The city of Long Beach this week expanded distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to food workers, the first group of essential workers in Los Angeles County outside the healthcare industry to be offered the critical shots.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-21/covid-vaccines-reach-long-beach-food-workers-teachers-next
Vaccinations are administered by appointment only at the Long Beach Convention Center, a mass vaccination site opened by the city Tuesday that has the capacity to vaccinate 1,800 people a day.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-21/covid-vaccines-reach-long-beach-food-workers-teachers-next
Long Beach has its own health department and, therefore, its own vaccine supply. Garcia said it makes sense that his city — which is larger than many other major metropolitan areas, including Cleveland, Oakland and Pittsburgh — stands on its own.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-21/covid-vaccines-reach-long-beach-food-workers-teachers-next
Mayor Garcia said an early, key decision was to not plan out multiple days of distribution but instead to vaccinate as many people as possible with the doses on hand. He acknowledged the move is riskier because it can lead to shortages.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-21/covid-vaccines-reach-long-beach-food-workers-teachers-next
The Long Beach mayor said that next week, the city will begin vaccinating teachers and staff at Long Beach Unified School District, and soon after that, faculty and staff at Long Beach City College. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-21/covid-vaccines-reach-long-beach-food-workers-teachers-next
COVID-19 vaccines now offered to Long Beach food workers; teachers are next

Those eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine include grocery store and restaurant workers who live or work in Long Beach.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-21/covid-vaccines-reach-long-beach-food-workers-teachers-next
Read more from @lila_seidman and @mayalau about how Long Beach is able to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to more people at https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-21/covid-vaccines-reach-long-beach-food-workers-teachers-next
COVID-19 vaccines now offered to Long Beach food workers; teachers are next

Those eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine include grocery store and restaurant workers who live or work in Long Beach.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-21/covid-vaccines-reach-long-beach-food-workers-teachers-next
Reminder: the FDA has said both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are safe. https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-12-11/fda-oks-pfizer-vaccine-opening-new-front-against-covid-19
FDA OKs Pfizer vaccine, opening new front against COVID-19; shots to begin within days

The FDA has authorized emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed in record time by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech. Shots will begin within days.

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-12-11/fda-oks-pfizer-vaccine-opening-new-front-against-covid-19
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