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Newsom agrees to negotiate after lawmakers complain Bay Area is bypassed in plan to vaccinate poorest Californians
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Devi Kamala, a Fremont local, waves hello to a caregiver at On Lok Pace Senior Center on her way to recieve her COVID-19 vaccine on Janurary 28, 2021.Nina Riggio / Special to The Chronicle
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is negotiating changes to a new state plan for inoculating the poorest Californians after local lawmakers complained that it bypassed the Bay Area, legislators involved in the discussions said.
The state’s vaccine distribution plan, set to take effect this week, is supposed to send 40% of the vaccine supply to people living in the state’s poorest ZIP codes. On Friday, The Chronicle posted an analysis of the new plan showing that Bay Area residents represented just 2% of the people in ZIP codes covered by the new system even though the region represents 20% of California’s population and has many needy p
Calif. launches way any resident can become vaccine eligible
March 8, 2021
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Half care workers check the information of two people preparing to get a COVID-19 vaccination at the mass vaccination site opened to the public at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum Complex in Oakland, Calif. on Feb. 16, 2021. The site is expected to deliver up to 6,000 shots of COVID-19 vaccine a day.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE
The state of California launched a new program Friday that allows residents the opportunity to get vaccinated by volunteering to help get others inoculated.
The online tool allows users to look for clinics and mass vaccine sites seeking help based on their ZIP code.
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