Alejandro Padilla

“ California’s historic vaccination efforts made possible by the resources that we helped deliver, when we passed the American Rescue Plan, has covered more than three quarters of our residents. More than 55 million shots in arms of Californians. But now is not the time to let up.
Every person who gets the vaccine helps to stop the spread of the virus in our community. And we’ve just received two new critical weapons. One, booster shots to increase protections for adults. And two, approval of a vaccine for children older than five. ”

“ So as we approach this winter season, I recognize that we’ve made incredible progress, turning the tide since those tragic times. Now, just a month ago, California achieved the lowest level of COVID-19 transmission of any state in the nation. But today, cases are beginning to rise again. ”

“ So colleagues as we approach this now, second Thanksgiving since the start of the pandemic, we recognize that we have much to be thankful for. We’re thankful for the scientists who drew on years of research to design and test one of the most effective vaccines that we’ve ever seen. ”