City of Riverside opens first COVID-19 vaccination clinic
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) The City of Riverside joined other large cities by putting up a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday at the Riverside Convention Center parking lot.
The city expected to administer the Moderna vaccine to 500 people who fall into Phase 1 and the Phase 1B tier 1 category, as well as people 65 years of age and older. The tier system is set by the state and managed by the county, and right now we are into the tier system section that encompasses teachers, law enforcement personnel, emergency service workers, such as ones activated in the EOC, and food and agriculture workers. Plus anybody who is 65 and older and anybody who is in the tiers above that such as a healthcare worker who may not have already gotten their vaccine is still eligible to come get the vaccine, said Capt. Tim Strack with Riverside Fire Department.
Updated on December 31, 2020 at 6:12 pm
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The next phase of vaccinations is now underway in the Inland Empire, as first responders in the city of Riverside receive their first COVID-19 shots.
The total number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the county since the pandemic began in early March reached 180,553, compared with 180,537 on Wednesday, according to the Riverside University Health System. The number of deaths stemming from virus-related complications jumped up by 34 on Thursday, bringing the total to 1,985. The death figures are trailing indicators because of delays processing death certificates, according to officials. I wanted to be one of the first in line to get protection from this, said Riverside City Fire Chief Michael Moore.