Solano County opens vaccinations to people 50 or older, a first for the Bay Area FacebookTwitterEmail Solano County Health Officer Dr. Bela Matyas takes a phone call in his office on July 24, 2020 in Fairfield, Calif. Solano County on Monday began allowing anyone 50 and older to receive coronavirus vaccines, becoming the first county in the Bay Area to do soKate Munsch / Special to The Chronicle Solano County began allowing individuals ages 50 and older to receive coronavirus vaccinations on Monday in an effort to fill appointment slots that were going unused, county officials said. Solano County health officials made the decision over the weekend to expand vaccine eligibility to people as young as 50 to fill available appointment slots, said Ted Selby, an administrator with Solano County Emergency Medical Services Agency.