California Coronavirus Updates: California Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
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California state officials have directed counties and other providers to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine while federal agencies look into a possible but rare blood clotting side effect.
According to the Associated Press, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the pause would neither affect plans to start inoculating all eligible adults on Thursday nor will it affect the state’s broad reopening plans set for mid-June.
Newsom and other high-profile California officials publicly received shots of the J&J vaccines in an attempt to demonstrate its safety. California was already expecting fewer J&J doses because of production issues.
California Coronavirus Updates: Only Two California Counties Left In The Purple Tier
Monday, April 12, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
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Inyo and Merced are the only two California counties left in the state’s most restrictive tier for reopening the daunting purple meaning no open bars or indoor dining along with strict limitations on live events and retail.
California’s 56 other counties have moved into less restrictive tiers like red, orange or yellow. However, Merced County supervisors are concerned that data lags are holding them back, while Inyo County, with 18,000 residents, says the system isn’t designed for less populous counties like theirs.