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FILE - In this March 4, 2021, file photo, people wait under tents for their turn to be vaccinated at the St. John's Well Child and Family Center COVID-19 vaccination site at the East Los Angeles Civic Center in Los Angeles. California's two largest counties, Los Angeles and San Diego, have signed on to administer vaccine under a centralized system operated by insurer Blue Shield, greatly advancing Gov. Gavin Newsom's vision of a uniform COVID-19 vaccine network despite widespread pushback from local health offices. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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FILE - In this March 4, 2021, file photo, people wait under tents for their turn to be vaccinated at the St. John's Well Child and Family Center COVID-19 vaccination site at the East Los Angeles Civic Center in Los Angeles. California's two largest counties, Los Angeles and San Diego, have signed on to administer vaccine under a centralized system operated by insurer Blue Shield, greatly advancing Gov. Gavin Newsom's vision of a uniform COVID-19 vaccine network despite widespread pushback from local health offices. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

LA mayor says vaccines by ZIP code would have saved lives

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Gov. Gavin Newsom watches as LVN Cari Elkins gives a COVID-19 vaccination at a drive-thru vaccination center at Natomas High School in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Appointments were needed for the 1,000 vaccinations to be administered for those 65 and over, first responders, health workers, teachers, food and agricultural employers. Called an equitable distribution site, it prioritized those disproportionally impacted by COVID-19, was collaboration between the Natomas' Unified School District, Sacramento County Public Health Department and Sacramento Vice Mayor Angelique Ashby who represents the area. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, gestures in front of local officials while speaking about COVID-19 vaccines at the Fresno Fairgrounds, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Fresno, Calif. (John Walker/The Fresno Bee via AP)

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In this Jan. 21, 2021, file photo a medical staff member prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Tudor Ranch in Mecca, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Blue Shield of California tapped to speed up state vaccines

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 30, 2019 file photo, tents housing homeless line a street in downtown Los Angeles. Nonprofit health care system Kaiser Permanente today announced it will be the first private sector contributor to Newsom's newly announced fund to combat homelessness in the state, committing $25 million to the effort. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Kaiser, Blue Shield pledge $45M to California housing fund

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