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California Officials Cancel Vaccine Clinic For Elderly After Media And Hollywood Workers Try To Cut Line

Ashe Schow
California Officials Cancel Vaccine Clinic For Elderly After Media And Hollywood Workers Try To Cut Line
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A coronavirus vaccine clinic for the elderly was canceled after hundreds of media and Hollywood workers who were ineligible to receive the vaccine attempted to cut the line by signing up for appointments.

The Washington Examiner reported that officials in Pasadena, California, canceled the clinic after some 900 media and Hollywood workers took appointment times for which they weren’t yet eligible. This left just 600 empty appointment slots for those who were actually eligible to receive the vaccine. The clinic was designated for people over 65 and essential workers who live or work in the city.

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