Proof of residency is required
The mayor this week encouraged people to be prepared to provide identification and their pay stub when they scheduled COVID vaccination appointments. She also urged people to be patient as they wait to get vaccinated.
In related news, Islanders who are at least 75 years old are eligible to schedule appointments, according to the Catalina Island Medical Center website.
During both her Wednesday, Jan. 13, “Minutes with the Mayor” broadcast and a phone interview that evening, Avalon Mayor Anni Marshall said essential workers seeking vaccinations should bring pay stubs to prove they are essential workers.
The hospital website also says that people with appointments must bring identification to verify their age and that they live on Catalina.
“There hasn’t been the checks and balances to make sure they are from Avalon,” Marshall said during the phone interview.
To register for an appointment, you need to visit https://cimedicalcenter.org/covid-vaccine.
“For someone who’s technically challenged like me, it was very simple,” said Marshall. “It’s pretty straight forward.”
You’ll need to provide your name, cell phone number, date of birth, identify your employer (or tell the hospital you are unemployed) and have at least two chronic medical conditions.
“I know the city is very supportive of the Medical Center,” Marshall said, echoing her comments during Wednesday’s broadcast.
She also said the Medical Center staff were doing an “incredible” job.
She asked the public to be patient and asked people not to give healthcare workers a hard time.
“The world, nation, state, county, and Catalina Island have a COVID-19 vaccine shortage,” according to the Medical Center website.
As of 8:30 p.m., Jan. 13, the Medical Center website reported 2,097 COVID antigen tests as of that date, of which 136 were positive. Fifty-seven antigen tests are pending. The Medical Center has also performed 179 COVID antibody tests of which 15 were positive.
That same day, the Los Angeles County Emergency Operations Center reported 908,710 cases and 12,287 deaths to date in the county. In Long Beach: 41,079 cases and 484 deaths.
