California to spend $33 million to combat vaccine hesitancy, reach more communities
Sacramento Bee
6 hrs ago
Michael McGough, The Sacramento Bee
May 5—California plans to shift its strategy for COVID-19 vaccination, as demand has been slowing while more than one-third of adults still have not received a first dose.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said Tuesday that, in order to "bolster vaccine access in hard-to-reach communities, the state is moving away from mass vaccination sites and toward more targeted outreach with small clinics in communities with the highest disease burden."
The governor's office in a news release announced an additional $33 million in funding "to support community-based organizations" that work to vaccinate hard-to-reach communities, address vaccine hesitancy or otherwise support the vaccination campaign.