Farmworkers line up at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Coachella. In Los Angeles County, food and agriculture workers were named Tuesday as part of a group of essential workers in the county who will be eligible to get vaccinated starting March 1. Farmworker Jesus Alvarez, 72, gets his temperature taken before getting his first COVID-19 vaccine dose in Coachella. Dr. David Eisenman, director of the Center for Public Health and Disasters at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, said it was necessary to help reduce strain on hospitals quickly. Few other local governments have announced plans to begin inoculating their high-risk food workers.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 17, 2021 17:33 UTC