Monterey County getting poised for next phase of vaccine distribution
(WorldNews Health)

SALINAS – Monterey County has now been allotted 31,525 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, up 7,375 from last week. County health officials, meanwhile, are saying Phase 1a vaccinations are still being administered and moving to Phase 1b will hopefully happen soon. At its briefing Wednesday, the health department announced when that does happen it will be ready and is preparing with staff training and getting the necessary storage capacity so that delivering the vaccine to groups can happen swiftly through clinics or mass vaccination sites. With concerns over new variants and one lot of the Moderna vaccine being put on pause, the county is...