abc 7 news, chris wynn. >>> as vaccine distribution ramps up, there's concern about who gets the shot. julian glover has been digging into those numbers. >> i get vaccines to impact the community much more quickly. >> reporter: governor newsom facing a shift to an age-based distribution. >> black and hispanic people accounted for a smaller share of vaccinations relative to their share of cases and deaths in those states as well as compared to their total population in many of those states. >> samantha artiga authored states that are targeted, white residents are being targeted two to three times higher than black or latina. >> people of color have higher uninsured rates which means they're less likely to have an existing relationship with a health care provider. there are a variety of other things to consider, like transportati transportation. >> of our bait area counties, only contracosta is reporting data by race and ethnicity. there were several trends to hispanic and latino people. they received over 13% of vaccine doses in the county so far compared to 23% of the covid cases and

. >>> abc 7 news reporter chris wynne, the quicker they get vaccinated the sooner the county can move onto the next phase. >> reporter: the vaccine rollout has been slow across the country but officials in santa clara county say they're making progress. >> systems are up and running to serve the residents of our county. >> reporter: so far 47,000 health care workers county wide have received the vaccine, which is less than a third of those who are eligible. health officer dr. sara cody says while that number appears to be low it's actually good because hospitals have been simultaneously handling the post holiday surge as hospitalizations and cases continue to rise. >> even with those challenges all the systems in the county have been able to stand up robust vaccination, which i think is truly extraordinary. >> reporter: all health care personnel in phase one can now schedule their vaccine appointment either through their personal care provider or the county. santa clara county is working on opening multiple vaccine centers and expects to have 6,000 vaccines a day by next week. >> havi

but as abc 7 news reporter, chris wynn, found o as icu capacity drops to just 8%. >> reporter: new hope to a community that saw some of the first-confirmed cases in the country lability spring. >> having some people in our community is not a path to start taking off our masks, and acting as though the virus is under control. >> reporter: as of today, nearly 95,000 doses of the pfizer and moderna vaccines have been delivered to the county, with much more on the way. officials say the vast majority of acute-care hospital staff county-wide have received their first shot, and work continues on vaccinating health-care personnel in long-term care facilities. >> it is the summation of our individual and collective decisions and actions that decide where this pandemic goes. we have, in our power, the ability to move this curve. >> reporter: earlier this morning, first responders began receiving the vaccine at the santa clara county fairgrounds, as officials make their way through the cdc priority list. >> the sooner that we get all of our first responders through, the sooner that we can move on

. >> chris wynn has been following this story and has the latest on the investigation into this controversy>> reporter: in the los gatos union school district, a push to reopen classrooms is now shrouded in controversy. >> schools are a fabric of our society and they need to open and we need it move forward. >> reporter: last week, teachers were contacted by superintendent paul johnson about an opportunity to receive the covid-19 vaccine ahead of others. in an email obtained by the mercury news, the offer was framed by the superintendent as a thank you from good samaritan hospital after the district raised funds at start of the pandemic to help provide meals for frontline workers. during a board meeting on thursday, at least one teacher wrote in during public comment stating his opposition. >> a drive to open our schools has broken our district leadership. by announcing this unethical partnership with the local hospital to provide vaccines for teachers, district leadership has shown their true colorers. >> a number of board members said they didn't see anything wrong with accepting the offe