Jackie Fortiér

Health officials were counting on millions of doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to immunize vulnerable communities.

New state guidelines allow people in hard-hit areas to bring adult family members to get vaccinated if one person has an appointment. But L.A. County isn’t ready to roll it out across the board.

Community clinics are welcoming the state’s decision to open up vaccine eligibility to anyone 50 or older on April 1 and to anyone 16 or older on April 15.

Lisa Henderson and her kids wanted to do what they could to try to protect her husband, Mark Deetjen, a double transplant recipient who’d rejected one organ and had a heart attack.

As a double transplant recipient who's dealt with organ rejection and a heart attack, Mark Deetjen was at high risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19. To try to protect him, his wife and two kids signed up for vaccine trials.

On March 15, millions more Californians will become eligible to get the free COVID-19 vaccine, including people ages 16 to 64 with developmental disabilities.

To get more essential workers vaccinated, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors wants to expand clinic hours.

The site opens today; any qualifying resident can get an appointment for a free vaccination at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds.

There are lots of obstacles, including hesitancy born partially of mistrust. 'You don’t know if this is good or bad,' said one resident of West Athens.

For many in this Black community, there's lack of easy access to health care, no internet, "vaccine chasers" from far-flung wealthy areas who snap up appointments, and a sub-par online appointment system. And of course there's mistrust of the medical system born from generations of structural racism.

Blue Shield’s contract with California aims for 3 million vaccinations a week by March 1, with a focus on equity and greater accessibility. The plan will still be at the mercy of how much vaccine is sent to the state.

Parents and caregivers of people with disabilities in California are supposed to be at the front of the line for the COVID-19 vaccine. But many are facing roadblocks once they get to vaccination sites.