FILE – Registered Nurse Emily Enos is attempting to extract an additional dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine outside the Los Angeles Mission in the Skid Row community on February 10, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
OAKLAND, California. California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly, announced on Friday that from March 15, state health care providers can begin vaccinating people aged 16-64 at the “highest risk of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19”.
Those risks include cancer, chronic kidney or lung disease, Down syndrome, weakened immune system, pregnancy, sickle cell disease, heart disease, severe obesity and type 2 diabetes.
People may also be eligible for the vaccine if they have a disability that makes them likely to develop a life-threatening illness from COVID-19.
Gov. Newsom visits mass vaccination site at the Moscone Center
Gov. Newsom stopped by the Moscone Center late Friday morning, where he spoke with San Francisco Mayor London Breed and visited the massive vaccination site that has been set up.
Currently 13 million people are eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. This new group will add an estimated 4-6 million people to that group, meaning 17-19 million people can sign up to get vaccinated.
Healthcare providers can use their clinical judgment to decide whether a person is a candidate for the vaccine.