March 4, 2021

California upends how it’s divvying up scarce vaccines

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Another sudden shift in state policy has triggered an array of concerns and confusion today about how California’s still-scarce COVID-19 vaccine supplies will be divvied up.

Dr. Mark Ghaly, the state’s top health official, announced that 40% of California’s vaccine supply, starting with 2 million doses, will go to the poorest and most diverse communitIes.

“I’m lost, honestly, it’s just confusing,” one local health officer said at a board meeting today of the California Conference of Local Health Officers.

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