The State of California has approved those in the education field to receive vaccinations beginning Monday, February 22, 2021. This includes all KHSD employees. If you are interested in receiving a vaccine, at no cost to the employee, and would like to utilize the KHSD partnership with Kern Medical, please follow the steps below.

 A few things to know about this opportunity:

• Receiving a vaccine is voluntary
• Currently this does not include family members or dependents
• There is no out of pocket cost to employees, including employees who are not covered by the District’s medical insurance
• If you are interested in receiving the vaccination, you may utilize this partnership or search out other providers identified by Kern County Public Health: https://kernpublichealth.com/coronavirus-vaccine/

 Information needed to complete the process, if interested:

• Employee ID Number
• Personal Email Address
• Cell Phone Number
• Insurance Information (Insurance not required)

Next Steps:

1. Complete the KM Vaccine survey providing your site and employee ID number (this number can be found on your pay stub).
2. After you have completed the survey, send an email alerting KM staff that you have completed the survey and include your preferred dates/times.
3. KM Staff will be in touch with you to complete the scheduling process and ask any follow up questions.*

*All information provided to Kern Medical is confidential and not available to KHSD staff.

 Information about the Vaccine:

Kern Medical is using the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. When you receive your 1st dose, an appointment will be scheduled for the 2nd dose through Kern Medical. More information about COVID-19 vaccines can be found here: www.kern.org/vaccine or covid19.ca.gov/vaccines. Unfortunately, the vaccine survey link is for KHSD employees only. Family members are not included.  

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