The city expected to administer the Moderna vaccine to 500 people who are in Stage 1 and Stage 1B Category 1, as well as people 65 and older.
“The level system is determined by the state and administered by the province, and right now we are in the level system part that includes teachers, law enforcement personnel, emergency workers, such as those activated in the EOC, and food and agricultural workers. Plus everyone. who is 65 and older and anyone in the higher tiers, such as a health worker who may not have received their vaccine yet, is still eligible to get the vaccine, “said Riverside Fire Department Captain Tim Strack.
Saturday’s vaccination clinic is one of three held, including Monday and Tuesday. Officials expect to administer 500 vaccinations every day from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Appointments are required to receive the vaccine. There were no appointments on Saturday.
Before the clinic opened, people were already queuing up.
“We hope to scale this site up to a whopping 1,500 a day. But right now the problem is we don’t have the vaccine. As soon as we can get them, we will scale this site up as much as possible and if we get more we will there are more appointments, ”said Captain Strack.
Those who received the vaccine must return within 28 days to receive their second injection.
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