Record pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations reported amid delta surge
Data collected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations have skyrocketed over the past week.
Data collected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations have skyrocketed over the past week.
San Francisco to expand COVID testing capacity at high-volume SoMa site
San Francisco is ramping up the public's ability to get a COVID-19 test in response to a rise in cases from the delta variant.
San Francisco is ramping up the public's ability to get a COVID-19 test in response to a rise in cases from the delta variant.
Activists demand vaccine mandate at City College of San Francisco
Activist group, Higher Education Action Team, is demanding for a vaccine mandate for all students and staff and proof that the school is following CDC guidelines on building ventilation at City College of San Francisco.
Activist group, Higher Education Action Team, is demanding for a vaccine mandate for all students and staff and proof that the school is following CDC guidelines on building ventilation at City College of San Francisco.
The lambda COVID variant is in California: 5 things to know
A new strain of the coronavirus has been found in California. But no need to worry, experts say, since lambda is rarely detected, and delta dominates.
A new strain of the coronavirus has been found in California. But no need to worry, experts say, since lambda is rarely detected, and delta dominates.
Schools are helping students who have lost loved ones to COVID-19
As campuses reopen, schools are bracing for an onslaught of student mental health needs. But they're also preparing to help students cope with something more elusive, more unpredictable and more profound: grief.
As campuses reopen, schools are bracing for an onslaught of student mental health needs. But they're also preparing to help students cope with something more elusive, more unpredictable and more profound: grief.
Immunocompromised COVID booster shot candidates weigh their options
People with weakened immune systems will now be able to get a third vaccine dose. A panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off Friday, following Food and Drug Administration approval Thursday.
People with weakened immune systems will now be able to get a third vaccine dose. A panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off Friday, following Food and Drug Administration approval Thursday.
49er Faithful shows up early for preseason home opener
The San Francisco 49ers are playing their first preseason game of the year Saturday, hosting the Kansas City Chiefs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.
The San Francisco 49ers are playing their first preseason game of the year Saturday, hosting the Kansas City Chiefs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.
San Francisco schools set to reopen in-person starting Monday
Teachers at John Muir Elementary School in San Francisco Friday were busy getting their classrooms ready for Monday, the reopening of school.
Teachers at John Muir Elementary School in San Francisco Friday were busy getting their classrooms ready for Monday, the reopening of school.
Levi's Stadium opens door to excited fans for first preseason game of the year
Fans watching 49ers first preseason game against the Chiefs in person on Saturday should arrive early and bring a mask.
Fans watching 49ers first preseason game against the Chiefs in person on Saturday should arrive early and bring a mask.
A growing number of employers now requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all new hires
As more people return to work, we are beginning to see a new trend in what employers want in a job candidate. Increasingly, what they want are people fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
As more people return to work, we are beginning to see a new trend in what employers want in a job candidate. Increasingly, what they want are people fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
1st COVID death of vaccinated person recorded in Marin County
A vaccinated Marin County resident over the age of 75 has died due to complications from COVID-19, the county health department confirmed Friday.
A vaccinated Marin County resident over the age of 75 has died due to complications from COVID-19, the county health department confirmed Friday.
Oakland McDonald's settles case after employees were told to wear dog diapers as masks
According to the workers, managers at the restaurant told cooks and cashiers to use coffee filters and dog diapers in lieu of actual face masks, failed to enforce social distancing and checked workers' temperatures before their shift with an inaccurate thermometer.
According to the workers, managers at the restaurant told cooks and cashiers to use coffee filters and dog diapers in lieu of actual face masks, failed to enforce social distancing and checked workers' temperatures before their shift with an inaccurate thermometer.
San Francisco mandates COVID-19 vaccines for all indoor activities
San Francisco adopted a landmark policy, one of the nation's first, to require purveyors of essentially all indoor activities to require proof of vaccination.
San Francisco adopted a landmark policy, one of the nation's first, to require purveyors of essentially all indoor activities to require proof of vaccination.
Extra COVID vaccine OK'd for those with weak immune systems
U.S. regulators on Thursday said transplant recipients and others with weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to better protect them as the delta variant continues to surge.
U.S. regulators on Thursday said transplant recipients and others with weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to better protect them as the delta variant continues to surge.
Settlement requires McDonald's to improve worker safety after COVID outbreak
An Oakland McDonald's restaurant will be required to follow new worker safety guidelines and establish a worker safety committee as part of a settlement with employees who were told to use coffee filters and dog diapers as face masks during a COVID-19 outbreak last year.
An Oakland McDonald's restaurant will be required to follow new worker safety guidelines and establish a worker safety committee as part of a settlement with employees who were told to use coffee filters and dog diapers as face masks during a COVID-19 outbreak last year.
COVID-19 surge: States that showed progress now seeing waves of new cases
The COVID-19 surge that is sending hospitalizations to all-time highs in parts of the South is also clobbering states like Hawaii and Oregon that were once seen as pandemic success stories.
The COVID-19 surge that is sending hospitalizations to all-time highs in parts of the South is also clobbering states like Hawaii and Oregon that were once seen as pandemic success stories.
GOP candidate in Newsom recall election holds rally at San Jose's Calvary Chapel
Larry Elder, a Republican candidate in the election to recall Gov. Newsom, held a rally at a San Jose church on Thursday. You may remember Calvary Chapel for defying local COVID rules at the height of the pandemic last year.
Larry Elder, a Republican candidate in the election to recall Gov. Newsom, held a rally at a San Jose church on Thursday. You may remember Calvary Chapel for defying local COVID rules at the height of the pandemic last year.
US in ‘much worse situation’ with COVID-19 pandemic than expected, experts say
Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania and a member of the FDA Vaccine Advisory Panel, said he’s amazed at how much of society appears to have returned to normal behaviors despite the pandemic being far from over.
Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania and a member of the FDA Vaccine Advisory Panel, said he’s amazed at how much of society appears to have returned to normal behaviors despite the pandemic being far from over.
$100 incentives in Contra Costa County for vaccination referrals
The county launched the Helping Hands Referral Program in an effort to encourage more residents to get vaccinated as the virus' delta variant has overwhelmingly affected unvaccinated residents.
The county launched the Helping Hands Referral Program in an effort to encourage more residents to get vaccinated as the virus' delta variant has overwhelmingly affected unvaccinated residents.
Move-in day at Cal State East Bay different this year
Cal State East Bay welcomed their students to on-campus housing on Thursday but with some changes due to the pandemic.
Cal State East Bay welcomed their students to on-campus housing on Thursday but with some changes due to the pandemic.