How CA reached historic voter turnout Tommy Nickerson uses tongs to collect a ballot at the Alameda County courthouse on Nov. David Simon of the California Hospital Association: “They are in many cases back-ordered until the spring.”ģ.Meanwhile, the state is working to acquire 16 ultra-cold temperature freezers and 61 smaller freezers to store the vaccine - and the freezers are already in short supply. California is prioritizing 2.4 million health care workers for the first round, followed by those living in congregate settings, essential workers and higher-risk individuals. Still, it will be a while before the vaccine is widely available. And because manufacturers and the federal government will likely distribute doses based on state conditions and population size, California could potentially receive the highest number of doses, CalMatters’ Ana Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov report. California vaccine update Image via iStockĮven as California’s coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge, there’s good news on the horizon - the first batch of vaccines could arrive in early December. Serina Lim, owner of Phnom Pich Jewelry International in Long Beach: “We’ve depleted our savings trying to stay afloat.”Ģ. In Los Angeles alone, 140,000 small businesses applied for grants that only 7,000 will receive. Although grants are available, there simply aren’t enough to go around. Compared to January, the number of open small businesses has dropped nearly 29%, the Los Angeles Times reports. But I’ve got kids I’ve got to think about.”Īnd without another federal stimulus package, many of California’s 5 million small businesses may not survive. If I was a single guy, I’d figure something out, live in my truck, crash on people’s couches.
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