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mike wasserman sits on caliphate -- california's vaccine committee. he says opening up all at once is not the most effective strategy. >> we might put more impediments in the way of getting the people who are at the most risk from getting vaccinated. >> reporter: the state one, a majority of apartments would not be available immediately due to supply constraints. for example, the must center has the capacity to administer 15 thousand shots per day but san francisco as a whole is only averaging 5000 shots a day. >> i hope that changes quickly. they have been opening up appointments on a daily basis in many cases so i hope that at must donate we see more appointments made available tonight and tomorrow morning. >> reporter: meantime, it is the luck of the draw for millions eligible like kelly. >> we will try another one. >> reporter: -- who are just hoping for a chance. the remaining 70% of vaccines are allocated from the state and federal government to healthcare providers like sutter health and kaiser permanent. kaiser tells us they are in the process
mike wasserman sits on caliphate -- california's vaccine committee. he says opening up all at once is not the most effective strategy. >> we might put more impediments in the way of getting the people who are at the most risk from getting vaccinated. >> reporter: the state one, a majority of apartments would not be available immediately due to supply constraints. for example, the must center has the capacity to administer 15 thousand shots per day but san francisco as a whole is...
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mike wasserman who sits on california's vaccine advisory committee criticizes there needs to be more concrete details on how that will happen. >> we are nearing the end of march and we still haven't vaccinated -- fully vaccinated all the residents of group homes and assisted living facilities as an example. what about the farm workers? >> the state says they will be working with providers to prepare for a surgeon and coming appointments. >> this is not taking spring break away or the summer off. have to >> the weekly supply is expected to grow by 700,000 additional doses in a few weeks. until then, those living in any of the 10 bay area zip code deemed most vulnerable will have the opportunity to be prioritized by providers. have that list posted on our website. click covid-19 vaccine.>>> stephanie, before you go, let's talk about the various. what can you tell us about the states effort to track them? >> we got an update. the stated monitoring 470 people with the uk variance. there are 8800 people identified to have the west coast be a variance. they are making significant progress
mike wasserman who sits on california's vaccine advisory committee criticizes there needs to be more concrete details on how that will happen. >> we are nearing the end of march and we still haven't vaccinated -- fully vaccinated all the residents of group homes and assisted living facilities as an example. what about the farm workers? >> the state says they will be working with providers to prepare for a surgeon and coming appointments. >> this is not taking spring break away...
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. >> reporter: mike wasserman sits on california's vaccine advisory committee. he is concerned about vulnerable people who don't have access to doris insurance to get that early approval to qualify. >> that's the concern is that we have a bit of a logjam in the next months when people who really need to be vaccinated are going to have trouble getting access to the vaccine. >> reporter: the state confirms the majority of appointments for the more than four million californians eligible will not be immediately available on monday. that's until vaccine supply improves. >> we dent expect any dramatic increase in the next couple of weeks, but i am optimistic in terms of what we're hearing from the administration, from the biden administration. i certainly hope we will see an increase in april. >> reporter: until then, mass vaccination sites like san francisco city college are unable to meet the goal of administering 4200 vaccines per day as supply stays slim. which is why ucsf clinician wayne little says there will be more attention towards verifying eligibility at s
. >> reporter: mike wasserman sits on california's vaccine advisory committee. he is concerned about vulnerable people who don't have access to doris insurance to get that early approval to qualify. >> that's the concern is that we have a bit of a logjam in the next months when people who really need to be vaccinated are going to have trouble getting access to the vaccine. >> reporter: the state confirms the majority of appointments for the more than four million californians...
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mike wasserman is a member of california's vaccine advisory committee.s not surprised santa clara county failed to get more clarity even after a call with blue shield. officials told abc7 they still don't know how many vaccinations will be allotted to them next week and they d three-week allocation plan. t questions every day than answers. >> reporter: in this conversation with abc7 news blue shield ceo said the company doesn't have the authority to determine how much vaccine allocation goes to certain providers but will use an algorithm to make an informed recommendation to the state. >> what is the infection rate for covid-19 as a percentage of the population? what is is the death rate for covid-19 as a percentage of the population? what percentage of the population lives in the lowest --. because we know they are at the highest risk. >> reporter: over the next weeks all nine bay area county will be phased into the vaccination network. solano and sonoma county are first makesing the transition. the seven othersition lt in wav. including san mateo count
mike wasserman is a member of california's vaccine advisory committee.s not surprised santa clara county failed to get more clarity even after a call with blue shield. officials told abc7 they still don't know how many vaccinations will be allotted to them next week and they d three-week allocation plan. t questions every day than answers. >> reporter: in this conversation with abc7 news blue shield ceo said the company doesn't have the authority to determine how much vaccine allocation...