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California to give 40% of vaccine to Latino, high-risk areas

by Janie HarKathleen Ronayne
| March 6, 2021 12:06 AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will begin sending 40% of all vaccine doses to the most vulnerable neighborhoods in the state to try to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus and get the state’s economy open more quickly, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday in the latest shake-up to the state's rules.

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