Out of 48 states on the CDC's list, California ranked number 44.
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"I'm not super surprised," said Jon Jacobo, Health Committee Chair of the Latino Task Force.
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To target vaccine equity, Governor Gavin Newsom changed the state's distribution strategy several weeks ago, allocating 40% of all vaccine doses to zip codes in the most vulnerable areas of the states.
"We didn't take the baseline, it's the increment that I know has created a little stress, but we are in a scarcity frame," said Gov. Newsom.
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Last week, Gov. Newsom announced the tiered eligibility system is expected to end in five weeks, and vaccines will be available for all Californians.
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But Assemblymember David Chiu says the 40% equity strategy doesn't work for the entire state.
"In the Bay Area it's meant that even though we represent 20% of the population the formula only would allow for 2% of these vaccines to go to our population which we think is problematic at best and frankly a bit unfair," said Assemblymember Chiu.
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20 legislators signed a letter urging the state to change this strategy pointing to Southern California getting priority.
Luz Pena: "What are you and other assembly members hoping to achieve with this letter?"
David Chiu: "We suggested a different way of going about this which is to focus on census tracks. There have been a couple of meetings with the governor's office, the conversation is ongoing."
The Mission District is one of San Francisco's COVID-19 hotspots that wasn't prioritized by the state. Community members say they couldn't wait on the state and now are opening a second vaccination hub with the city and UCSF's partnership.
"The beginning of this week we are doing a walk-through for a potential second site, and already eyeing some additional sites to be able to bring vaccines to the community in a low barrier fashion," said Jacobo.
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In the Tenderloin, another COVID-19 hotspot, Supervisor Matt Haney announced a mobile vaccination effort is in the works set to launch next Thursday.
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