Ken Towns receives a first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from UC Davis Health on Jan. 12, 2021, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, Pool)
(CN) California will begin reserving 40% of available Covid-19 vaccines for those living in the state’s low-income communities and ease restrictions for businesses to reopen, state officials announced Wednesday evening.
The new distribution plan will reach about 8 million eligible people across 400 ZIP codes, many of which are located in the Central Valley and Los Angeles County. Officials based the decision on those deemed most vulnerable, determined by income, housing status and education.
State Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly announced the plan along with easing of criteria to reopen non-essential businesses.
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Xavier Becerra will join the Biden administration or remain California’s attorney general.
Senate confirmation hearings for Becerra’s Health and Human Services secretary nomination will launch today, with the Senate HELP Committee kicking things off. The slow-burn process has left legions of Californian politicians hoping to succeed Becerra as AG in a holding pattern, with Gov. Gavin Newsom stating recently that he will not name a replacement until and unless Becerra makes it through the confirmation process. Sen.