Governor Orders 5,000 Body Bags as California Sees Record COVID-19 Deaths
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the first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are going out to frontline healthcare workers across the state. We’ve tracked that story all this week and this morning we look at vaccinations in San Diego.
Reporter: Matt Hoffman, KPBS
The arrival of the Pfizer vaccine and the anticipated approval of Moderna's vaccine could mean people who are involved in clinical trials for other vaccines might drop out of those studies.
Reporter: Tarryn Mento, KPBS
A Sacramento disability rights advocate says it took him days to get a COVID-19 test because many of the county’s testing sites are not ADA accessible.
Reporter: Sarah Mizes-Tan, CapRadio
The University of California, Irvine just signed an agreement with the state prison system to create the first UC bachelor’s degree program behind bars.
KQED’s Vanessa Rancaño reports.
There are new faces joining Los Angeles’ City Council who have vowed to confront L.A.’s homelessness crisis. They are Mark Ridley-Thomas and Nithya Raman, along with California veteran politician Kevin DeLeon.
Reporter: Libby Denkman, KPCC
Federal wildlife officials announced this week that Monarch butterflies qualify to be protected as an endangered species. But the iconic insect won’t get that status under the Endangered Species Act right now, because there’s a backlog of species in line for protection.
Reporter: Peter Arcuni, KQED
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