INGLEWOOD, Calif. — On Sunday, Delores Walters and Marion Brown went to get COVID-19 vaccinations at a pop-up site in the parking lot of their church, the Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood.

The two ladies have known each other for about two decades. They’re both in their early 70s and came to get to their first dose together. 

“I’m ready to get back to 90% normalcy before this whole thing happened," said Brown.

But there was a problem. Due to a computer glitch, Walters’ name was not on the list, and so only Brown was able to get her shot.

“I mean, I was a little bit upset, of course,” Walters said. “But I know through the will of God, anything is possible and I feel like if I didn’t get it here today, I’ll get it somewhere else tomorrow.”

Just as Brown went in to receive the vaccine by herself, Gov. Gavin Newsom arrived to tour the site. The governor is reaching out specifically to communities of color because less than 3% of vaccines given have gone to Black people in California. That’s the second lowest rate among all races statewide, according to California’s COVID-19 dashboard.

“We’re falling short and we gotta own that,” Gov. Newsom said. “The reason I’m here is we own that. We recognize our responsibility to do more.”

Brown said, “It just goes to show that he does have a concern for the people in the neighborhood, trying to do his best.”

As the governor departed, Walters found out she could also get the vaccine because of a cancellation. Now the two friends are both half way to being completely vaccinated.

“I accomplished what I started out, my mission I started out on this morning,” said Brown.

Walters simply said, “Blessed."