Essential Workers, Others at High-Risk Push Back on State’s Age-Based Vaccine Rollout By Quinci LeGardye, California Black Media Published February 4, 2021 Washington D.C. / USA – Jun 2, 2020: Justice for George Floyd Protest Lafeyette Square, White House COVID-19 vaccine distribution has been a complex puzzle for California’s state and local governments so far, with efforts to vaccinate as many people as possible coming up against a limited statewide supply, technology issues with appointments, and protests from anti-vaxxers. On Jan. 25, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced multiple actions aimed to improve the state’s vaccination rollout, including transitioning to a statewide network and launching a new scheduling and data system in early February.