Kqeds The California Report

Who Should Be Prioritized for the Coronavirus Vaccine?

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ICU bed capacity hit zero percent in the Central Valley over the weekend. Health officials are activating a COVID surge facility in the Tulare County town of Porterville to treat patients they don’t have room for at the local hospitals. Reporter: Alex Hall, KQED As coronavirus vaccinations begin in California many public health experts worry that people may start letting their guard down when it comes to social distancing and other safety measures.  Guest: Dr. Kirstin Bibbins Domingo, Epidemiologist, UCSF   Frontline health care workers are first in line for the coronavirus vaccine, but which essential workers should come next? Teachers? Delivery drivers? How about the farm workers who pick California’s food crops? The state of California is working with counties to figure it out, and they may not always see eye to eye.  Reporter: April Dembosky, KQED   After making progress last month, California's Unemployment Development Department is once again facing a big backlog of claims even after a new verificati