California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas
DEIRDRE: I AM DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK. LET’S START WITH CORONAVIRUS DEVELOPMENTS. TEO: TY STEELE IS WORKING ON THAT FROM HOME THIS MORNING, A JOINS US LIV TY: PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS EVERY PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12T GRADE TEACHER IN THE COUNTRY WILL BE ABLE TO GET VACCINATED BY THE END OF THE MONT THE GOVERNMENT IS TEAMING UP WITH PHARMACIES ACROSS THE NATION TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. HOWEVER, SUPPLY REMAINS AN ISSUE. SUTTER HEALTH HAS CANCELED SECOND VACCINE APPOINTMENTS THIS WEEK FOR ABOUT 40,000 CALIFORNIANS DUE TO LESS SUPPLY THAN PROMISED. AND IF THEY DON’T GET MORE BY NEXT TUESDAY, THEY MAY HAVE TO CANCEL 50,000 MORE APPOINTMENTS. WE SPOKE TO ONE WOMAN WHO WAS UNDERSTANDABLY DISAPPOINTED TO GET THE VOICEMAIL MESSAGE SUNDAY. >> FEW PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE HAD BOTH SHOTS AND ARE FEELING SO RELIEVED, SO MUCH BETTER. AND OF COURSE THAT WOULD LIKE ME TO GET IT SO THAT THEY CAN – [LAUGHS] — ASSOCIATES WITH ME. TY: SUTTER SAID IT WOULD CALL PATIENTS WITHIN SEVEN TO 10 DAYS AND SAY THIS IS EXTREME AND FORTUNATE THEY’RE HOPING TO GET MORE VACCINE SUPPLY. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE LATEST NUMBERS. 2500 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED MONDAY. THAT IS THE LOWES SINCE SEPTEMBER. THE POSITIVITY RATE IS ALSO DROPPING NOW AT 2.6%. , CALIFORNIA HAS THE SIXTH LOWEST POSITIVITY RATE IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW, AND IT’S NEARING ITS ALL-TIME LOW OF 2.5%. WE’RE STARTING TO SEE THE IMPACT OF THAT LOCALLY. YESTERDAY, 7 MORE COUNTIES MOVED INTO THE RED TIER, ALLOWING INDOOR DINING AND GYM WORKOUTS. THAT INCLUDES EL DORADO COUNTY, WHICH JOINS YOLO AS THE ONLY COUNTIES TO RE-ENTER THE RED IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA. KCRA 3’S BRIAN HICKEY IS LIVE I EL DORADO HILLS, WITH A LOOK AT WHAT CHANGES CAN HAPPEN NO BRIAN: GOOD MORNING. 16 COUNTIES IN THE RED HERE AND THAT MEANS A LOT O BUSINESSES CAN START TO OFFER INDOOR SERVICES, INCLUDING GYMS. THE ONE BEHIND THE OPENING BEHIND ME. THE OTHER BIG ONE RESTAURANTS ALLOWING PEOPLE IN WITH LIMITATIONS. RESTAURANTS CAN SEE PEOPLE INSIDE CAPACITY LIMITED TO 25% OCCUPANCY ARE 1 PEOPLE. , WHICHEVER IS LESS BARS, BREWERS, AND DISTILLERIES ARE STILL CLOSED UNLESS THEY SERVE FOOD. RETAILERS CAN BUMP UP TO 50 CAPACITY. MOVIE THEATERS CAN START SELLING TICKETS AGAIN. THEY HAVE TO LIMIT SEATING TO 25% CAPACITY OR 10 PEOPLE, WHICHEVER IS SMALLER. GYMS CAN NOW START LETTING MEMBERS INSIDE AFTER WORKING OUT IN THE PARKING THAT. THEY HAVE 10% CAPACITY LIMIT. MUSEUMS AND ZOOS CAN OPEN THEIR DOORS TO ANY 5% CAPACITY. THE EL DORADO CHAMBER COMMERCE IS APPLAUDING THIS MOVE. THE MOST PART OVE 65% OF TH COMMUNITY IS OPENING. ESPECIALLY THE HOSPITALI INDUSTRY. THERE IS VERY REAL OPTIMISM AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A BETTER SHOT GETTING THE VACCINE. BRIA CERTAINLY A LOT OF BUSINESSES GETTING READY TO WELCOME PEOPLE INDOORS. THERE ARE OTHER COUNTIES THAT ARE CLOSE TO MOVING INTO THE RED AS WELL. PLACER COUNTY VERY CLOSE, ALREADY MEETING TH METRICS, BUT YOU’VE GOT TO BE IN THAT SITUATION TWO WEEKS. ONE WE DOWN SO PLACER COUNTY COULD FIND THAT IN THE RED TIER BY NEXT WEEK. OTHER COUNTIES INCLUDING SACRAMENTO ARE VERY CLOSE AS WELL.
California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas
Updated: 11:30 PM PST Mar 3, 2021
California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus more quickly.That’s according to two Newsom administration officials who shared details Wednesday on condition of anonymity.The doses will be spread out among 400 ZIP codes with about 8 million people eligible for shots. Many of the neighborhoods are concentrated in Los Angeles County and the Central Valley. The areas are considered most vulnerable based on factors such as household income, education levels and housing status.Once 2 million vaccine doses are given out in those neighborhoods, the state will make it easier for counties to move through reopening tiers that dictate what businesses can be open.The details were shared Wednesday by two Newsom administration officials who spoke only on condition of anonymity.
California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus more quickly.
That’s according to two Newsom administration officials who shared details Wednesday on condition of anonymity.
The doses will be spread out among 400 ZIP codes with about 8 million people eligible for shots. Many of the neighborhoods are concentrated in Los Angeles County and the Central Valley. The areas are considered most vulnerable based on factors such as household income, education levels and housing status.
Once 2 million vaccine doses are given out in those neighborhoods, the state will make it easier for counties to move through reopening tiers that dictate what businesses can be open.
The details were shared Wednesday by two Newsom administration officials who spoke only on condition of anonymity.