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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 to 11, though there are still some hurdles to...Read More
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 high-risk group such as those age 65 and older....Read More
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 public spaces. The joint order was announced in statements...Read More
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 schools to return to full in-person classes. The California...Read More
San Mateo County becomes second in Bay Area to hit yellow tier
San Mateo County moved into the state’s yellow Covid-19 reopening tier Tuesday, allowing the county to reopen almost all businesses indoors with capacity limits. The tier change will allow...Read More
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 of their county’s tier. Breweries, wineries and distilleries have...Read More
Bay Area ICU availability triggers regional stay-at-home order in the local nine counties
The Bay Area Region Wednesday dropped below 15 percent in intensive care unit bed availability, triggering the state-directed stay-at-home order effective Thursday at midnight. Several counties had voluntarily implemented...Read More
Four of five California regions could trigger stay-at-home order within two days
The state of California announced a regional stay-at-home order Thursday afternoon, which goes into effect “promptly” after regions drop below 15 percent intensive care unit availability. The order will...Read More
State pauses Marin County’s expected move to Tier 2
Marin County was notified Monday night that the state of California has delayed the reopening of more businesses as the county is still in Tier 1 for COVID-19 cases....Read More
Newsom says Trump’s unemployment plan puts state in perilous budget position
The state of California does not have the financial wherewithal to afford the White House’s plan to extend expanded unemployment benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom said...Read More
More than 70 percent of Sonoma County Covid-19 case come from Latinx community
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Thursday discussed the county’s plan for tackling its increase in Covid-19 cases as well as addressing the disproportionate impact of the virus...Read More
Nearly 50 counties get okay to reopen salons, barbershops
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that 47 counties across the state, including Solano and Napa counties, can reopen hair salons and barbershops with strict public health and safety guidelines....Read More
Health department breaks down state Covid-19 case demographics
The California Department of Public Health announced Saturday that the total number of Covid-19 coronavirus cases in the state had reached 20,615, with 609 deaths as of Friday. The...Read More
Dungeness crab season comes with recreational health warning, commercial delay
The recreational Dungeness crab season starts Saturday in California, but it comes with a warning. The start of commercial crab season, meanwhile, will likely be delayed. The California Department...Read More
State expands recreational shellfish warning
The California Department of Public Health's latest warning of poisons found in recreationally harvested bivalve shellfish was issued to Santa Cruz County on Friday, according to county public health...Read More
Laguna Honda fined $100k after patient death
State officials have fined San Francisco's Laguna Honda Hospital $100,000 for mistakes that led to the death of a wheelchair-bound patient.Read More
Dog-killing algae closes two San Jose parks
Two San Jose lakes were closed Thursday and remain closed because algae found in the lakes can kill dogs.Read More
SF’s Zika count rises, 10 cases confirmed
Two more SF residents have tested positive for Zika virus, bringing the total number of people infected in the city to 10.Read More
Baby spinach recalled over cadmium levels
A Salinas company has voluntarily recalled one lot of its organicgirl brand baby spinach because of elevated levels of cadmium.Read More
Local seafood slapped with toxicity warning
The California Department of Public Health announced Friday that its updating its warning to consumers regarding seafood caught in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.Read More