California now has the lowest positivity rate of Covid in the US

[malaise]

per CNN.

22 million persons have received vaccines

Bravo!

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. My homies! (nt)

[Kingofalldems]

2. Recall the governor!

[malaise]

3. Ha

That was my first thought - effin' ReTHUGs!

[gldstwmn]

47. Right? If everything is his fault then he can certainly take

credit for this.

[Lovie777]

4. That is pretty darn good! . . .

And the below 60's are just beginning

[bahboo]

5. we're doing well....

[bullwinkle428]

6. I didn't realize exactly HOW much better they were doing, until I did a quick

comparison with my own state of residence, Iowa. Daily cases as a % of population - Iowa's case numbers were 3 times higher than California!

[brewens]

7. Just keep them damn Califoreigners out of Idaho! They'll knock our numbers down!

[Hekate]

8. Sounds good!

[malaise]

9. Congrats

[More_Cowbell]

10. In my part of the state, everyone wants to be vaccinated

I got my first shot this week, but I was up at midnight for several nights trying to get an appointment.

There are red parts of the state, but thankfully they're less populated.

[DENVERPOPS]

26. I would bet that

in "Southern California" the numbers of vaccinations are severely lacking.............

[Johonny]

43. I agree. Having spent Wednesday

trying to help a "poor" person with no transportation, no drivers license and no insurance find a place near them to get vaccinated...
I understand why certain segments of the population haven't been vaccinated yet. For many those walk in clinics are your only chance because the online forms are draconian. And if you don't live near one and can't drive or you work two jobs or have kids ... I don't get why they make it so hard to sign up for the shot. Even the hospital portal demanded insurance information to use their portal.

[Retrograde]

29. Same here - and most people wear masks

when in public without making a big deal about it.

[Sympthsical]

11. Availability has greatly increased

I've already had my first shot, but right afterwards I started getting texts and voice mails like crazy from the various places I had signed up. Where I did finally get mine (Sonoma County), they had hundreds of appointments still available.

I'd recommend looking farther afield from metro areas if you're wanting it sooner. The more rural counties seem to be running surpluses. I know Solano County has been looking for anyone they could find this week. I got four different texts and two e-mails for same-day available appointments at the fairgrounds.

Keep looking.

[BigmanPigman]

14. My sister got her first shot in San Diego

but was scheduled for her second in a town about 1 1/2 hours from here. I haven't even had my 1st yet (April 22).

Schools are partially opening on Monday in San Diego. I am glad I'm not teaching anymore. I got sick all the time in the elementary classroom environment and that's why I had to leave altogether.

[Sympthsical]

17. Fortunately (or unfortunately) Solano County is still doing Zoom classes

Since we both work from home, we've been enlisted as part-time tutors for nephews. I almost resent having to relearn trigonometry. But even with vaccination, I've not heard any plans to change the school situation before fall around here.

My vaccination location was about an hour drive from home, and I'll have to go back to the same location for the second. A little bit of a bother, but worth it. My partner got his in January from work (health care). He had to drive five whole minutes for it. I've been side-eyeing him all week.

[Tree Lady]

40. That's funny my friend who lives in Sonoma county

Had to drive to Kaiser in Vallejo for her shots, but that was awhile back.

My daughter who lives in Santa Rosa got her shot in Marin area Kaiser.

[patphil]

12. According to NPR's vaccine site, they have given at least one dose to about 13.4 million.

As of today.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/28/960901166/how-is-the-covid-19-vaccination-campaign-going-in-your-state

Please note, that number was updated Saturday morning. I'm sure a lot of doses were given during the day.

The LA Times is saying that 22 million doses have been distributed across the state, with 14.4 million people receiving at least one dose. That would indicate that about 7.6 million people have received both shots.

[SunSeeker]

13. I am proud to be among the vaccinated Californians, thanks to Biden and Newsom!

[peppertree]

22. Can you imagine if John (don't call me Kaplan) Cox were governor?

The policy would be: vaccines are for those who can afford them - and if you want free ones, go to Cuba!

[barbtries]

15. that's great!

i've stopped looking every day. but i should be clearly.
I have 2 grandchildren, a son, and other family and friends back home in CA, and am so grateful that the COVID rate for all of my loved ones is very low. Although I believe it is probable that my son and his family had it in Jan020, before it was a thing.

[StrictlyRockers]

16. I lived all around the country, and I don't think I'd ever live anywhere else than CA.

There are lots of nice states, but it's hard to beat Santa Cruz, California.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

35. While I personally wouldn't live in CA, I have likewise lived in

a bunch of different places, and isn't it truly magnificent to live somewhere you love?

Every time I think about posting what a shithole I think some particular state is, I then read something, often here on DU, by someone who lives there and just loves it. So I try very hard not to make blanket comments about any one state. I like to say that we live in a wonderful country with 50 wonderful states. The ones I think are great are ones others wouldn't move to on a bet. Isn't it nice that we all are so different?

What's bad is if you live somewhere you don't like, but have no good option of relocating.

[Bobstandard]

18. Thanks Gavin! n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Things are looking good out here, my dear malaise!

The infection rates are falling and the vaccine rates are going up!

I really think that Newsom will beat the recall. People won't vote to throw him out when life is returning to normal.

[malaise]

20. I'm so glad for all of you

including one of my nieces and her family.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. Thanks! It's a big load of my mind too, I can tell you!

My husband's pretty old and if he'd caught the COVID, he would have died. Now we've both had the vaccine, and we're starting to relax.

I am glad too, for your niece and her family.

[kimmylavin]

23. Got my first shot on Thursday!

Promptly broke into tears.

There was a line 10 people deep, all waiting for appointments around the same time - it was good to see!

[summer_in_TX]

24. Hooray!

[Tommymac]

25. Yeah. But really, how many trees has the Jewish Space laser burnt down lately????

This is really good news. Thanks!

[Initech]

27. See what happens when you put competent people in charge?

[Grokenstein]

30. Rightwankers keep calling us a "failed state"

but when asked how that is so, they can only come up with yarp about taxes and immigrants and conspironuttery with zero basis in reality.

[Initech]

32. I usually counter with: "If you hate my state this much why don't you leave then?".

I know California gets so much shit from conservatives because of our high taxes. But you know what? It's fucking worth it! What's the alternative? Living in Florida with a psychopathic governor like Ron Desantis?

[Grokenstein]

34. Most of the rightwanker BS about California I see comes from out-of-state.

Challenge them on it and it's "I *used* to live there until I got fed up with all the blip blip blop flip flap flop".

[Initech]

38. I have lived in California my whole life.

A lot of this shit comes from within too. Literally every time we have a democratic governor there's almost always a recall. Conservatives here hate that they are a minority in this state.

[Grokenstein]

41. Fair point.

I was thinking about LTTEs to the Daily Journal and that cesspit of a comment section that SFGate used to have.

[DBoon]

45. I wish they would

It would make freeway traffic much more bearable if everyone who lives here and saysthey hate the place just moved out.

[IcyPeas]

28. Yay. I am one of 22,000,000

Good going California.

🐻 ..... (bear)

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. But that can change on a dime! I have followed since day 1

RI might be bright green (safe). Then, the next day, red.

It would be so fascinating to see TRUE transmission maps ( from data derived from tracing). Fuck you trump.

We are truly operating in the blind.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

33. According to this

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/states-ranked-by-percentage-of-population-vaccinated-march-15.html

as of today, 19.87% of their population is fully vaccinated.

[progree]

36. I remember when California was worst in U.S. in per capita daily new cases

I'd have to hunt around for when that was, but here's an archive of when it was #2 worst after #1 Tennessee on December 21:

https://web.archive.org/web/20201221004636/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html

The lesson being that these things do swing radically. I've been watching the rankings almost daily for many months, especially my home state of Minnesota. And California where my sister and her family live.

Right now Michigan and the northeast are the nation's hot spots
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html

Daily new cases per 100,000 population, 7 day moving average (7dma)

#1 Michigan: 76
#2 New Jersey: 44
#3 Rhode Island: 38
#4 New York: 38
#5 Pennsylvania: 35
#6 Minnesota: 35
#7 Delaware: 32
#8 New Hampshire: 31
#9 Connecticut: 31
#10 Massachusetts: 30
#11 Florida: 27
#12 Colorado: 26
#13: Alaska: 25
#14: Illinois: 25
#15: Vermont: 24

As for completed vaccination rates - California is 33rd best:
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/states-ranked-by-percentage-of-population-vaccinated-march-15.html

[Tikki]

37. My small California family pod of 9 have been vaccinated (both shots)...all but the 13 year old..

..who wants the Pfizer asa-available to her..

Tikki

[Tree Lady]

39. Everyone I know in CA either has both shots

Or at least one no matter the age, my daughter who is 41 and manager of many helped all her employees sign up.

My cousins, my mom, ex, his family, my friends, all vaccinated. I am from CA so know a lot that live there and a lot of FB friends live there all vaccinated.

The only one I know who is not is my granddaughter who is pregnant and due in a few weeks. She is waiting until after baby is born.

[Johonny]

42. Governor has still delivered zero vaccine to my household to date

Both in our late forties. Still not able to book a local appointment. Just waiting as, we get ignored by the governor.

Just for the counter perspective.

[MrsCoffee]

44. You are not ignored.

You are in line.

The vaccine will be available to all 16 and up in California in four days. Some counties have already opened up for this demographic, like Los Angeles.

70 percent of our seniors have received at least one dose of vaccine. The most vulnerable wouldn’t be safe if there was no line.

I’m sorry you haven’t got yours yet. I know it’s crazy stressful waiting.

[Johonny]

46. I know. You see some posts above

where they claim everyone they know in California has got it here. It's silly. The majority of the 16+ population isn't vaccinated. I know countless people not. Mostly they are poor. or working class. As this map shows, the wealthier parts of LA are ahead of the poor parts in vaccination. They've tried to fix this, but the vaccine queue loopholes for the poor were mostly used by the wealthy to jump the queue. It's not just conservative LA, it's places like Compton that are way behind.