SANTA ANA, California (KABC) – Another group of people is now eligible to receive a vaccine in Orange County.
The county will start vaccinating people from phase 1B on Monday, officials said. These include teachers, childcare providers and food industry workers.
County health officials say they are moving to administering 30% of the vaccine supply for this group, depending on the availability of the vaccine. The rest will be given to people over 65 years of age.
To date, over 500,000 doses have been administered in Orange County.
More than 261,000 people received their first dose, while 125,000 people were completely vaccinated in Orange County.
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