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California seniors, here’s what you
need to know about renewing your • A Free Consultation
driver’s license • A Living Trust - Single or Married
So you’re a California senior who’s • Pour-Over Will(s)
70 or older and you need to renew • Power(s) of Attorney For:
your driver’s license. What do you Health Care, Asset Management
do? • All Transfer Documents to Trust
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed an • Notarization Fees Included
executive order temporarily waiving the Free Family Information Packet
requirement for drivers 70 or older to
come in to a Department of Motor NO EXTRA CHARGE
Vehicles field office to renew their FOR IN-HOME SERVICES
license.
This waiver will last for the duration SIRKIN & SIRKIN
of California’s current state of emergency ATTORNEYS AT LAW
or until modified.
Previously, drivers 70 and older with 800-300-9977
licenses expiring between March and
December of 2020 were given an
automatic extension.
Where can I find information on what to Coronavirus
do?
You can visit www.dmv.ca.gov/ Vaccine Questions
online to apply and to learn more
information.
Unanswered Vaccine Questions Come
Nearly all California drivers are able to to the Forefront: Will They Work? Who
renew their licenses online or by mail. That Gets Them First? And How Much Will
includes those whose renewal notice states They Cost?
that an office visit is required, according to a Biotech corporation Moderna Inc.
DMV statement. announced that its new Covid-19 vaccine
Individuals under the age of 70 will find it has been 94.5% effective in preventing
easy to do. Have your credit card or paypal infection in tests so far. On Wednesday,
information available. Renewals will provide Pfizer and BioNTech announced results
the normal four year interval. from their late-stage vaccine trial, saying
that theirs was 95% effective and had no
When can I apply for an extension?
serious side effects. The results of both
The DMV is working on completing the trials add to the growing confidence that
necessary programming at this time, and those vaccines could help end the pandemic in a
drivers who meet the criteria will be able to matter of months and restore a sense of
complete their renewal online by December 6. normalcy to everyone’s lives.
Much, but not all, of the funding for the
What about renewing or applying for a development of the Moderna vaccine came
Real ID? from taxpayers. Moderna received nearly
$2.5 billion from the federal government —
If you are applying for a REAL ID, the
DMV encourages you to fill out the online reinforcing the belief among consumer and
health advocates that any taxpayer-funded
application and to upload all the necessary vaccines or treatments for COVID-19 must
documents, but you will be required to come be accessible, affordable, and available to all
into the office for expedited service to who need them
complete the process.
There is widespread agreement that
If you are looking to renew your REAL ID, healthcare workers should be a high priority in
you can do that online. getting the vaccine first. Epidemiologists say
workers in essential industries, people with
Is this just by mail? certain medical conditions and people age 65
It is not. You can do it all online by and older would likely also be among the early
visiting dmv.ca.gov/online. recipients.
Submitted by American Retirement Association

18 December 2020