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The shortage is Moderna vaccine doses, according to the Riverside University Health System. (Carly Baldwin/Patch)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA Hundreds of second-dose vaccination appointments were postponed this week in Riverside County due to supply delays caused by winter storms throughout the country, county officials said Thursday.
About 600 appointments slated for this week were rescheduled, or were in the process of being rescheduled, due to a shortage of Moderna vaccine doses, according to the Riverside University Health System.
RUHS spokesman Jose Arballo said the new appointments will be scheduled for early next week based on the anticipated delivery of additional Moderna doses at that time. He said the new second-dose appointments will still fall within the 42-day time frame recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
600 Riverside County Vaccine Appointments Rescheduled Due To Weather-Related Shipment Delays Syndicated Local – CBS Los Angeles
RIVERSIDE (CBSLA) Severe weather across the country, which delayed vaccine shipments to California and shut down vaccination sites in Los Angeles and Orange counties, are also impacting the rollout in the Inland Empire and Ventura County.
Orange County’s biggest vaccination site at Disneyland was abruptly shut down Thursday, and a clinic that just opened on Tuesday will have to close on Saturday due to the supply delays. The city of Los Angeles was also forced to postpone appointments for thousands of people because of supplies that were held up by winter storms across the country.
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Updated on February 11, 2021 at 4:52 pm
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Riverside County will open a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Palm Springs Convention Center Friday, and all appointments were snapped up Thursday within 90 minutes.
County spokeswoman Brooke Federico said the appointment window opened up about 10:30 this morning and all 350 spots for Friday were filled by noon. She said another 500 appointments are expected to be available each day starting next week.
“The number of appointments available is subject to vaccine supply,” she said. Santa Clara-based Curative Inc., which has been tapped to oversee numerous testing sites in Riverside County, will be handling appointments and immunizations at the site, which will operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, according to the Riverside University Health System.
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