Riverside County has received about 2,000 asylum seekers since early March, and approximately half have been transported to isolation and quarantine hotels following positive tests for COVID-19, county spokesperson Brooke Federico said Tuesday.
The statistics underscore why the state decided to set up a COVID-19 testing site for asylum-seeking immigrants in Indio. According to now-retired Indio City Manager Mark Scott, the city learned last week that the state had leased the building at 82025 Highway 111 near Monroe Street. I knew it was coming, Scott said Tuesday. However, he said Indio was not involved as the state does not require approvals, including lease approvals, from the city.
Back for seconds? Thousands in Riverside County overdue for 2nd COVID shot
More than 5 million Americans did not get their second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It was the second shot Mikki Greiff had been waiting for. instead of relief she was turned away.
“I told her I had some reaction and right away she went to the head nurse in the facility and the next thing I know they been telling me you will not be getting the second shot, said Greiff.
Greiff said the nurse at the Indio Fairgrounds took her vaccination card and marked it with swelling and right here she says do not give.”
Appointments are no longer required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at clinics operated by the Riverside County public health department.
While registration is encouraged, it is not required, according to a message that appeared on the department s vaccine website Thursday.
County spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr. told The Desert Sun in an email that the change applies to county-run clinics. This includes sites in Beaumont, Hemet, Menifee and Moreno Valley. The four county-operated sites have opened to walk-ins many times in the last few weeks as appointment slots remained unfilled.
The change also applies to the county s
public mobile clinics. In the Coachella Valley, a Pfizer clinic is scheduled May 5 on Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians land located at 46-200 Harrison Place in Coachella.
California expands vaccine eligibility to include anyone 16+
On Thursday, California officially expanded vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 and up. Riverside County opened up vaccines to anyone in this age group last week due to a surplus of vaccines.
There continues to be hundreds of available vaccine appointments each day in Riverside County. You can make an appointment to get vaccinated at the Palm Springs Convention Center, the Indio Fairgrounds, or other places offering the vaccine by visiting www.ruhealth.org.
Only the Pfizer vaccine has been cleared for use in individuals age 16 and 17. This week, the Pfizer is being offered at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Moderna vaccine is being offered at the Indio Fairgrounds.
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