California COVID-19 News (April 5, 2021)
Office of the Governor
- As California Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility to All Californians 50+, Governor Newsom Receives Vaccine in Los Angeles (04/01/2021)
- As of April 15, all Californians 16 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The state is expected to be allocated 2.4 million doses next week, an increase of 300,000 over this week, and more than 3 million doses per week in the second half of April.
- Blue Shield of California announced it has enhanced the COVID-19 vaccine provider network to have the capacity to administer 5.5 million doses a week.