California's COVID-19 vaccination plan does not prioritize homeless people, prisoners

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The claim: California is vaccinating homeless people and inmates against COVID-19 before others

The evolution of COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans is prompting further criticism of vaccine delivery plans.

In a March 1 Facebook post, comedian and podcaster Adam Carolla targeted the state of California. “In California, homeless people and prisoners get the vaccine before taxpayers,” he wrote in a post to which about 12,000 users responded. “It sounds like something of idiocracy. If that’s not the more Californian way of doing things, I don’t know what is.

Advocates have fought for these populations to be prioritized because they live in nearby neighborhoods, such as homeless shelters, and cannot easily maintain social distancing.

While Carolla is correct that California administers vaccines to these groups, a change in the state’s distribution plan in January no longer prioritized them for the vaccine.

Carolla did not respond to a request for comment.

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California vaccine distribution plan

The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in California in mid-December, and the state began immunizing frontline healthcare workers soon after.

California’s initial plan for vaccine distribution prioritized healthcare workers before moving on to 75 and over and workers the state deemed essential, including teachers, first responders and clerks. ‘grocery.

This first plan also included the homeless and state prisoners in the second wave. California began vaccinating prisoners on December 22, according to the Los Angeles Times.

However, The Sacramento Bee points out that California’s plan to vaccinate its residents has changed several times since December, and in late January, the state passed a new framework that prioritizes those 65 and over and those who are work in agriculture and food, education, and child care and emergency services in the most recent phase. Beginning March 14, the state vaccinated people between the ages of 16 and 64 who are “most at risk” for serious health problems, including cancer, pregnancy, heart problems and severe obesity.

Prisoners and homeless people would no longer have the preference for vaccines under this change, according to The Sacramento Bee.

The new plan does not prevent prisoners or the homeless from receiving the vaccine if they fall into any of the eligible categories. California Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections notes on its websitethat it prioritize the distribution of vaccines in accordance with the guidelines of the state health department.

As of March 1, 40,905 incarcerated people had been vaccinated, along with 25,626 staff, according to the department’s website. At that time, the state had 94,586 people in custody and 89,892 in prison.

“We are prioritizing the distribution of vaccines in a manner that is consistent with the guidelines of the CRPD. Our intention is to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all CDCR and CCHCS employees and incarcerated persons, ”said Liz Gransee, deputy director of communications for the department, in an email.

About three in four people incarcerated in California either received the first dose of the vaccine or became infected with the virus on February 8, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Data showing the number of vaccines that have been administered to the homeless are more difficult to find, however.

“Unfortunately, while there are good data on prison populations and COVID-19 vaccine delivery, we don’t have good data on vaccine delivery and people experiencing homelessness,” he said. said Barbara DiPietro, senior policy director of the National Health Care for the Homeless. Council, in a prepared statement.

Our note: Missing context

The claim that California vaccinates inmates and homeless people against COVID-19 before others is MISSING BACKGROUND, because without additional information it could be misleading. While it is true that the state administers the vaccine to these populations, California changed its vaccine distribution plan in January. The new plan does not prioritize these groups.

Our sources of fact-checking:

Stateline, March 1, “States Do Not Prioritize Homeless For Vaccines”

The Sacramento Bee, Jan. 27, “California’s New COVID Vaccination Plan Leaves Vulnerable Residents and Inmates Behind”

ABC 10, December 13, 2020, “First COVID-19 vaccines arriving in California on Monday, injections begin this week”

The Sacramento Bee, December 23, 2020, “Give COVID Vaccine to Teachers and These Other Key Workers Next, California Panel Proposes”

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, consulté le 3 mars, « COVID-19 Information »

The Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2020, “High Risk California Inmates Should Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19”

The Sacramento Bee, February 6, “California’s COVID vaccination schedule keeps changing. Here’s why “

California for All, accessed March 3, “Vaccines”

The Los Angeles Times, February 23, “40% of California Corrections Inmates Have Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19”

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