California is vaccinating farmworkers on a large scale by taking the shots to where they live and work, protecting a population disproportionately hard hit by the pandemic. At a recent event at the old headquarters of the United Farm Workers in Delano, a festival-like atmosphere featuring DJs and free food drew some 1,000 people from the Central Valley. California was the first state to make agricultural workers eligible for vaccinations, followed by others including Washington, Michigan and Georgia. It is unclear how many farmworkers have been vaccinated so far because California doesn’t collect data on recipients’ occupations. In Riverside County, nearly 15,000 farmworkers have received shots since January, when it became the first county to expand eligibility.

Source: ABC News April 03, 2021 15:11 UTC