California opens scarce vaccines to those 65 and older

THEY'RE ELIGIBLE TO GETVACCINATED FOX FORTY'S ASHLEYZAVALA HAS MORE.HEALTH LEADERS WEDNESDAYADDED AN ESTIMATED 6.6 MILLIONPEOPLE TO THE LIST OF THOSEELIGIBLE NOW FOR THE COVID-19ARE ABLE TO GET A DOSE ASDEMAND FOR THE VACCINEDECLINES AMONG HEALTHCAREWORKERS.

GOVERNOR GAVIN,NEWSOME ANNOUNCED THE UPDATEIN A VIDEO ON TWITTER TAKINGAT A SOON TO BE VACCINE SUPERSITE IN SACRAMENTO, WE ARESIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING OUREFFORTS TO GET THESE VACCINESAND NEWS ABOUT FREEZERS GET UPFOR THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCEDCALIFORNIA NEXT WEEK WILL ROLLOUT A NEW SYSTEM TO LET PEOPLEKNOW IF THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FORTHE VACCINE AND IF NOT ALLOWTHEM TO SIGN UP FOR ANOTIFICATION WHEN THEY ARE THECITIES AND COUNTIES TO HOSTMASS VACCINATION EVENTS THEUPDATE COMES AS CALIFORNIASTRUGGLES TO ADMINISTER THEVACCINE COMPARED TO THE RESTOF THE COUNTRY.

RECENT CDCDATA SHOW CALIFORNIA RANKINGNEAR THE BOTTOM ONLY HAVINGGIVEN OUT LESS THAN A QUARTEROF THE DOH SAYS IT'S RECEIVEDIN A STATEMENT WEDNESDAYREPUBLICAN STATE SENATEMAJORITY LEADER SHANNON GROVESAID IN PART THE GOVERNOR ANDHIS TEAM HAVE HAD 10 MONTHS TOPLAN FOR THIS MOMENT YET THEROLLOUT OF THE VACCINEDISTRIBUTION HAS BEEN ANABSOLUTE FAILURE.

THE GOVERNORHAS PROMISED TO VACCINATEEND OF THIS WEEKEND HEALTHLEADERS SAY THE STATE IS STILLIN ITS FIRST PHASE OFDISTRIBUTION PHASE.

ONE AWHICH INCLUDES FRONTLINEMEDICAL WORKERS AND RESIDENTSOF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.