BUTTE COUNTY, CA (MPG) – Last Friday, January 22nd, Butte County Public Health (BCPH) started the process of sending out email notification to persons age 75 years and older to inform them about their COVID-19 vaccination eligibility. Due to the large number of residents in this
age category, BCPH is notifying groups of people at different times based on current vaccine clinic capacity.

BCPH will continue to send out email notifications over the next few weeks. Residents in this age group who have not received a notification yet should remain patient as they will receive an email notification if they have previously registered.

After BCPH issued the first group of email notifications, they received nearly 130 undeliverable emails returned. This was likely caused by emails entered incorrectly. Residents are asked to double check the accuracy of their email address when completing the online notification form.

Register to get a COVID Vaccination Notification Residents can get information about the COVID vaccine and register to be notified when they qualify to get the vaccination:

Register to get notified at the Butte County Public Health COVID-19; Vaccine page: www.buttecounty.net/COVIDvaccine; A valid email is required to receive a notification; Persons who do not have access to the internet may contact the COVID; call center (552-3050) for assistance completing the form – however, an email is still required; Persons who do not have an email address should get help from family, friends or neighbors that may be able to receive an email on their behalf.

COVID Vaccine Data

As of Monday, January 25th, BCPH has added vaccine information to the Butte County COVID Dashboard to include vaccine dose allocation, receipt and administration. This information will be updated once a week on Thursdays. Please note, the data for total doses administered will likely have a delay of several days as this number does not include clinics happening in real time. Due to this lag, doses administered may appear low compared to the total number of doses allocated to Butte County.

When will the Vaccine be available to persons 65+?

While the vaccine is available for some groups in phase 1b, tier 1, due to vaccine supply and distribution, the groups in this tier must be sub-prioritized. BCPH will keep the public informed once the vaccine is available for persons 65 and older.