SFO offers drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations for San Mateo County residents 65 and older

A two-day COVID-19 vaccination clinic is being held at San Francisco International Airport and open to all San Mateo County residents 65 years and older, regardless of health insurance. 

Nursing home COVID rates drop in Marin County following vaccinations

Public and private health officials said infection rates dropped 10-fold after residents received second doses in January.

Mass vaccination sites in Oakland, LA set to open as others forced to close

The two newest openings in Oakland and LA are part of President Biden's promise to open 100 mass vaccination sites in his first 100 days in office and they are federally funded, meaning they will have a federal vaccine supply. The aim is to vaccinate 6,000 people a day at these sites. 

After COVID-19 vaccination, is it safe to visit with friends and loved ones?

While the current COVID-19 vaccines may prevent someone from getting severely sick, it remains unclear whether they could still carry and transmit the virus to others. Here’s what you need to know.

90-year-old Seattle woman walks 6 miles in the snow to get coronavirus vaccine

A 90-year-old Seattle woman walked six miles in the snow over the weekend to make sure she was on time for her coveted Covid-19 vaccination appointment.

Good Samaritan hospital permanently closes vaccine clinic following public backlash

The news comes three weeks after the hospital faced backlash for allowing teachers and staff at an affluent Los Gatos school district to skip the line for COVID-19 vaccines by pretending to be health care workers.

Oakland Coliseum mass vaccination site is one of 100 Biden promised to open

The site is located in one of the Bay Area's most socially disadvantaged county populations. Officials said they want to make sure communities are treated fairly and have access to vaccines. 

Mardi Gras 2021: Bars closed, Bourbon Street barricaded amid COVID-19 pandemic

Parades and parties on Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) and the days leading up to the annual pre-Lenten bash were canceled and bars were ordered closed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Vaccine delays leave grocery workers feeling expendable

As panicked Americans cleared supermarkets of toilet paper and food last spring, grocery employees gained recognition as among the most indispensable of the pandemic's front-line workers. 

Fauci wins $1 million Israeli prize for ‘defending science’

Dr. Anthony Fauci has won the $1 million Dan David Prize for “defending science” and advocating for vaccines now being administered worldwide to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

No new virus cases raise hopes New Zealand will end lock-down

For a second consecutive day, New Zealand reported no new community cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, raising hopes that a lockdown in Auckland will be lifted Wednesday. 

WHO greenlights AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, opening door for use in the UN

The World Health Organization has granted an emergency authorization to the COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca, likely allowing the U.N. health agency's partners to ship millions of doses to countries worldwide.