The Almanac
By Kate Bradshaw
Elected and nonprofit leaders throughout the Bay Area sent a letter to state health leaders March 12, urging them to change their vaccine distribution formula to better include local communities most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local state representatives Assemblyman Marc Berman and Senator Josh Becker said in interviews that they signed the letter because the state's current formula for allocating vaccines does not take into account the needs of Bay Area neighborhoods where the pandemic has had a serious impact.
"The formula they were using didn't reflect parts of the Bay Area that had been really hard-hit," said Becker (D-Menlo Park).