaccine. so that we're not left

in a statement, sutter health said it is prioritizing the state's most vulnerable populations, including those who are 75 plus years of age and our community health care workers because they are at greatest risk, according to cdc guidance problem we have at the end of the day is logistics. we don't have enough vaccines in san. clara county on lee. those 75 up are able to get the vaccine with the exception of kaiser, which is scheduling appointments for some in the 65 up category. health officials say the biggest problem is an unpredictable supply due to this limited and unpredictable supply. we continue to need to limit eligibility for vaccination inside the space in front of the county elections office. people are now being vaccinated against covid-19. this burger avenue location is one of two mass. vaccination sites launched in the county. the second is at the fair grounds with a third site with greater capacity opening and mountain view next week, according to the latest data this week, santa clara county has received 110001st doses and administered 52,000 of them or 47% santa clara c

>>now sutter health just debuted a sign-up option to get covid-19 vaccines. the appointments are open to center patients that are either older than 75 years of age or or health care workers. this is what you would find if you go to the website, but it has since crashed. we do have but information on our website though if you have. have some questions that's where you can get the details. the website crash we're trying to figure out if that is related to the opening up of the vaccine sign-ups the health system says they hope to include patients as young as 65 years old sooner. people who want an appointment can sign up on center's website or call a scheduler. let's go now to the east bay contra costa county residents, 65 and older can now sign up to get covid-19 vaccines. eligible adults can schedule an appointment online on the county's health department website and we have posted a link to that on our website kron 4 dot com. now we go to the last 6 days of the trump administration after being impeached for inciting the capitol building right on january 6th a

that number doesn't include kaiser and sutter health care patients. committee members blasted the speed of the roll-out so far. >> from the feds to the state to the local level, so far it's been a mess. and we need clarity. we need answers, and we need plans to be able to get clear information to our constituents that are asking us questions every day.vir ronan and her colleagues expressed optimism that the overall response should improve as the biden administration gets up to speed. we'll see. abc7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine roll-out in california with our vaccine tracker at abc7news.com. our vaccine tracker also shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine in california. you can find this on our home page at abc7news.com. >>> all right. i know spencer christian was glued to the inauguration ceremonies earlier today, and now he islu his ppler. i mean, not literally, figuratively, not literally. rain, maybe, spencer? >> yeah, it's not showing up on the dopplerradar yet, but it's closing in on us. so it's riomgh ct now we're locking at

sutter health began vaccinating folks 75 and older in santa cruz and here in san francisco thursday, the same goes for ucsf, vaccinating folks over the age of 75. they sent an email to patients about the arrival of a limited supply of both the pfizer and moderna vaccine. as for stanford health, those notifications for patients are expected to be rolling out today. it is important to note out of many hospital chains, this week they have a limited supply but thinker' expecting to receive shipments of more vaccinations next week that will allow them to reach more folks in that age group, so we'll of course continue to follow the story as those deliveries are made. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> yes, makes it so confusing for people. i was trying to help my tad get his shot as well. thanks, cierra. it's 6:34. >>> contra costa county health leader also give progress on efforts to distribute vaccines to front line health care workers. with the state opening up vaccines to anyone over 65 as we mentioned the county says many people may have to wait wee

health. because those providers are multicounty entities their vaccine allotment comes directly from the state. but since there's no local reporting requirement it can be tough to have an accurate understanding of how many vaccines can be administered countywide. >> we are in a state of emergency. it is not business as usual. and that's what's really hitting me hard during this conversation, that perhaps we need to have a little message about that. >> reporter: and without time lynn information more people could end up falling through the cracks. public health experts say it's important to eliminate mixed messaging, especially since the vaccine is already facing skepticism by some. >> communicate learly, communicate frankly and communicate often. that's -- you can't overcommunicate something like this. >> reporter: the proposal will be considered tuesday at the board of supervisors meeting as cases and hospitalizations continue to rise. >> we need speed, we need clarity, and we need transpare

sutter health released a web site where people can sign up for the vaccination they're currently taking patients 75 years old and older. but they all they want to start helping 65 and older, but they're going to start with 75 is already available appointments if you go to their but the city supervisor haney want the city in the county to have its own website, not just leave it to these private providers but have our own website kind of like the testing site so people can get their appointment get that shot in the arm and more and more people can be vaccinated. >>for now reporting in san francisco send it back to you. >>thank you sarah. >>there is a resolution is adopted without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon that table. >>and with the pounding of that gavel president trump was officially impeached for a second time becoming the only us president in history to be impeached twice, 10 republicans joined house democrats in accusing him of inciting insurrection the article cited the president's own rhetoric and the lies that he spread about joe biden's election victory incl

we found that sutter health began vac nating folks 75 and older and santa cruz and san francisco on thursday, same for ucsf. they sent an email to patients about the arrival of a limited supply of the pfizer and the moderna vaccines. as for stanford those notifications for patients are expected to be rolling out today. it is important to note that for most of the major health care chains that we did have a chance to reach out today said although their supply is limited right now, they will be receiving another shipment next week that would allow them to free up the availability of some of those vaccines and get more people inoculated. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >>> some of the added urgency to distribute the vaccine due to the threat of a more contagious strain that is moving through communities. right now, no sign of a rapid spread in the u.s., despite the recent mutant uk strain found in southern california. we do have our own problem, as cierra was talking about, the vaccinations were behind. experts agree california has got to start moving faster.