Suddenly it is mid-April and the state’s April 15 deadline for
providers to utilize the MyTurn statewide vaccination reservation
and data system for first-dose appointments is here. This also
coincides with the Governor’s expansion of vaccine eligibility to
all residents aged 16 and older – as well as a 33 percent drop in
the state’s vaccine allocation and the news halting Johnson
and Johnson vaccinations.
The state will also begin prioritizing dose allocations to
entities with the majority of their clinic appointments booked on
MyTurn after April 15. For counties with questions about MyTurn
onboarding, functions, and data, please email myturninfo@cdph.ca.gov.
Local health jurisdictions have asked for multiple improvements
to the MyTurn system, and the following are in development or
will go live by April 15:
Geofencing – the ability to restrict clinic appointments to
patients who work or reside within county boundaries. This
feature will go live by April 14 or sooner, and a more granular
geofencing ability by zip code is under review as well.
Local Flexibility – counties may relax eligibility criteria
ahead of the State until April 15, when the state opens
eligibility to everyone 16 and older.
Registration batch upload for notification – the ability for
counties to upload lists of patients into MyTurn for
system-generated direct notifications.
Expanded clinic self-service – Last week, the state added the
ability for counties to create their own clinics as well as batch
cancellations for multiple reasons. We continue to work with the
state to add clinic self-service features on an ongoing basis.
Streamline the creation of coded clinics – counties use
“coded clinics” to target specific populations for vaccination.
The current process takes up to 72 hours but will be streamlined
to 24 hours by April 15. In addition, counties now have the
ability to send access codes via SMS/text message to targeted
individuals.
Enhanced User Visibility to Multiple Clinics – allows clinic
managers to set up and manage clinics across the county. This
reduces multiple logins and facilitates easier clinic management
for counties.
Walk-in bulk upload for appointments – the ability to upload
a spreadsheet of appointments to walk-in clinics to reduce the
data-entry workload associated with walk-in clinics. This
functionality will go live by April 30.
