Ideas for improving California’s COVID vaccine rollout

Orange County paramedics administer the coronavirus vaccine to residents at the Disneyland Resort vaccination site, January 13, 2021.

Orange County paramedics administer the coronavirus vaccine to residents at the Disneyland Resort vaccination site, January 13, 2021. Photo by Laura Kondourajian/KCRW

When it comes to administering the coronavirus vaccine, California is faring worse than most other states. Less than half of the state’s available doses have made it into peoples’ arms, Bloomberg reports. In LA County, the slow rollout has been especially frustrating for seniors. They’re eligible but are having trouble making appointments online or getting to vaccination sites. 

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Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Rosalie Atkinson, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser