Long Beach city officials tried to vaccinate as many people as possible with a first dose rather than holding back a supply vaccine for second shots in the two-dose regimen. That strategy helped the city move through the first phase of seniors and health care workers to make the vaccine available to other groups.

<p>Long Beach city officials tried to vaccinate as many people as possible with a first dose rather than holding back a supply vaccine for second shots in the two-dose regimen. That strategy helped the city move through the first phase of seniors and health care workers to make the vaccine available to other groups.</p>

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