State looking to speed administration of COVID vaccines

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, Jan. 4 the state is working to accelerate the administration of COVID-19 vaccines across the state, including expanding the number of distribution sites and the types of people who can give the shots.

Newsom said the state has received nearly 1.3 million doses of the vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, and another 611,500 doses have been shipped to the state. As of Sunday, however, a total of 454,306 doses had actually been administered.

“We are working aggressively to accelerate our pace,'' Newsom said. “... We're going to start seeing more rapid...