COVID-19 Vaccine Information

On this page

• Where to get a vaccine
• Who's eligible now
• After you've been vaccinated
• Track vaccine distribution
• Resources

Where to get a vaccine

Vaccine supply is still extremely limited. It will take time for everyone to be vaccinated.

Try multiple sources when looking for appointments. Vaccinations may be available through:

• Berkeley Public Health Sign up for vaccine alerts to get notified when appointments are available at the Curative mass vaccination site in Albany and for other opportunities coordinated through the City of Berkeley.

• MyTurn.ca.gov: Check your eligibility and schedule appointments at many vaccination sites, including the Oakland Coliseum online at myturn.ca.gov or by calling 1-833-422-4255. 

• Your health care provider: Many people are being vaccinated through their primary care provider. Ask your health care provider about vaccination appointments. See vaccine information from: Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health, Stanford Health Care.

• CVS pharmacies
• Rite Aid pharmacies
• Safeway pharmacies
• Walgreens pharmacies.

The COVID-19 vaccine is free for everyone. You do not need insurance to get vaccinated.

Who's eligible now

Everyone 16 and older is now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in California, per California Department of Public Health guidelines:

After you've been vaccinated

You are considered "fully vaccinated" two weeks after your final shot.

Once you're fully vaccinated, you can:

• spend time with other fully vaccinated people, including indoors, without wearing masks or physical distancing
• spend time with unvaccinated people from a single household who are at low risk for severe COVID-19 indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing
• refrain from quarantine and testing following a known exposure if asymptomatic (outside the workplace setting)

Even after being fully vaccinated, you need to continue wearing a mask and practicing physical distancing when:

• in public places
• around unvaccinated people from multiple households
• around unvaccinated people who are at high risk for severe illness

Fully vaccinated people must still get tested if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and follow staten and local isolation guidance if they test positive.

For more information, review:

• When you've been fully vaccinated (CDC)
• Interim Public Health recommendations for fully vaccinated people (CDC)

Vaccines distributed through Berkeley Public Health

We provide weekly updates on vaccine distribution through the City of Berkeley on the tracker below. Information about the total number of Berkeleyans who have been vaccinated across all providers is available on our COVID-19 dashboard.

Use the State of California vaccination progress dashboard to track vaccine distribution statewide and by county.

Resources

• Vaccines (covid19.ca.gov)
• COVID-19 Vaccines (California Department of Public Health)
• COVID-19 Vaccine fact sheet (California Department of Public Health)
• Ensuring vaccine safety (CDC)

Last updated April 15, 2021