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In Race to Vaccinate, Could California See Another Surge?
Crowds gather to enjoy the unseasonably warm weather at Dolores Park on Jan 16, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
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During some of the darkest days in the pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom offered some optimism: the winter surge of COVID-19 would be it. Liquid gold the first batch of vaccines were just days away.
“This is the final surge,” Newsom said on Dec. 3, urging people to stay home and save lives.
Health experts continue to hope that steep spikes in infections and hospitalizations are a thing of the past. But a bumpy vaccine rollout, new, more contagious forms of the virus, and an expected increase in social activity following California’s exit from the stay-at-home order all beg the question: Will the state see another wave of COVID-19?
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During some of the darkest days in the pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom offered some optimism: the winter surge of COVID-19 would be it. Liquid gold the first batch of vaccines was just days away.
“This is the final surge,” Newsom said on Dec. 3, urging people to stay home and save lives.
Health experts continue to hope that steep spikes in infections and hospitalizations are a thing of the past. But a bumpy vaccine rollout, new, more contagious forms of the virus, and an expected increase in social activity following California’s exit from the stay-at-home order all beg the question: Will the state see another wave of COVID-19?