The pandemic’s victims in California are more likely to be low-income and Latino and living in overcrowded housing. The Biden administration said it expects 600 million total doses will have been produced by summer’s end. Biden’s efforts to boost vaccine production represents his first use of the Defense Production Act, which helps the federal government procure materials critical to national security. “We’ll help industry partners construct new plants and build new production lines here in the United States,” he said. More work was being done to boost the domestic production of surgical gloves, reducing the country’s reliance on overseas manufacturing.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 05, 2021 17:19 UTC