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With shorter lines, 2,000 canvassers and even TikTok ads, California is trying to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Hearts, Minds and Vaccines
Like swing voters in an election, those who have yet to be vaccinated will determine the outcome of the United States’
COVID-19 vaccination campaign, including how quickly the spread of the coronavirus will stall and to what extent the disease will become a long-term threat.
President Biden is pushing to get a first dose to 70% of Americans by July 4. That ambitious goal may be out of reach in many parts of the country but could still be attainable in California, where nearly 50% of the population has received at least one dose, vaccine skepticism is lower and the effects of the pandemic have been farther-reaching.