Gov. Gavin Newsom receives J&J COVID-19 vaccine Thursday
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and last updated 2021-04-01 13:54:00-04
(KERO) â As those 50 years and older California residents become eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Governor Gavin Newsom receives his one-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
The 53-year-old governor received his shot in Los Angeles County Thursday morning.
This is all part of the expanded vaccine eligibility that state leadership announced last week. Previously, people ages 50 to 64 were only eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine (in most California counties) if they had underlying health conditions or worked in a high-risk sector like food or emergency services.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County have slipped below 1,000 for the first time in four months, officials reported Saturday, as restaurants, movie theaters and fitness centers prepare to once again reopen indoors at limited capacity.
COVID-19 numbers continued trending downward in Los Angeles County Thursday, but health officials again preached adherence to infection-control measures such as.