California may prioritize age above all for COVID-19 vaccine - KRON4

State officials said the move makes sense given older people have a much higher rate of hospitalization and death from COVID-19.

That could mean teachers and school workers will probably not be vaccinated until this summer, said Debra Schade, a school board member at the Solana Beach School District in San Diego County and a director at the California School Boards Association.

Three-quarters of those who died from COVID-19 in California were 65 or older, according to data recently presented to a state vaccine advisory committee.

By vaccinating older adults first, the state could push down the number of those hospitalized, which could benefit the community as a whole, California Department of Public Health Director Dr.

The state reported 429 deaths on Sunday, two days after reaching a one-day record of 764, according to the Department of Public Health.

(KRON) -- The California health department has ended the stay-at-home orders for all regions in the state as of Monday morning.