California Department of Public Health

Covid update: Hospitalization rates double, wastewater samples show alarming East Bay spike

Omicron surge: Several Bay Area counties have seen Covid hospitalization rates more than double in the past month.

2 years ago

State drops public transit mask requirement, Bay Area agencies follow

The California Department of Health Wednesday dropped its public transportation mask requirement. Bay Area transit agencies quickly followed.

2 years ago

Oakland schools to drop student mask mandate, though still ‘strongly recommended’

Oakland students will no longer be required to wear masks indoors as of April 25, but masking is still "strongly…

2 years ago

San Francisco eases indoor mask mandate again starting Feb. 1

San Francisco is doing away again with some face mask requirements in indoor settings as Covid-19 cases decline.

2 years ago

Nurses, health care workers demand safer workplaces as omicron rages

Nurses and other health care workers held protests across the Bay Area on Thursday to call for increased workplace protections…

2 years ago

San Francisco reinstates indoor mask requirements amid omicron spike

San Francisco is temporarily reinstating Indoor mask requirements for specific indoor settings, starting Dec. 30, 2021 until Jan. 31, 2022.

2 years ago

Quick guide to current Covid-19 vaccine, booster authorizations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday issued an emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5…

2 years ago

Health officials urge flu shots to avoid ‘devastating’ season

State public health officials urged residents this week to get a flu vaccine, especially if they are part of a…

3 years ago

Tyler Perry partners with state in vaccine education outreach series

The California Department of Public Health is launching a series of public education videos in partnership with actor, director and…

3 years ago

State to require vaccination proof at indoor events with 1,000 or more

Starting Sept. 20, anyone attending an indoor event with 1,000 or more people in California will be required to provide…

3 years ago

Seven Bay Area counties issue indoor mask orders effective Tuesday

Effective Tuesday, seven of the nine Bay Area counties will again require that all people wear face masks in indoor…

3 years ago

California keeps indoor school mask mandate despite CDC’s relaxed guidance

State public health officials announced Friday that they will release updated guidance for the fall school semester next week encouraging…

3 years ago

Despite new CDC guidance, Alameda County advises residents to keep masking

Fully vaccinated Alameda County residents are advised to continue to wear masks if they don't know whether the people around…

3 years ago

State ad campaign hopes to ease vaccination fears in Black communities

The state's Department of Public Health has launched an advertising campaign intended to encourage the Black and African American communities…

3 years ago

SF expands on state vaccine guidance for vulnerable residents

San Francisco officials Friday said they will expand Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to persons between the ages of 16 to 64…

3 years ago

State to move Contra Costa, Sonoma counties into red tier Sunday

Contra Costa and Sonoma counties will finally join the rest of the Bay Area Sunday in a move to the…

3 years ago

State lets all breweries, wineries, distilleries reopen in varying capacities

State public health officials released updated reopening guidelines Thursday, allowing breweries, wineries and distilleries to operate without serving meals regardless…

3 years ago

SF plans Thursday morning reopening under new state guidelines

San Francisco will once again allow outdoor dining and other limited activities to resume Thursday morning. The changes follow a…

3 years ago

Despite vaccine scarcity, some Bay Area counties jump to reopen as state lifts order

Effectively immediately, California has lifted its regional Covid-19 stay-at-home and curfew orders, though individual counties retain the right to impose…

3 years ago

SF sets goal to vaccinate 900,000 people by end of June

Public health officials said Wednesday at a Board of Supervisors committee hearing that they have set a goal to vaccinate…

3 years ago

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