Some in Hawaii outraged mainland visitors received vaccine

Maui's top public health officer has revealed at least one traveler from California recently found a way to receive a shot while visiting the Hawaiian islands.

California opens mass vaccination sites but worries about supply

California counties are opening mass vaccination centers they say can help curb the coronavirus surge that is killing more than 500 people a day in the state — but only if they can get the vaccine.

San Francisco opening three mass COVID-19 vaccination sites

To streamline the COVID vaccination process the city plans to create a network of injection sites to scale-up capacity as vaccine supply increases. 

Santa Clara County hospital vaccinates 6,000 people each day

The County of Santa Clara Health System alone has already given 32,352 first doses and 6,594 second doses to those eligible healthcare workers and individuals age 75 and older in the county as of Thursday. 

California likely won't meet 1.5M vaccination goal by end of day

Their goal is to get 1.5 million people vaccinated by the end of Friday. However, it appears as though the state won't meet its goal. 

'There is no federal reserve': Governors say HHS made empty promise on more vaccine doses

State health officials who were expecting a big boost in coronavirus vaccine doses from the federal government next week will likely be disappointed: reports say the stockpile that Operation Warp Speed pledged to release this week does not exist.

COVID-19 vaccines: Rollout in US sparks new set of problems

The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the shots.

California counties beg for vaccine as eligibility expands

California had received more than 2.4 million vaccine doses as of Monday, but only a third of them have been used. The state aims to administer nearly 1.5 million vaccine doses by Friday — still a small portion of what’s needed for herd immunity in a state with nearly 40 million people.

UC Berkeley to administer vaccines to certain staff, students, faculty

The university says it hopes to administer vaccines to staff, students, and faculty who work at campus health care, lab, and pharmacy sites in the next two weeks.

California expands COVID vaccine access to those 65 and older

Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement Wednesday puts seniors in line before emergency workers, teachers, childcare providers and food and agriculture workers even as counties complain they already don’t have enough doses to go around.

Santa Clara County warns of COVID vaccine misinformation

Santa Clara County officials are warning residents of text messages that falsely claim to have extra doses of the COVID vaccine.

US shifts to speed vaccinations; won’t hold back 2nd doses, expands vaccinations to 65 and older

Barely a month into a mass vaccination campaign to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration unexpectedly shifted gears Tuesday to speed the delivery of shots. A slow start had triggered widespread concern from states and public health officials.

Santa Clara Co. calls for more transparency, better coordination with vaccine distribution

Santa Clara County said it has no way of knowing how nearly half of its residents will get their COVID-19 vaccine, prompting a new proposal that calls for more transparency and better coordination.

Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic opens in San Mateo County

Starting Monday, San Mateo County began offering a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic for eligible health care workers and vulnerable residents.

Pfizer vaccine works against COVID-19 variant, study suggests

New research suggests the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech can still work against a mutated coronavirus.

Napa County seeks volunteers to help administer COVID vaccine

Napa County health officials are putting out a call to medical volunteers to help administer coronavirus vaccinations.