President Biden had initially said states should make all adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccines by May 1. The state had widened vaccine eligibility last week to include everyone 50 and older. That will change starting April 15, when anyone 16 and older will be able to book appointments. Nationwide, 32.4% of Americans have received at least one dose, and 18.8% are fully vaccinated, CDC data show.ĭuring the early phases of the vaccine rollout, California restricted access to the shots to those considered at highest risk from COVID-19, either because of their age, occupation or underlying health conditions. Roughly 18.1% of Californians are fully vaccinated at this point, meaning they’ve either received the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine or both required doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine. To date, providers throughout California have doled out 20.3 million total COVID-19 vaccine doses, and 34.2% of residents have received at least one shot, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “With the expectation of an abundance of doses coming in from the federal government through the end of this month and into May,” Newsom said, “we can confidently say by June 15 that we can start to open up as business as usual - subject to ongoing mask wearing and ongoing vigilance.” Will there be enough vaccine to go around?
The state hasn’t seen numbers that low since last spring. On Monday, 1,989 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in California - with 493 of them in intensive care. So far, California’s coronavirus metrics are continuing to trend in the right direction, even as other states have seen spikes in recent weeks. Mark Ghaly, California’s Health and Human Services secretary, said in a call with reporters. But right now, we are hopeful in what we’re seeing as we continue to build on the 20 million vaccines already administered,” Dr. “If we see any concerning rise in our hospitalizations, we will take the necessary precautions. Officials said they wouldn’t hesitate to scale back reopenings if there was another surge.
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Large-scale indoor events, such as conventions, will be allowed to occur with testing or vaccination verification requirements.” In a statement, officials said business sectors included in the state’s reopening blueprint would be allowed to “return to usual operations in compliance with Cal/OSHA requirements and with common-sense public health policies in place, such as required masking, testing and with vaccinations encouraged. The move will make COVID-19 vaccines available to hundreds of thousands of additional Californians in counties across the state. California With more COVID vaccines available, some counties expand eligibility to 16 and up
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