COVID vaccine distribution in the Bay Area: Here's what you need to know FacebookTwitterEmail Respiratory care practitioner Raul Aguilar receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, Monday.Jae C. Hong / Associated Press Editor's note: This story is no longer being updated. Please go to this vaccine FAQ for the latest information. The U.S. coronavirus vaccine rollout has been much slower than anticipated, with only 4 million doses distributed so far versus the 20 million promised. California’s inoculation efforts also are off to a slow start, with less than one-third of the available doses administered so far, officials say.