In race to save most lives, California wrestles with COVID vaccine eligibility
I'm not interested. About 12 million people are eligible for a vaccine now, under the state’s current guidelines. The state has received nearly 5 million doses and administered about 45% of them as of today. Each person requires two doses. There are close to 30 million adults in the state, and some experts have estimated at least 70% of the population needs to be immunized for widespread protection. The vaccine advisory committee doesn’t make the call about who goes next but members are able to advocate for their own constituencies. Some want to keep it simple and distribute vaccines ...