SACRAMENTO, Calif. — ABC10 is following the latest coronavirus statistics and vaccine news for the Sacramento region and the state of California.
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More than 200 agriculture workers receive COVID vaccine in El Dorado County
250 Agriculture workers received their COVID-19 vaccines at a drive-thru vaccination clinic at Rainbow Orchards Thursday.
The grass-roots effort was coordinated by the Agricultural Community leadership, Robinsons Pharmacy, El Dorado County Supervisor District 3 and Marshall Hospital.
The El Dorado County Fire Protection District assisted at the clinic and explained how each person did their part to make the clinic happen in a Facebook post Thursday night.
Gov. Newsom praises President Biden's plan to open up vaccine eligibility to everyone by May 1
President's Joe Biden plan to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone by May 1 was described by Gov. Gavin Newsom as "the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter.
"We share the President's commitment to ensuring all adults who want a vaccine can get one," Newsom said in a statement.
Biden made the announcement during his first prime-time address on Thursday, a year after the country was forced to undergo lockdown due to the pandemic. He also announced deploying an additional 4,000 active-duty troops to support vaccination efforts and allowing more people, such as medical students, veterinarians and dentists to deliver shots.
Breweries, wineries, distilleries allowed to reopen starting March 13
The California Department of Public Health is now allowing breweries, wineries and distilleries to reopen without having to serve food.
The businesses can only operate outdoors with modifications in the purple and red tiers, similar to restaurants. Indoor operations can resume at 25% capacity in the orange tier and 50% in the yellow tier.
Some of the modifications include that customers observe 90-minute time limits and that the businesses must stop offering drinks by 8 p.m. Before March 13, breweries, wineries and distilleries were not allowed to be open in the purple and red tiers if they didn't serve food as well.
Bars will still have to remain closed in the purple and red tiers but may operate outdoors starting in the orange tier.
CVS Pharmacy adding 119 new vaccine sites across California
CVS Pharmacy will be offering COVID-19 vaccinations at 119 new sites across the state of California in an effort to expedite the reopening process.
Those sites could be open as early as Mar. 14, the company said in a press release on Thursday. Appointments for the new locations will start to become available for booking on Saturday, March 13, as stores receive shipments of vaccine.
The added locations bring the total number of CVS vaccine sites to 286, company officials said.
CVS said it is not sharing the store locations right now because they do not want them to be overwhelmed by people attempting to get a vaccine without making an appointment first. Active stores also may change based on vaccine supply, the company said.
The list of specific stores will be accessible on CVS.com as stores receive shipments of vaccine and appointments become available.
California could get $150B from federal virus relief bill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration says the massive new federal coronavirus relief bill will pump more than $150 billion into the state's economy.
Nearly half of that money will go to Californians directly in the form of $1,400 checks and expanded unemployment benefits. Another $26 billion will go to the state government. Newsom will announce his plans for the money in mid-May.
California's legislative leaders said they're interested in using the money to help people and small businesses. About $16 billion will go to local governments. That funding will be split between cities and counties.
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