Appointments are no longer required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at clinics operated by the Riverside County public health department.
While registration is encouraged, it is not required, according to a message that appeared on the department s vaccine website Thursday.
County spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr. told The Desert Sun in an email that the change applies to county-run clinics. This includes sites in Beaumont, Hemet, Menifee and Moreno Valley. The four county-operated sites have opened to walk-ins many times in the last few weeks as appointment slots remained unfilled.
The change also applies to the county s
public mobile clinics. In the Coachella Valley, a Pfizer clinic is scheduled May 5 on Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians land located at 46-200 Harrison Place in Coachella.
Joshua Bonner, CEO of the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce, will step down at the end of April, the business group announced Thursday.
Bonner played a central role in the chamber s formation five years ago, uniting the Indio, Coachella and La Quinta Chambers of Commerce to create the area s only regional chamber.
Bonner s last day will be April 30. Bonner will make a jump to municipal work in his next role as general manager of the Coachella Valley Public Cemetery District.
The chamber s vice president, Diana Soto, will assume the role of interim CEO until a replacement can be found.