Hardly any of Calif.'s most vulnerable have been vaccinated yet
LOS ANGELES — As public health officials scramble to clear a backlog of unused COVID-19 vaccine by opening the process to anyone 65 or older, new data shows they failed to quickly deliver shots to the vast majority of California's most vulnerable residents, who were supposed to be the priority.
As of Sunday, only about 5% of long-term care facility residents in the statewide vaccination program — including people in skilled nursing homes and assisted living centers — had been vaccinated, according to California Department of Public Health data obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
And while the vaccines became available in the U.S. in mid-December, only 3% of California facilities in the program had been scheduled
