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Riverside County opens coronavirus vaccinations to residents 16 and older – Press-Enterprise
The announcement comes 10 days ahead of when the state planned to expand vaccine eligibility to those 16 and up.
Starting Tuesday, April 6, Riverside County will offer coronavirus vaccines to residents 16 and older, nine days before the state planned to do so, officials announced Monday.
The expansion of eligibility will allow the last large group of Riverside County adult residents to get vaccinated, and bring us one step closer to herd immunity, county Director of Public Health Kim Saruwatari said in a news release. Bringing the vaccine to a younger population, where we have seen an increase in cases, is…
