burke harris? >> of course. >> when i personally was looking at these new guidelines, it made a lot of sense to me. we have a younger age group of people with underlying medical conditions. i'm already getting messages from californians who are worried that their underlying medical condition may not be represented in this high-risk group. and my instinct tells me there may be some discretion at the providers level. hey, you're not in these listed disease categories, but you're still immunocompromised or high risk. is there room for discretion at the level to say this individual does need the vaccine and fits in this group or is there any worry about accountability there? >> well, we're asking providers to really recognize that given there is a limitation in supply, right, that to really prioritize those who are at highest risk and for those who have a slightly lower risk. and this is the work that dr. aaronson and others on our drafting guidelines work group really dove into the data and looked at

burke-harris. >> there's no change in the way that we combat this virus. we still do the things we know work in terms of, you know, the four w's. washing hands, waiting to gathering, wearing masks. and vaccination. at this point, we don't see any data that our vaccinations would not be effective. so we still are continuing with our seg of our behavior and vaccines out as quickly as possible. but certainly we continue to watch it carefully and we're looking at the studies to understand what the impact is in terms of our vaccination strategy and whether or not our vaccine developers may have to respond to any changes. >> you mean like tweak it a little bit? fine tune it? >> yeah. develop a booster, essentially, yes. >> okay. >> right. for the vaccine rollout, the state is getting better ramping it up but has a third party administerer to see the process is smoother and stream lined. according to the state website, it administered about 3.5 million shots so far. it's over 60% of the allotment. at this point, dr. burke harris said california is providing calif

nadine burke harris. representative lee says the death rate among african-americans in the county she represents, alameda county, is twice as high compared to other groups. and that's why she says the african-american community needs to get vaccinated. she says she understands their fears but wants to reassure them. >> in the black community and other communities of color there's a pandemic upon a pandemic. we have this crisis first of all of health care and the pandemic and the underlying conditions, of course, which make us more susceptible, but the underlying conditions relate directly to structural racism in the health care system where we have not received adequate care throughout 401 years, right? >> we have a vaccine that is safe and effective. so when we are talking to our african-american communities and talking to our communities of color, that's when i want to say, y'all, we need to be first in line, not be, oh, i'll wait and see and, you know, hit me up in a couple of months and i'll see how i

nadine burke harris, surgeon general of california, joined abc7 to talk about the challenges. >> while we are expanding eligibility to this group of people, we do want to recognize that supply is still limited, although it is increasing week by week. so we want to let folks that it will still take time to get an appointment even if you're eligible. it was very important for us to recognize the increased risk these individuals are facing, increased risk of death if they do develop covid, and for that reason it was very important for us to respond to the risk by opening up eligibility. >> you can find the entire vaccination town hall on the abc7 bay area connected tv app for roku, amazon fire and other devices, it is free to download. >>> happening today, solano health having a clinic for residents over 75. the first was last weekend at the fairgrounds. it will be there again today. it started at 9:00 this morning. it is only open to eligible individuals who preregister. >>> and they're offering free rides to people that get vaccinated at the oakland colosseum site. if you take bart, sho

nadine burks harris of public health matters says the supply is still limited and responded. >> it's really crucial for providers to really exercise a fair amount of recognition of the scarce supply and to ensure that those who are at highest risk are able to get access to the vaccine. >> reporter: the thought leaves many with underlying health conditions wondering, if, ultimately, the state will prioritize them. >> you think you qualify under that section? >> personally i think it qualifies, but there is no directions for how i would prove that i qualify it. >> reporter: in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> and we are tracking california's vaccination progress on our website and you can, too, see where distribution stands and when you might be eligible to get the shot. that is on abc7news.com. >>> okay, the lunar news celebrations continue in san francisco. are seeing some in china town last night. this put off fire crackers when they scare off bad luck and evil spirits. the usual week-long celebrations are scaled back because of the pandemic. new murals were unveiled in san francisco's

nadine burke harris spoke about the impact of covid-19 on the black community. one of the issues they addressed were vaccine hesitancy and poor access to the vaccine. >> we in the black community and other communities of color, there is a pandemic upon pandemic. we have this crisis, first of all, of health care and the pandemic and the underlying conditions, of course. >> we have a vaccine that is safe and effective. so when we are talking about to our african american communities and talking to our communities of color, right, that's when i want to say y'all, we need to be first in line, not the oh, i'll wait and see and hit me up in a couple of months and i'll see how it goes with other folks. >> preliminary data from the state shows less than 3% of california's black population has been vaccinated. >>> a new vaccine clinic opened up in san jose today, part of santa clara county's continuing outreach to disproportionately affected communities. the east valley clinic is located on mckee road in san jose. orr: ts afternoon, a new covid-19 vaccination site is now

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nadine burks harris, the leading spokesperson in california's health matters, says the supply is still limit and responded. >> it's really crucial for providers really to exercise a fair amount of recognition of the scarce supply to ensure that those who are at highest risk are able to get access to the vaccine. >> reporter: a thought that leaves many with underlying health conditions wondering, if ultimately the state will prior tease them. do you think you will qualify? >> personally, i think i qualify. but there is no direction for how i would prove that i qualify. >> reporter: in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> we are tracking california's vaccination progress on our website. you can, too. see where distribution stands and when you might be eligible to get the shot on abc7news.com. >>> okay, the lunar new year's celebrations in san francisco. you see in china town businesses put off fire crackers when they scare off bad luck and evil spirit. the usual celebrations are, of course, being scaled back this year because of the pandemic. three new murals have been unveiled in san francisco

barbara leave, held a discussion today with california surgeon general nadine burke harris over 8.2 million covid vaccines have been administered across california, but only just under 3% of those shots went into the arms of black people and well under 1% in the arms of native americans. we need to put disproportionate amount of, or or i would say a proportionate right amount of vaccine towards those communities that are most impacted. so allocation is number one, but you can't just put the vaccine in a community, right. we have to recognize that there are other barriers there, so we need to have trusted messengers promote or death navigators helping folks get access to the vaccine. representative police says the death rate among black people in alameda county judi covid-19 is almost twice the rate off white people. well nationally. the data shows that coronavirus cases have been decreasing for more than a month. but now numbers have started to fled, prompting a grim warning from the cdc today, the cdc director said. it's still unclear if the new spike is just us blip or started to be a tre

. >>> congresswoman barbara lee and california surgeon general nadine burk harris are talking about whyre black people are not getting the covid-19 vaccine. among the issues they addressed, vaccine hesitancy and poor access to the vaccine. >> so i get it. there were family members i had to convince to take it. so i know if i had to say look, the risks of dying from covid are much greater than taking the vaccine, that's what triggered, okay, i'll take it. >> the one other piece is the network. make sure that our community has a place within the community to go to get vaccinated, right? so that folks don't have to take three buses across town during a pandemic to find a place where they can get access to the vaccine. >> overall, more than 5.7 million californians have been inoculated, but the preliminary data from the state shows that less than 3% of the state's black population has been vaccinated. >>> lucille packard children's hospital stanford now offering a new way for patients and visitors to learn cpr. the hospital released photos today of its new cpr training kiosk. it's a rubber

nadine burke harris joined abc7 to talk about the challenges. >> while we're expanding eligibility to this group of people, we do want to recognize that supply is still limited. although it is increasing, you know week by week. so, we want to let folks know that, you know, they're still going to be, it will still take time to get an appointment even if you're eligible and limitations and accessibility but it was very important for us to recognize the increased risk that these individuals are facing. increased risk of death if they do develop covid and for that reason, it was very important for us to respond to that risk by opening up eligibility. >> and you can find the entire vaccination town hall on our abc7 bay area connected tv app for roku, amazon fire and other devices. >>> second vaccination clinic for health care workers and residents over 75. the first was held last weekend at the solano county fairgrounds in vallejo. it will be there again today starting at 9:00 this morning. only open to eligible individuals who preregistered. >>> an ac transit and b.a.r.t. are offering fre

nadine burke harris joined abc7 to talk about the challenges. >> while we're expanding eligibility tohis group of people, we do want to recognize that supply is still limited. although it is increasing, you know week by week. so, we want to let folks know that, you know, they're still going to be, it will still take time to get an appointment even if you're eligible and limitations and accessibility but very important for us to recognize the increased risk that these individuals are facing, increased risk of death if they do develop covid and for that reason, it was very important for us to respond to that risk by opening up eligibility. >> and you can find the entire vaccination town hall on our abc7 bay area connected tvapp for roku, amazon fire a other devices. it was great to download and it was a great conversation. we hope you watch. >>> solano county health will hold its second covid-19 vaccination clinic for residents over 75. the first was held last weekend at the solano county fairgrounds in vallejo. it will be there again today starting at 9 krk this morning. only open to e