Contra Costa County Health Services announced today Thursday, Feb. 18 that educators and school employees can begin signing up for appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.

To make appointments, educators and school employees can complete this Contra Costa County Health Services form or call 1-833-829-2626. You can also try visiting myturn.ca.gov to make an appointment. If school employees or educators choose the MyTurn option, know that from experiences from other counties, it is best if you enter your complete address and not just your zip code.

Here is CCHS information released on its website today.

"Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) today updated its eligibility policy for COVID-19 vaccine to extend vaccination eligibility to residents who work in the education and childcare sector, food and agriculture workers, and emergency services workers as defined by California’s vaccination plan Phase 1B.

​Residents in these groups, as well as county residents who are 65 years and older who have not yet been vaccinated, can sign up to access state and federal sites through MyTurn or by calling 1-833-422-4255.

Essential workers and residents 65 years and older can also request immunization appointments through CCHS and join the county waiting list for COVID-19 vaccine. However, due to a temporary reduction in vaccine supply from the state, all appointments at county sites are filled through the next two weeks at least. 

Patients who need to cancel an existing appointment or who received the first dose of vaccine through CCHS and need to make a second-dose appointment should call 1-833-829-2626.

When more appointments do become available, CCHS will continue to prioritize county residents who are 65 or older as well as eligible essential workers, particularly those who live or work in the local communities most heavily affected by the pandemic.

CCHS continues to move forward with a workplace-based outreach effort to immunize essential workers in high-risk jobs in the county’s hardest-hit communities, including food and agriculture workers. Workers at sites selected for the program will be contacted by their employers."