A vaccination clinic scheduled for Thursday in Pasadena was rescheduled after sharing a registration link with a large group of people who are not yet eligible for the vaccine, city officials said.
According to the city, the registration link has been sent to a group of entertainment, news and production. The group is not eligible for vaccines according to state regulations unless they meet other criteria. Some people who are not residents of Pasadena also received the link, city officials said.
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It was believed that more than half of the 1,500 appointments at the clinic on Thursday were made by people who were not eligible. Thursday’s clinic was canceled due to the rape, city officials said.
The rape was brought to the city’s attention by a Los Angeles Times reporter who called to ask if the link was legitimate.
“We’ve sent it to those who are at the eligible levels, but with a big, red font: don’t share that link with others who aren’t eligible,” said Lisa Derderian, the city’s public information manager. “If there’s any question, they should make that call like this LA Times reporter did.”
Derderian said the call was the only one received by someone who questioned the registration link.
Initially, anyone who was ineligible was advised to receive the link to cancel the appointment. City officials said Tuesday morning that the clinic has been canceled.
Vaccines are available for the following groups listed on the Pasadena Department of Health website.
- Sanitary work provides direct care
- Residents and staff of long-term care centers
- People 65 years or older
- Workers in early childhood education and daycare
- Food and agriculture workers.
“People who tried to sign up for the vaccine before it touched them will not receive them,” the city said in a statement. “Please wait your turn. Unfortunate circumstances like this inhibit our ability to vaccinate residents as quickly as possible. “
Pasadena reported 10,993 coronavirus cases and 320 COVID-19-related deaths on Monday.
Attempts to skip the line and get the vaccine have been repeatedly denounced by state and local health officials, although the problem has persisted. Los Angeles County health officials have addressed issues related to people getting what were supposed to be secure registration codes to make appointments at vaccine clinics reserved for select groups of residents.
The problem became apparent when Governor Gavin Newsom made an appearance at a county public housing complex, where a low-income neighborhood vaccine clinic had been set up, using a registration code. specific appointment. Lots of people who showed up at the clinic with appointments
he lived outside the area, but had managed to get the code, preventing it from being real
residents do not make appointments.