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California s age-based vaccine system angers people with disabilities
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Charis Hill, disability activist, poses for a portrait in their home in Sacramento, Calif. on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Hill is advocating that COVID-19 vaccines be prioritized for high risk people under 65.Salgu Wissmath / Special to The Chronicle
Even as San Francisco resumed outdoor dining, some gym activities and indoor haircuts on Thursday the last of the Bay Area counties to reopen after the state lockdown concerns lingered over California’s vaccination rollout.
The state’s new vaccination plan will prioritize people by age rather than by risk of infection beginning in mid-February, and people with disabilities and other groups said that is not only unfair but puts their lives at risk. ....

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