California's age-based vaccine system angers people with disabilities
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Charis Hill, disability activist, poses for a portrait in their home in Sacramento, Calif. on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Hill is advocating that COVID-19 vaccines be prioritized for high risk people under 65.Salgu Wissmath / Special to The Chronicle
Even as San Francisco resumed outdoor dining, some gym activities and indoor haircuts on Thursday — the last of the Bay Area counties to reopen after the state lockdown — concerns lingered over California’s vaccination rollout.
The state’s new vaccination plan will prioritize people by age rather than by risk of infection beginning in mid-February, and people with disabilities and other groups said that is not only unfair but puts their lives at risk.