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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…

3 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

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

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…

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

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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.

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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.

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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