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Only 2% of people in prioritized ZIP codes live in the Bay Area under California s vaccine equity plan
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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
Bay Area residents make up just 2% of the roughly 10 million people living in ZIP codes slated to receive additional coronavirus vaccines under a new state plan announced this week, even though the nine-county region accounts for 20% of the state’s population, according to a Chronicle review of data.
California plans to tackle vaccine inequity. Will it work?
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1of9Robert Brisco, 68, says he’ll wait longer before he gets a Covid-19 vaccine while standing a his home near the RingCentral Coliseum on Thursday, March 4, 2021 in Oakland, Calif. The state recently announced that it s now prioritizing certain zip codes for the vaccine.Paul Kuroda / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
2of9A boy on a bike does a wheelie at an housing complex near the RingCentral Coliseum on Thursday, March 4, 2021 in Oakland, Calif. The state recently announced that it s now prioritizing certain zip codes for the vaccine.Paul Kuroda / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
California will begin distributing 40% of all vaccine doses to the most vulnerable neighborhoods in the state to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus in the latest revamp of the state's rules, the state announced Thursday. Those given priority in the new system live in ZIP codes that fall into the lowest quartile of the state’s Healthy Places Index, which measures socioeconomic opportunity. Here are the 10 Bay Area ZIP codes on the.
“It’s the 92058 zip code which is actually where I was born and raised and actually live, said Esther Sanchez, mayor of Oceanside.
The Oceanside community falling under the zip code, 92058, is located just east of Interstate 5 and bordering Camp Pendleton. It s a neighborhood the mayor of Oceanside knows all too well.
“Really when someone gets sick in one of these communities it has a devastating impact because they are probably more at risk for the worst kind of effects and impacts of COVID, including death, said Mayor Sanchez.
It’s empty today because this is the only #COVID19 vaccine site in #Oceanside and it’s not open everyday. Hear about some efforts to bring a super station to the area. @nbcsandiego@CityofOceansidepic.twitter.com/9vlLRVVxFQ Melissa Adan (@MelissaNBC7) March 6, 2021
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