Resources for Education Employees
This page was last updated on Feb 6, 2023:
California Schools VEBA is committed to the health and safety of our community and we are dedicated to providing you with useful, up-to-date information pertaining to vaccine sites, news, and community resources.
Carrier Test Reimbursement Information:
- Kaiser Permanente
- Cigna
- UnitedHealthcare with Express Scripts
- UMR with OptumRx
- UMR with Express Scripts
- Express Scripts
- SIMNSA
ESI direct claim form available HERE. Test kit reimbursements is located on the right-hand side of this form.
Here’s how it works:
- Call your local retail pharmacy to see if they have at-home COVID-19 tests available.
- Take your Express Scripts ID card to a retail pharmacy in your network.
- Bring the COVID-19 test to the pharmacy counter, not the regular checkout lane.
- Check out at the pharmacy counter and show your ID card. Your at-home COVID-19 test should automatically ring up at no cost to you.
Here are a few helpful places to find information:
- To find a retail pharmacy in your network: Visit express-scripts.com and click “Find a Pharmacy.” You can also use our mobile app.
- If you weren’t able to purchase your at-home COVID-19 test(s) at the pharmacy counter, or happened to be charged: You can submit your receipt for reimbursement of up to $12 per test online at our COVID-19 resource center.
Where to Get Vaccinated
Latest News
Updated Daily: State of California Overview of Vaccination Progress Data
- Feb 6, 2023 – COVID-19 cases decline, County urges people to get vaccinated, boosted
- Feb 3, 2023 – California Won’t Require COVID Vaccine to Attend Schools
- Feb 3, 2023 – California ends plans for kids’ COVID-19 vaccine mandate
- Feb 1, 2023 – Worse at math, better at tech: How COVID-19 impacted learning
- Jan 26, 2023 – FDA’s Advisers Back Plan For Once-a-Year COVID Shots for Most Americans
- Jan 25, 2023 – San Diego City Council votes to end COVID-19 emergency, city employee vaccine mandate
- Dec 15, 2022 – You can order free COVID tests again by mail
September 2022
- Sep 8, 2022 – Omicron-specific COVID boosters are here – how you can get one
- Sep 7, 2022 – When COVID-19 Boosters Could Arrive in San Diego
- Sep 6, 2022 – EXPLAINER: Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no.
- Sep 5, 2022 – San Diego County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations fall to 252
- Sep 1, 2022 – New COVID-19 Boosters That Target Multiple Strains Expected To Be Available Next Week
August 2022
- Aug 29, 2022 – San Diego Unified School District families prepare for the first day of school
- Aug 28, 2022 – Haven’t claimed your free COVID tests from the federal government? You only have a few days left to do it
- Aug 26, 2022 – San Diego County public health encourages COVID-19 vaccinations as school begins
- Aug 22, 2022 – Pfizer seeks authorization for updated COVID-19 vaccine
- Aug 21, 2022 – FDA authorizes Novavax COVID vaccine for adolescents
- Aug 21, 2022 – San Diego Area COVID Hospitalizations Increase by 10 to 311 in Latest Report
- Aug 14, 2022 – San Diego students head back into the classroom
- Aug 13, 2022 – SD County offers treatment options to reduce COVID-19 symptoms
- Aug 12, 2022 – COVID-19 Data in San Diego County Looking Favorable
- Aug 7, 2022 – San Diego Joins National Effort to Better Understand the Long-Term Impact of COVID-19
- Aug 6, 2022 – COVID Activity Remains High in San Diego County, as Hospitalizations Decline
- Aug 5, 2022 – SDSU Reimplements Mask Policy Amid Spike in COVID-19 Cases
- Aug 5, 2022 – 41% of Recent COVID Deaths Among Fully Vaccinated and Boosted Individuals
- Aug 1, 2022 – San Diego County Health Officials Report 897 New COVID-19 Cases, 8 Deaths
- Aug 1, 2022 – San Diego Residents Learn to Live Life with COVID Risks
- Aug 1, 2022 – San Diego Sees Slight Increase in COVID Hospitalizations as Novavax Vaccine Arrives
Get More Vaccine News from These Local Organizations
- San Diego County News Center
- KPBS
- NBC San Diego
- 10News San Diego
- San Diego Union Tribune
- KTLA Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Times
- Voice of OC
- Desert Sun
- Channel 3 News Riverside County
Southern California Public Health Sites
Carriers
- United Healthcare (UHC)
- Kaiser Permanente
- Kaiser Vaccine Line: To get the latest information, call their 24/7 vaccine hotline at 855-550-0951. Also available in Spanish.
- UMR
- Cigna
- OptumRx
- Express Scripts
- SIMNSA
Medical Groups – San Diego
- Sharp HealthCare
- UC San Diego Health
- Scripps Health
- Primary Care Associates Medical Group
- Cassidy Medical Group
- Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Medical Groups – Southern California
- OptumCare Medical Group
- MemorialCare Health System
- Beaver Medical Group
- Edinger Medical Group
- Regal Medical Group
- ADOC Medical Group
Guidelines and Resources
COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines:
- San Diego County Vaccine Guidelines
- Infographic: San Diego “Be COVID Safe: Know Your Vaccination Phase”
- California Vaccine Guidelines
- Official website for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California COVID-19 Resources: