SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) In the last week there has been a strong push to get coronavirus vaccination shots to those in African American and Latino communities. California even announced it will set aside 40% of their doses for those living in hard hit zip codes.
Sunday at least two East Bay Baptist churches offered COVID-19 vaccines to those who qualify, but some are still very skeptical of getting the shot or shots.
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, who is 86-years-old, told ABC7 News Sunday that he received both doses. They complained about soreness in the arm, they complained about running out of energy, my vaccination was almost like an injection for speed, says Brown, who tells us he received the Pfizer doses and had no side effects on the first and none on the second.
We asked four experts when we might finally cross the finish line and here s what they had to say.
Aside from Santa Clara, viewers are reporting the same issues in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Alameda counties. One writing: Checked on site, says all doses canceled until further notice.
Sutter Health confirmed more than 90,000 first and second dose appointments could be canceled due to a delay of shipments stemming from bad weather to miscommunication from the state. We have been urgently requesting the additional allocations we need from the state in order to prevent canceling the more than 90,000 second dose vaccination appointments currently on our books, said Monique Smith, with Sutter Health Communications. This is an extremely unfortunate situation for our patients, and one that is avoidable if we can get additional vaccine supply.
Q: What is Phase 1B?
Following CDC Guidelines, the State of California laid out a priority framework on who can get the vaccine. The first shots went to the most vulnerable in the population, under Phase 1A health care workers and people who live or work in long term care facilities. The next group is in Phase 1B. You can read more about the phases here.
Q: Who s in Phase 1B?
Phase 1B is a broad category of eligibility with about 12 million people qualifying in California. It includes Food and Agriculture workers, including those who work in restaurants, grocery stores and farms.
San Francisco will move into Phase 1B of vaccine distribution starting on Feb. 24, Mayor London Breed said, meaning teachers, food and grocery workers, and emergency workers (including police officers) will all be eligible to receive the vaccine.
San Francisco will move into Phase 1B of vaccine distribution starting on Feb. 24, Mayor London Breed said, meaning teachers, food and grocery workers, and emergency workers (including police officers) will all be eligible to receive the vaccine.