Ryan Natividad, 6, turns his face away and closes his eyes as he receives his first COVID-19 vaccine at Katherine R. Smith Elementary School in San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 4, 2021. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News)

Monterey County’s Health Department has administered more COVID-19 vaccine doses to children ages 5-11 than any other local vaccine provider, county officials said Tuesday.

As of Sept. 29, the Public Health and Clinic Services divisions of the Health Department have administered 28 percent of vaccine doses among the county’s children ages 5-11.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.