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All Californians 16+ Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccines
As announced by Governor Gavin Newsom last month, all Californians aged 16 and older are eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations starting today, April 15. This expansion of eligibility comes as the state reaches major milestones in its vaccine rollout: nearly half of all...

Oakland Coliseum Site Continues to Provide Safe, Effective COVID-19 Vaccine
Public health officials operating the COVID-19 mass vaccination site at Oakland RingCentral Coliseum expect no appointment cancellations or loss of appointment capacity in the coming weeks due to the statewide pause in use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine....

Demographic Data at Oakland and Los Angeles COVID-19 Vaccine Sites
Sites transition to local partners SACRAMENTO – Today, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released final demographic data report on the populations who were served during the eight-week state/federal...

Governor Newsom Signs Landmark $536 Million Wildfire Package Accelerating Projects to Protect High-Risk Communities
Governor and legislative leaders tour fuels management project that helped protect a Butte County community from last year’s North Complex Fire Early action funding invests in wildfire resilience projects including forest management, fuel breaks, and hardening...

Vaccination Pilot Mission in Los Angeles and Alameda Counties Reaches Goals as Vaccinations Continue
SACRAMENTO — On Feb. 3, the Biden-Harris Administration and California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an eight-week federal pilot project to establish Community Vaccination Centers (CVCs) in Oakland and Los Angeles — the first state-run, federally supported centers...