Long Beach Mayor, Robert Garcia, announced that the Long Beach Convention Center will become a coronavirus vaccine distribution site.
He announced that the convention center is the first of many that will become available throughout the Long Beach in the coming weeks and months.
Garcia announced that grocery and food distribution workers would be the first people vaccinated at the Convention Center.
His announcement also added the following details about the city's vaccination efforts (below is courtesy of ABC7 Los Angeles):
- 13,000 health care workers, hospital staff, pharmacists, dentists, paramedics, firefighters and residents and staff at nursing homes and long-term care facilities have already been vaccinated
- Starting next week, more essential workers, including teachers, police officers, grocery workers and residents 75 and older will receive the vaccine
- Beginning Jan. 23, people aged 65 to 74 can also get vaccinated at city clinics.
- Beginning Jan. 25, teachers and staff at the Long Beach Unified School district will receive vaccinations.
- Next week, the city will launch VaxLB, an online portal where residents can enter their email and other information to be alerted you it's their turn to get vaccinated
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