exit 5:00, falling short, the efrt to improve vaccine equity proves to be a very difficult to roll. what experts are saying tonight about california's plan to give vaccines to the hardest hit communities. plus another ial weapon in the war ntand tecovid prayed the controversial vaccine that just got a shot of good news. >> also had, the dispute between kaiser in santa clara county heats up, who is responsible for distributing vaccines and how patients are caught in the middle. and sending a message about hate, the rare move by e onstop cases of ugliness. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future this is abc7 news.

begin with the race to get everyone vaccinated for covid- 19. over 14 million doses have been administered across california. the majority of those doses are going to offer your communities. today, the state had a new record despite recent efforts to prioritize vulnerable populations. that evening, i am dion. >> thank you for joining us come abc7 news stephanie sierra is digging into all of this for us tonight. >> we will not back off on that commitment. >> the governor admits california has work to do. abc7 vaccine tracker shows more than 14 million vaccines have been administered statewide today, but new data shows around 57% of those went to out the communities across california. that is a new record for the state. around 42% went to poor communities. >> we continue to not be close to where we need to be. >> the state measures vaccine equity through e thinheto accou health, income, education and

access to healthcare. >> we are not doing well within our state and wewell when we broke compare ou performance against other states across the country. >>dr. kiersten as vice dean of population health equity at ucsf. she explains the numbers only if you look at those populations fully vaccinated. for example, only around 11% of people living in the poorest areas of california have been fully vaccinated. whereas the wealthiest populations have doubled that. why? >> this is not just because of healthcare workers living in more affluent counties. the older populations in likely to be black and latino. >> they say research shows it's more about the lack of planning. >> i think the state has been slow to prioritize. >> it's only been about two weeks since the state started dedicating all doses to

vulnerable communities for that . ou abavc7ld news. county is expanding its vaccine eligibility to anyone 50 and older who lives and works in the county. health officials say the have an increase in supply of cola vaccines. it does not matter whether those patients have an solano county expanded its vaccinations, to increase the dose as is being allocated. the lack of supply is forcing mass vaccination clinics to be put on hold. the county adds to its allocation rate that per 1000 residents is currently the third lowest in the state. solano county administered more than 130,000 vaccines. to the south bay erau some serious vaccination accus clara county. abc7 news reporter explains

this all comes after people who were trying to get the second shot from the county were then transferred to krse due to low supply omfrthe coven 19 va front, last week teacher sarah nolan was more than when the 7500 kaiser permanente members whredoweo ldto appoin tment wo transferred from the county to kaiser due to the low supply from the state after days in limbo, she says she's now confirmed r r next shot. >> it was like a weight was lifted off my shoulder. one more less thing i have to stress about which is nice considering we go ckba >> kaiseis placing blame on the county. by purposely giving sedos away to other people. they are also accusing the county of being in violation ofe res ulfiling a complaint with the u.s. department health of human services. and a statement abc7 news. a spokesperson wrote in part we understand that this time vaccines can vary week to week

ditoan disrupt vaccine up i mis the regrettable approach is not the way to manage these officials say the previously provided kaiser with 8000 doses, when it faced a similar shortage and was disappointed the company declined to reciprocate. in a statement this afternoon, officials pushed back against kaiser suggestion that they violated the cdc vaccination programs thing in part the county has gone through extraordinary lengths to ensure robust vaccination to all county those members appointment themselves. unlike kaiser, the county has focused particularly on community members that have been this a n iortvid-19. but as the back-and-forth plays out. collaborate and une mmicboe x. at what do people need to do, work together as a team to solid. >> the public is hopeful that lessons can be learned by all. coronavirus vaccine developed by astra ecenthd an university of stng protection

against covid-19. astrazeneca says the vaccine is 79% effective against the symptoms. and 100% effective atpreventing the worst outcomes from the disease. this new study involves more than 32,000 volunteers. >> the good news is also that there's comparable efficacy across ethnicity and age. >> vesicle to say the study found no increased risk of blood clots. something that prompted those to suspend using those last week. there preparing to supply for emergency authorization from the fda but that will take several weeks. it's expected the u.s. will have enough vaccine doses available for all adults by may. so how hnson as& johnson compare? see the differences in the vaccines between all of these on our website, abc7news.com/vaccine.

knew if have a call, and asian business is asking for the public's help after it was burglarized twice on the same neapple king bakery in the ll eons ansud photos with abc7. the owners say the first break in happened sunday at about 3:30 in the morning. and then about 90 minutes later , the suspects returned and broken again. if you recognize any of these people you are urged to call san francisco police. the in the meantime, the community turned out in a big way to show support r fodozens gathered calling for end to the recent violent attacks. the president stood shoulder to shoulder with organizers to show unity in the fight. >> our cause comes in all toin the movement. me you

>> a werfulse s sta message to district attorney that they expect tough sentences and attacks targeting asian americans. >> in the meantime, supervisor is presenting a novel plan to deal with the recent hate crimes against asian americans rated wants to establish the county as a zero tolerance hate zone to menlo park, to big idea as abc7 news wayne freedman explains, the question is, how to enforce it?a natural progression, a series of hate crimes and attacks on asians have led to outrage and now a movement. this margin san francisco yesterday only the latest and now the lawmakers are getting involved. >> no morewino, tolerate it anwe d that's the message. >> the board of supervisors prest david is pushineng legislidation condemning hate crimes against the asian american, pacific island community.

he wants zero tolerancein in mateo county. >> right now it is important. there have been people subjugated to violence because of how they look. >> anti- certainly resonate but putting teeth and it will be the test. beginning with affect the supervisor proposal applies only to asians. to enforce such a law, it might need to be broader. >> for instance if i tried to create a standard new law that d plied only to asian americans d anbe attacked, wait a mi, you singled out a teparticnuular race, that's unconstitutional to do that. >> dickory attorney steve wagstaff is thinng beyo the county hoping to draft a state law against hate crimes with faces a higher burden of proof. >> the perpetrators doing , 'satwhhin i that's for cases at the wall. >> it would be asking the state to increase penalties at a time when charges and enforcement have gone the other direction.

>> i know this is a mountain to climb. >> perhaps with all of the sentiment there can be downhill momentum. in san mateo county, wayne freedman, abc7 news. part of building a better bay area is a fighting for social and racial justice. we don't have all the answers but we have r you. please go to abc7 news.com/take action to find your ally. still had, a celebration of onore w's stngkiudent wrote hi make sure he got what he deserved. what's behind the dedication that made it happen and determination to keep going. the cobra tracking project, you will meet to college students who helpall of edus trying to make sense of covid-e 19 pandemic.

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r as reporte d.revising it e spectator rules after pushback over limiting one adper st ulbay ayplhigh. er held a special celebration for students exs. indespllite challenges of remot learning. abc7 news reporter lauren anthony has our steyy orhigh sc. >> reporter: moments like these have be scarce this school year. despite spending her entire senior year online, georgia managed to excel, making the honor roll. >> if i can go through pandemic i can go through anything. >> two thirds of the 1800 students are hispanic and african-american. this, arye remo made the honor roll as remote learners with a grade point average of 3.0 or better. >> i've actually been doing

better at home than actual school. i feel good. >> why do you think that is? >> when i was back in school i made to not pay attention. now i can do everything by myself and getting better grades. >> many others are struggling. this year's honor roll has 200 fewer students in last year's pre-pandemic. >> wethis time are doing pretty well. d alone has had its toll on some of our enthare struggling realatly. hard. we are reaching out to these families and supporting. either way this is a year few will forget. full ofd flexibility and self-reliance. >> i just keep telling myself i can do it no matter what. >> laura anthony, abc7news. lots of smiles hiorbewelc

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sfo and because the winds are expected to ramp up even more, solano county willfr omgo 8:00 will be difficult to drive, and watch out for owg debris. here's what's brinng about the winds. there is cold low-pressure system bringing a mix to northern california and pas rtof the sierra. as that moves out, high pressure moves and get sandwiched in betweeancod ntinu seosthe e e s wia loiet today s this starting to move out and the skies are brightening up as you notice from the golden gate bridge camera. mid to upper 50s from san here'sal a view from san jose, lot of son. 64 in santa rosa, cooler today, 64 in livermore.e other live pi frwaomrmer the next two days.

we are looking at cloudier and cooler weather for thursday. hour by hour forecast will show you ose nds along the coastline tonight as we head into tomorrow morning, notice the strongest when the right around discovery bay, fairfield area as we go into wednesday morning, they begin to come down but they will eventually subside leader on wednesday mornink th coming th. here hold me warnings. tomorrow, temperatures 30s, 40s, out the door, clear skies, stabl ila the extra layer and for the afternoon watch out for thnds. 64 degrees, milder day wiin san francisco, 66 kland, 69, but a 60sto san jose. 70 degrees in concord. 71 in santa rosa. here's a look at accuweather seven-day forecast. wendy the next couple of days, certainly a warmer pattern and we cooldown on thursday with

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in the bay area as classes at. m she heard a call for volunteers to help collect covid-19 information. she joined the covid actr project. >> a huge driving factor for the project. holding our institutions accountable making sure everyone who wants information can have access to it. >> as a number of cases grew so did her time spent gathering and analyzing data. the first day lasted 15 hours. tracking long-termalize tois hard not e ar c look at the human beings behind the numbers. every single day you are looking at numbers that affect real people. >> the data tracker sy lack of standardization from state to state which could impact national numbers. giving up was a monumental task. >> we were watching about 35 press conferences a day. within three hours. so we would have three or four screens up. one going into the right ear

and one into the left ear. >> this group extended to 900. people mostly in their 20s or e passion as well as compassi. all shared commitments of making everyone. separate nursing facilities from hospitals. the work is being used from e trump and biden administration, but academics, medical journalist and by me a.diwe can enough about how surreal it is to have a community of 900 people all working together with one shared common goal a shared belief that what they're doing is making an impact. government lecting has ra edmpy ntributioionis to public service is badge of honor. david louis, abc news. >> it's such impressive and important work. >> he really is, good for them. >> world news tonight isnext. i am dion. >> i'm dan ashley, for alapl pr

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