Orange County Expands COVID Vaccine Eligibility to Include Teachers, Child Care Providers, Food Industry Workers

SANTA ANA, California (KABC) – Another group of people is now eligible to receive a vaccine in Orange County.

The county on Monday will begin vaccinating people in Phase 1B, officials said. They include teachers, childcare providers and food industry workers.

County health officials say they are going to give 30% of their vaccine supply to this group, depending on the availability of the vaccine. The rest will be given to people aged 65 and over.

So far, more than 500,000 doses have been administered in Orange County.

More than 261,000 people received their first dose, while 125,000 people were fully vaccinated in Orange County.

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