Newsom spotlights ‘consequential decision’ over COVID in California recall election

Accusations that California Gov. Gavin Newsom mishandled the Golden State’s response to the coronavirus, as the worst pandemic in a century swept across the country last year, was what sparked the effort to recall the state’s Democratic governor.

"MILESTONE: More than 80% of eligible Californians have at least one dose of the #COVID19 vaccine & we continue to lead the nation with 48M shots in arms. Now, we’re in a pandemic of the unvaccinated as they fill up hospitals & ICUs. Vaccines are how we end this pandemic," the embattled governor’s office tweeted on Tuesday using their official Twitter account. And at a news conference outside a health clinic in Oakland, Newscom compared California’s COVID rates to much higher ones in large states with conservative governors, such as Texas and Florida.