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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - With eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations expanding to everyone age 16 and over in Los Angeles County and the rest of California, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared April 15 was “not Tax Day, it s Vax Day.
Some local jurisdictions, including the cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach, had already been offering vaccinations to people 16 and over, but Los Angeles County waited until Thursday the date officially set by the state for the expansion.
According to county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, there are an estimated 5 million people in the newly eligible group aged 16-49 in Los Angeles County, but about 1.5 million of them have already received at least one shot because they were eligible in other categories.
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April 15, 2021 7:29 AM Esther Bower
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SPOKANE, Wash. As nationwide vaccine supply increases, Washington is expanding eligibility for anyone 16 and older to sign up for a Covid vaccine. Health officials say the time has come to focus on getting everyone vaccinated.
Health officials have been most concerned about vaccinating senior citizens and critical healthcare workers for the most part. Now, the emphasis is expanding in Washington.
“We no longer will have any artificiality to who is going to be eligible, who is not going to be eligible, and it’s really at this point going to be making sure that we have vaccine access and that the logistics are strong,” said Umair Shah, Washington’s Secretary of Health.
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