Riverside County administers more than 220,000 COVID-19 vaccines so far
Riverside County has administered just over 220,000 vaccines as of Feb. 5 – a significant jump from the 150,000 it had administered a week before.The 220,000 doses administered is out of the more than 240,000 doses received by the county so far, meaning the county gave out more than 90% of the vaccine doses it has received.The county is currently vaccinating teachers, health care workers, first responders and those over the age of 65 as part of the first of two tiers in phase 1B of the county’s vaccination plan.The county also has opened up appointments specifically for older residents, with slots reserved variously for those over 75, 80 and 85.Those who are eligible to receive vaccines must register online at http://www.rivcoph.org/COVID-19-Vaccine to schedule an appoi