California will allocate 40% of its coronavirus vaccine supply to 8 million residents living in the state s 400 lowest-income ZIP codes
On Wednesday, state officials revealed that 40% of California s coronavirus vaccine supply is being allocated to the 400 lowest-income ZIP codes
Many of the neighborhoods are in Los Angeles County, cities around Fresno and Visalia, and the Central Valley
Primarily black and Latino residents live in these ZIP codes, and many have been among the hardest hit by COVID-19
Once two million vaccine doses are given in those neighborhoods, officials hope to move them from the most restrictive reopening tier to the second least
California to ease tier guidelines for counties based on vaccine equity
California will start to loosen the requirements for counties to qualify for the next tier of reopening once the state has reached two million vaccinations in vulnerable areas.
and last updated 2021-03-04 21:30:02-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â California will start to loosen the requirements for counties to qualify for the next tier of reopening once the state has reached two million vaccinations in vulnerable areas.
Thursday, State Department of Public Health Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said reopening tier guidelines would be tied to health equity in order to make sure that California s hardest-hit communities receive the coronavirus vaccine.
March 4, 2021 by CALmatters
(CALMATTERS) – Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced changes late Wednesday night to California’s tiered reopening system that will make it easier for businesses to reopen and increase pressure on school districts to bring kids back to campus.
Under the new system, California will earmark 40% of its COVID-19 vaccine doses for low-income communities spread out across 400 of the state’s ZIP codes, largely in Los Angeles County, the Inland Empire and the Central Valley. Once 2 million of the roughly 8 million eligible residents in those communities are vaccinated, the state will adjust the coronavirus case rate needed for counties to move from the most restrictive purple tier to the red tier. Instead of 7 cases per 100,000, it will be raised to 10 cases per 100,000 easing the way for restaurants, gyms, museums, movie theaters and other businesses to reopen indoors at limited capacity, CalMatters’ Barbara Feder Ostrov, Ana Ibarra, Lauren
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