• If you are scheduled ….

• If you are scheduled between 3-4 p.m., come between 9-10 a.m.

• If you are scheduled between 4-5 p.m., come between 10-11 a.m.

• If you are scheduled between 5-6 p.m., come between 11 a.m. and noon.

• If you are scheduled after 6 p.m, come between noon and 1:30 p.m.

Vaccine-supply interruptions caused by bad weather in most of the country postponed four second-dose clinics in LW. But the vaccine is being administered within the 42-day window in the make-up clinics.

However if you are the exception because of a previous delay, consult your physician.

People are required to present their paperwork or appointment cards from their first clinics to get second doses. This is to prevent fraudulent attempts to obtain a first injection at a second-shot clinic, as some have attempted to do. The quantities are carefully metered to accommodate the same number of people from each first-shot clinic.

If you have not received your first inoculation, you can expect to receive it later in March if you have reregistered since Feb. 5. Once OptumCare is informed the vaccine has been allocated for LWSB, the GRF will schedule another clinic and advise everyone via LW Live email notifications.

All appointments are randomly determined by computer, so people’s dates of registration have no bearing on when their appointments will be scheduled.

The majority of those over 65 have been vaccinated, so the rest of the community should be accommodated at upcoming clinics. Once the over-65 group is inoculated and Orange County opens the vaccine up to others, the GRF and OptumCare plan to vaccinate those under 65, as well as GRF employees, registered caregivers and GRF’s custodial contractor employees. (Unregistered caregivers are not eligible for vaccines. Register caregivers with Stock Transfer; for more information, call (562) 431-6586, ext. 339.) New clinic dates will be advertised via LWLive, in the LW Weekly and at lwsb.com.

LWers who want the vaccine and have not registered should do so immediately at www.lwsb.com/vaccine. Those who do not have access to the Internet can be registered by anybody who does.

Once registered:

• Names will be added to a database of those who want the vaccination. Residents under 65 will be entered into a separate database for when the vaccine is made available to them. If one person in a couple is under 65, it is preferable to register together for the later date, or to register separately if the older person needs to be vaccinated sooner.

• As clinics are scheduled, names will be taken from the list at random by the system, and people will be contacted for appointments.

• People will be notified of their appointment day and time by email if they registered by email.

• People who register for another person will need to contact the resident they are helping to inform them of their appointments and, if necessary, help with transportation to Clubhouse 6.

• Once notified of an appointment, registrants must show up for the vaccination on the date and time specified. There are no choices of times or dates.

Important Reminders

• People must be available to take the second dose three weeks after the first dose.

• Couples will be scheduled together by completing the one form with both names.

• If you are unable to complete registration by email and do not have a friend or relative to assist you, contact Cindy Tostado at (562) 431-6586, ext. 317, or Eloy Gomez, (562) 431-6586, ext. 356, for a copy of the form to register manually or for personal assistance.

No Special Consideration

Individuals have asked to be moved up the vaccination list for various reasons. The GRF is required to offer the vaccine to any GRF member, co-occupant or lessee over 65, without special consideration.

To do this equitably, the computer randomly picks from all registrants.

Standbys are chosen the same way and are called when registrants don’t show up for their appointments. So far more than 4,200 residents have been inoculated, and everyone who wants the vaccination should ultimately receive one.

Residents may choose to wait until vaccines are available to them in Leisure World, or they can try to find a faster route at other Orange County outlets. To find out more about outside options, visit https:// occovid19.ochealthinfo.com.

People who are now eligible to receive shots can register online through www.Othena.com. —Kathy Thayer, assistant recreation manager