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Registered nurse Emily Enos attempts to extract an extra dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine outside the Los Angeles Mission located in the Skid Row community on February 10, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. ( Mario Tama/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA For the second week in a row, Los Angeles County will use the bulk of its vaccine supply to administer second doses for residents. The county s mass vaccination sites will exclusively administer second doses health officials announced Friday.
That means that for the second week in a row, Los Angeles will make only limited progress in getting more people inoculated even as the health officials plan to open up eligibility to millions of essential workers with weeks. Also on Friday, State health officials said that as of March 15, shots can be administered to people 16 and older suffering from medical conditions or developmental disabilities making them susceptible to severe illness or death from the virus. The new guide