More people qualify for vaccine in Stanislaus Anyone 16 years and over in Stanislaus County is eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine starting April 1 (File photo).
Vaccination efforts in Stanislaus County have been expanded to include all eligible individuals identified in Phase 1B, regardless of age.
Phase 1B includes people employed in sectors of education and childcare, emergency services, and food and agriculture.
Stanislaus County has vaccinated most individuals over the age of 50 in Phase 1B.
“While vaccine supplies currently remain limited, Stanislaus County is optimistic that its vaccine allocation will increase soon,” said Stanislaus County Health Services Agency spokesperson Kamlesh Kaur in a news release.
38,000 of those vaccinations have come through the county s walk-in model for their mass clinics. Author: Eric Escalante Updated: 5:51 PM PST March 4, 2021
MODESTO, Calif. Stanislaus County’s walk-in model for coronavirus vaccinations is about as simple as they come: show up to the clinic, wait in line and get your vaccine. To that tune, the county has vaccinated more than 38,000 people with their four mass clinics.
“I think it has been successful so far. We pretty much run out of all the doses we have allocated for each day,” said Kamlesh Kaur, Stanislaus County Public Health spokesperson. “Even on the days where we post online that there is no line, on those days as well, we are able to fulfill or administer all the vaccines that we have allocated for that site on that day.”
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