The State of California requires that the COVID-19 vaccine be made available first to those facing the greatest risk. This includes health care workers, staff and residents of skilled nursing facilities, staff and residents of long-term care facilities, and all residents who are 65 and older.
UCLA Health has invited all active patients who are 65 and older to schedule their COVID-19 vaccination. If you are not a UCLA Health patient, you can schedule your vaccination appointment online through the LA County Department of Public Health website. (See information for Ventura County and Orange County.)
The next groups eligible for COVID-19 vaccination include people ages 16-64 who meet the employment criteria for Phase 1B of the state’s current distribution plan. These include people who have jobs in education and childcare, emergency services, and food and agriculture. Please see the state’s detailed information on all essential workforce employment sectors and then complete your employment questionnaire in myUCLAhealth.
We are awaiting additional guidance from the state and county about when we can offer the COVID-19 vaccine to patients with high-risk medical conditions. We plan to review our patients’ medical records to identify people with these conditions.
While the vaccine supply remains limited, we are inviting our most vulnerable, highest risk patients first. This determination is based on age, medical conditions, and social/demographic factors.
We’re committed to working with LA County, the California Department of Public Health and the CDC to make sure that everyone who wants to be vaccinated will be able to do so in an equitable and orderly way. We encourage everyone to get vaccinated wherever they can get it the soonest.