As Texas vaccinates nearly 7M, California reports numerous vaccination rollout problems: Analysis

Published March 9, 2021 1:00pm ET



While Texas is approaching a 100 percent reopening with more than 7 million people in total expected to be vaccinated by this week, California is struggling to administer vaccines altogether and California Gov. Gavin Newsom is most likely facing a recall election.

On Sunday, the RecallNewsom2020 campaign announced it had received nearly 2 million signatures, more than enough, once verified, to prompt a special election. If successful, Newsom would be the second governor ever recalled in California history. Newsom has faced extensive criticism for his ongoing state lockdown, loss of jobs and businesses leaving the state, millions of fraudulent unemployment claims processed, a vaccination rollout that many have criticized and the first recorded population loss in the state’s history, among other issues.

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