UCR moves to vaccinate front-line healthcare employees Courtesy of Pexels In the interest of protecting front-line healthcare employees, UCR’s Student Health Services (SHS) received a 100 dose shipment of the Moderna vaccine via Riverside County. According to William Rall, senior administrative officer of SHS, administration of the vaccine began on Wednesday, Jan. 6. The California Department of Public Health’s vaccination plan prioritizes healthcare workers who operate in direct contact with COVID-19, and especially in those areas of the state that are highly impacted, like all counties in the southern region. Because of this, as well as the help of colleagues, Rall informed The Highlander that the process of applying and receiving the vital vaccine was thankfully straightforward.