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David Blacker, chairman of the Inyo County Republican Central Committee, said he doesn't think California has a cohesive plan to vaccinate million of Californians in a way that is safe and capable of reaching industrial scales. 

"My first reaction is that they don’t have a plan. If they did, then for the sake of transparency, they would put it down in writing," Blacker said. "Second all three of the state’s overarching principles are political not practical. They don’t trust the CDC or the FDA. They want to slow down the process by bringing in stakeholders, and they want to make sure the misery is equal and continued for the longest period possible." 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently testing the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 following approval by an advisory board, CBS News reported. For millions of Americans, the results cannot come quickly enough, as the country remains in dire economic straits and is locked down.  

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has even said that we could begin seeing vaccinations for at-risk persons as early as next week, but that certainly remains to be seen. Blacker holds that California's supposed infrastructure is incapable of handling the demand required of a state-wide vaccination effort. 

"The state believes that the current immunization framework and emergency response infrastructure are sufficient. They are not," he said. 

Blacker lives in a rural community himself and made it clear that 20,000 doses of the vaccine could return life to normal. 

"I live in a rural county with limited health care, tourism as the center of our economy and we have a small population. The pandemic in Inyo County could be over by the end of the month with 20,000 doses," Blacker said.

Whether Blacker's suspicions will prove to be true remains to be seen. California's government certainly has been under fire in recent weeks over the constitutionality of its lockdowns which bar congregations in houses of worship.