Sonoma County to open three new vaccination centers

Three new vaccination centers will open within the next eight days in Sonoma County, serving residents 70 and older, bringing to 19 the number of clinics being supported this week by vaccines from the County of Sonoma Department of Health Services.

One new clinic is scheduled to open at the Petaluma campus of Santa Rosa Junior College campus on Tuesday while another clinic will open the following day at the Huerta Gym in Windsor. A clinic also is scheduled to open at the Sonoma Valley Veterans Memorial Hall beginning on Tuesday, February 16, in partnership with the Sonoma Valley Community Health Center.

As announced last week, 11 Safeway stores across Sonoma County are now scheduling appointments for eligible residents. In addition, CVS Health has said that it will start administering vaccines to eligible populations at CVS Pharmacy locations in 100 communities across California, including the City of Sonoma. CVS has said that vaccinations will start in Sonoma at 201 W Napa St. Suite 35 on Thursday, February 11 while appointments will become available for booking as early as Tuesday, February 9.

"We are committed to continue ramping up our vaccine distribution effort to reach even more of our population in an equitable way," said Lynda Hopkins, Chair of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. "With these new clinics, in partnership with our health care providers, we can now start serving even more seniors who are most at risk at this time."

About the three new vaccination centers:

• Fitness Center at the Petaluma campus of SRJC
  • Address: 680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway, Petaluma
  • Opening day: Tuesday, February 9
  • Capacity: 300 vaccinations per day
  • Partner vaccinator: Petaluma Health Center

• Huerta Gym in Windsor
  • Address: 9291 Old Redwood Hwy. Suite 200, Windsor
  • Opening day: Wednesday, February 10
  • Capacity: 300 vaccinations per day
  • Partner vaccinator: Alliance Medical Center

• Sonoma Valley Veterans Memorial Hall
  • Address: 126 First Street West, Sonoma
  • Opening day: Tuesday, February 16
  • Capacity: 300 vaccinations per day
  • Partner vaccinator: Sonoma Valley Community Health Center

The other four County-supported clinics are currently offering vaccinations for residents 70 years and older, except for the Rohnert Park site, which remains open to residents 75 and older. They are located at:

• The Cloverdale Train Depot, in partnership with Alexander Valley Healthcare
• Rohnert Park Community Center, in partnership with OptumServe
• Grace Pavilion, in partnership with Safeway
• Guerneville Elementary and Analy High School, in partnership with West County Health Centers

For a complete list of vaccination sites in Sonoma County as well as the latest vaccine numbers, who's eligible for a vaccine and how to receive a vaccine, community members are encouraged to visit SoCoEmergency.org/vaccine, or call 2-1-1.