COVID Vaccines: California's Shift To Age-Based Distribution Sparks New Round Of Criticism – 'A Political Calculus'

El Cerrito CA

28 January, 2021

6:00 PM

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By Andria Borba, CBS San Francisco January 28, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – Facing criticism for a slow vaccine rollout, California's plans to shift COVID-19 vaccine distribution to an age-based system is drawing a new set of critics. Like millions of Californians, 32-year-old Adam Byers suddenly found himself wondering when he'll get his doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week when the state vaccine tier distribution system changed. Byers suffers from a neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness, even in his lungs. He should have been vaccinated in Tier 1C. Read more at CBS San Francisco