Limited registration window just opened for COVID vaccine appointments

||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |||

San Juan County Health and Community Services will be opening registration on Monday March 8 at 9 a.m. for a very limited number of first dose vaccine appointments. Details are:

SAN JUAN ISLAND: Clinic date = TUESDAY MARCH 9 – 50 SLOTS

ORCAS ISLAND: Clinic date = FRIDAY MARCH 12 – 40 SLOTS

Those who are eligible and wishing to register for an appointment should go HERE at 9 a.m. on Monday March 8. There will be two links clearly marked for each clinic. At the moment, Phase 1a and Phase 1b Tier 1 are eligible for vaccination.

The links will be shown in the “STEP 2” section, highlighted in orange.

In addition to the healthcare workers eligible in Phase 1a. Phase 1b Tier 1 includes:

All people 65 years and older
People 50 years and older in multigenerational households
Workers in child care settings
Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade educators and staff

Full eligibility details are available here

Please note that that the registration system has been upgraded. You will now choose a slot at the beginning of registration and then be given 15 minutes to complete your registration. If there are no appointments left, it will be clearly shown at the beginning of the process. Hopefully this will help to address some of the challenges of earlier registration windows.