Coronavirus in the Bay Area
Bay Area COVID-19 positivity rate hits 15 percent, CDC recommends masking in public
COVID-19 cases are continuing to surge across the Bay Area, driven largely by subvariants of Omicron. All nine Bay Area counties are now considered ‘high’ risk for the community spread of COVID-19 by the CDC.
Road travel likely at pre-pandemic levels this Independence Day
Nearly fifty million Americans are predicted to travel on the roads this weekend nationwide, which would make this Independence Day weekend the second busiest ever according to AAA.
Alameda County does away with indoor mask order
Public health leaders in Alameda County announced Friday that the county will again rescind its indoor mask order.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed tests positive for COVID
Mayor London Breed has tested positive for COVID-19.
Flight delays and cancellations continue to plague passengers, as travel demand increases
The nation's airlines have yet to resolve the issue they can control, resulting in another holiday weekend full of delays, cancellations and plain old passenger angst. Though they received $54 billion to stay afloat and keep their employees, airlines just can't keep up.
Coronavirus in California
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Most California students won't need to return to school with masks
California will not be bringing back statewide mask mandate for classroom for the coming school year.
Gov. Newsom tests positive for COVID
Gov. Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday and is "currently experiencing mild symptoms," he said in a tweet.
UCLA reinstates indoor mask mandate due to rising COVID cases
Citing rising COVID-19 cases across the county and on campus, UCLA Friday will reinstate an indoor mask-wearing mandate for all students, staff and visitors at campus facilities.
California’s population fell again amid pandemic’s 2nd year
California’s population shrank for the second year in a row in 2021 as the nation’s most populous state was hit by declining birth rates, higher deaths from the pandemic and fewer people moving into the state from elsewhere in the U.S., officials said Monday.
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1st vaccine doses administered to babies, preschoolers in Bay Area
The pediatricians at East Bay Pediatrics expect to give 100 first doses on Tuesday alone to babies and preschoolers.
Shipments of COVID-19 vaccine for kids arrive in Bay Area
Shipments of COVID-19 vaccine for kids are already beginning to arrive in the Bay Area after the CDC authorized the shot for children five and younger over the weekend. Santa Clara County was among the first in the Bay Area to receive its shipments, and officials say the health department plans to begin administering shots on Tuesday.
Santa Clara County will vaccinate babies, toddlers, children under 5 next week
Santa Clara County health officials said they'll begin vaccinating on Tuesday for children ages 6 months to 5 years old.
COVID-19 vaccine: FDA authorizes 1st shots for kids under 5; CDC review next
The CDC recommends how to use vaccines and its vaccine advisers are set to discuss the shots for the youngest kids Friday and vote on Saturday.