Long Beach to start vaccinating people under 65 with disabilities starting Monday
City News Service
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (CNS) Beginning Monday, the city of Long Beach will offer COVID-19 vaccines to anyone from age 16 to 64 who has physical or developmental disabilities.
The city received permission from the state to vaccinate the new group due to the Health and Human Services Department s success in vaccinating people in the current available phases, according to the Long Beach Press Telegram. We are grateful to now have the ability to start vaccinating people with disabilities, said Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. We are going to immediately prioritize this group for our clinics and home visits when resolved.
Los Angeles County has reported 1,313 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 additional deaths, bringing the county's totals to 1,203,152 cases and 22,029 fatalities since the pandemic began.