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Quarter of Pasadena Residents Over 16 Have Received At Least One Dose of COVID Vaccine
News Feb 25, 2021
A vaccine site in Pasadena. | Photo courtesy of City of Pasadena via Facebook
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Data from the Pasadena Public Health Department shows that over the past month, 71% of Pasadena seniors have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Over 30,000 Pasadena residents have received at least one dose, which is one in four residents 16 and older. As of Feb. 23, over 44,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Pasadenans.
“High rates of vaccination have been made possible in part through the efforts of the Pasadena Public Health Department and Huntington Hospital with high-volume vaccination dispensing sites, mobile vaccine strike teams, and daily clinics,” city officials said in a press release. However, last week, the city did have to borrow doses from “community partners — hospitals, doctors, pharmacies or others — so the city could meet its second dose obligations for hundreds of residents,” the Pasadena Star-News reported.
There continues to be a scarcity of vaccine supply and variability in the amount of vaccine received from week to week, without information on future allocations from week to week. Despite that, Pasadena Public Health Department and Huntington Hospital are planning a series of community-located clinics in the upcoming weeks and months to serve older adults with less healthcare access.
Currently, only healthcare workers, residents and staff at long-term care facilities, emergency workers and first responders, and seniors are eligible to be vaccinated. The next sectors eligible for vaccine are education and childcare center workers, and food and agricultural workers.
“Vaccination is the way that our community will be able to emerge from this pandemic. We are so pleased that 71% of Pasadena residents 65 and over have received vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccines currently available to us are safe and effective. Vaccine supply has been an ongoing challenge, and we are operating at a fraction of our total vaccinating infrastructure capacity because of lack of supply,” said Pasadena Public Health Director and Health Officer Dr. Ying-Ying Goh. “In the coming months, everyone who wants a vaccine will have access to a vaccine—it’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. Partners like Pasadena City College and Huntington Hospital have been instrumental in working with us to expand vaccine access for the community, and we look forward to expanding these partnerships in the upcoming weeks and months.”
COVID-19 mortality is highest among seniors, accounting for more than 84% of coronavirus fatalities in Pasadena. Seniors that need access to the vaccine can submit an inquiry form online, or contact the Citizen Service Center for more information at (626) 744-7311, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Additional vaccine doses are now available at federally-run sites and commercial pharmacies. For more information on vaccine availability at local pharmacies, visit:
- Rite Aid: riteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier.
- Vons: vons.com/pharmacy/covid-19.html.
- Pavilions: pavilions.com/pharmacy/covid-19.html.
- Ralphs: ralphs.com/rx/covid-eligibility.
- CVS: cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine.
- Walgreens: walgreens.com/topic/promotion/covid-vaccine.jsp.
