California s plan to vaccinate hard-hit communities lacks specifics
The lack of detail has prompted questions and skepticism about how many of these shots will reach their intended recipients.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s move to direct 40 percent of vaccines to hard-hit ZIP codes was welcome news to community groups and public health experts who have long advocated for the change. But the governor’s equity announcement was notably lacking a specific plan for how doses will be allocated to community clinics that have traditionally served Latino and Black residents.
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Now, the county must keep the daily case rate at or under 7 new cases per 100,000 residents and the county's test positivity rate can't exceed 8% for two consecutive weeks before the state confirms LA County's bump to the less-restrictive red tier.
Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed Wednesday that Los Angeles County will be cleared to escape the most restrictive tier of the state's economic-reopening blueprint by.