Marin County opens new drive-thru vaccination site with goal of 2,000 shots per day
LARKSPUR, Calif. (KGO) -- North Bay residents are lined up in their cars to get that long awaited COVID-19 Vaccine. A new drive-thru clinic opened Sunday in Larkspur.
The wait was finally over for Teri Balick.
"I'm excited," she said.
Balick was the first in line Sunday at a new drive-thru COVID vaccine clinic at the Larkspur ferry terminal.
"I live by myself so I've been super paranoid, I didn't want to get sick I've got fifty masks and shields," Balick said.
This clinic by is by appointment only. Pfizer vaccine doses were being put into arms of Marin County residents ages 65 and older.
"I've been waiting, I'm 66 and I figured I should get it," said Gary Giesen.
"This is my fourth try," said Dominique Meynard.
RELATED: 'I feel so relieved': Marin County teachers get COVID-19 vaccine
Meynard says she's been at the mercy of vaccine supply.
"I did some walk-ins, they said no more vaccine so we're keeping our fingers crossed," said Maynard
Vaccine shipments have been delayed by extreme weather across the nation, some appointments were canceled or postponed but supply is slowly catching up.
"The fact we are able to open this site is a good indication supply is increasing week to week, it's also a sign we can open more tiers soon," she said.
Starting Monday, Sonoma County is expanding its vaccine reach. Folks 65 and older including restaurant and grocery store workers are eligible for a shot. When you can schedule an appointment still depends on supply, officials say a 5,000 dose shipment of the Moderna vaccine is expected Monday or Tuesday.
Back in Larkspur, Gary Giesen is one step closer to feeling more confident.
"It's a sense of relief, I'm just looking forward to my second shot," he said.
The Larkspur site was able to vaccinate 400 people Sunday. They hope to ramp up to 2,000 doses per day, as long as they can get the supply. The site is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily by appointment.
RELATED STORIES & VIDEOS:
- How to register for COVID-19 vaccine in every Bay Area county
- Map: CA counties that can, can't reopen under new rules
- CALCULATOR: Find out how many people may get a COVID-19 vaccine before you
- VIDEO: When will I get the COVID-19 vaccine? We explain who goes 1st
- Updated number of COVID-19 deaths, cases in Bay Area
- Map shows everywhere you can get a COVID-19 test in the Bay Area
- How are Chinatown businesses surviving? Here's what we found
- From COVID-19 to Black Lives Matter, these 13 people defined the Bay Area in 2020
- COVID-19 Diaries: Personal stories of Bay Area residents during pandemic
- California EDD: The most commonly asked questions we get about unemployment and PUA
- How to tell the difference between seasonal allergies and coronavirus symptoms
- Here's which mask is better to protect from COVID-19
- First COVID-19 vaccine volunteers in US describe experience as Bay Area launches vaccine trials
- Coronavirus origin: Where did COVID-19 come from?
- What is a COVID-19 genetic, antigen and antibody test?
- What will it take to get a COVID-19 vaccine and how will it be made?
- What does COVID-19 do to your body and why does it spread so easily?
- Here's how shelter in place, stay at home orders can slow spread of COVID-19
- Coronavirus Timeline: Tracking major moments of COVID-19 pandemic in San Francisco Bay Area
- Coronavirus Doctor's Note: Dr. Alok Patel gives his insight into COVID-19 pandemic
