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Changes to COVID-19 vaccination clinics to better serve Riverside County residents
Riverside County health officials have planned a series of changes to better serve residents and provide more opportunities for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Rep. Ruiz Highlights Vaccination Challenges Facing Underserved Communities
Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) has been sounding the alarm on the need for a vaccine distribution plan that prioritizes and implements health equity for months – long before a vaccine was even approved for use in the United States. On January 2, 2021 during the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee entitled, “No Time to Lose: Solutions to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations in the States,” Rep. Ruiz laid out continued challenges facing communities like the East Valley in getting vaccines.
VA administers 1 million COVID-19 doses, publishes facility vaccination numbers
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reached a milestone in just a month and a half’s time administering 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Veterans and VA health care workers.
Rate of vaccination administered in Riverside County jumps to more than 75 percent
Nearly 77 percent of doses received to Riverside County have been administered to county residents, continuing an upward trend that started weeks ago.
California governor says vaccination pace “not good enough”
Only about 1% of California's 40 million residents have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, setting a pace of immunization that's “not good enough," Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.
