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Martha’s Village and Kitchen, an organization in Indio that serves homeless and impoverished families and individuals, will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic Thursday.
Vaccines are available for those age 18 to 64 with underlying medical conditions or disabilities, individuals 50 or older, and all others who fall under phase 1A and 1B of the county s eligibility guidelines. The organization emphasized that the homeless population it serves is encouraged to participate.
The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered. No insurance is required.
While staff and residents at congregate living facilities, including homeless shelters, were declared eligible for the vaccine in mid-March, until now Riverside County has largely been in the planning stage of vaccinating its homeless population.
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Health care workers receive a COVID-19 vaccination at Ritchie Valens Recreation Center, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Pacoima, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA Officials are gearing up for a massive vaccination program for more than two million county residents, according to a statement released Wednesday in Riverside County.
The county has deployed a team that is setting up several sites capable of vaccinating thousands of residents each day. The first of those sites for certain frontline workers and those 65 and older were announced Wednesday. (Click here to see which frontline workers are eligible.) The county team is moving quickly to open more sites that will vaccinate even more of our residents, said Board Chair Karen Spiegel, Second District Supervisor. We know so many of our residents want the vaccine and we re working diligently to make that happen.