The Yuma County Public Health District announced late Wednesday that it is now in Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccination schedule allowing anyone 55 years or older to get inoculated.
Other groups that qualify include; Education and Childcare Providers, Law Enforcement and Protective Services, adults living in congregate settings, and other essential workers.
Those essential workers include; power and utility workers, food and agricultural related occupations, transportation and moving material occupations, and state and local government workers providing critical services.
As of Thursday, there were 69,519 vaccines administered in Yuma County.
For more information on the vaccine rollout in Yuma County visit here.
