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Hundreds of thousands of Californians 16 and older are becoming eligible for COVID-19 vaccines this week as counties and health systems across the state expand eligibility ahead of schedule.
Officials in Riverside and Kern counties made the surprise announcement Monday, as did UC Davis Health in Sacramento.
For the record:
1:37 PM, Apr. 06, 2021An earlier version of this article said UC Davis Health in Sacramento would offer COVID-19 vaccines to those 16 and older starting Wednesday. That eligibility change began Tuesday.
“This is really important news,” Riverside County spokeswoman Brooke Federico said. “It’s really something we’ve been waiting for for some time to show that we can open up eligibility to all of our residents who are available to get it per the manufacturer — and again, continue to move forward, move out of this pandemic.”