Health

Mass vaccinations are gaining traction, as multiple Bay Area communities step up their shots.

More than five weeks into its vaccination program, about 4 million doses have been shipped to the state, with nearly 1.8 million doses administered.

Ngan Pham says her dream business the Yoga Phamily studio opened in San Francisco's Mission District in 2019, but a year later, with the pandemic she was unable to keep up with her $6,000-a-month rent.

One of the unfortunate realities of life in the Bay Area is that many residents are unable to afford to feed themselves. But here are some established food banks that fill the need.

Harrison Hatlo Porter, an 8th grader at Valley Christian Junior High in San Jose, was determined to raise money for his local food bank, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.

Besides all their other problems, the homeless community in Santa Rosa are being hit with a triple whammy of winter weather, the threat of COVID and no place to go.

Health experts are keeping their eyes on new and mutating strains of coronavirus. Now Bay Area scientists have a tool to determine if those strains are circulating in our neighborhoods.

"We're boots on the ground. We're the ones out on the street, contacting people," said Tracy McCray, vice president of the San Francisco police union.

Violations at Pacifica Beach Yoga, located at 1615 Oceana Blvd., included holding indoor “mask-free” yoga classes when gyms and yoga studios are under state health orders to close indoor operations. The studio's owner had already been fined more than $3,700. 

The path towards increasing South Bay COVID-19 vaccinations shortened Friday. This, as Santa Clara County unveiled a new mass vaccination site at the Mountain View Community Center.

Some of the business owners said it couldn't have come at a worse time.

Joe Biden’s ambitious opening bid, his $1.9 trillion American Rescue economic package, will test the new president’s relationship with Congress.

The deaths reported Friday by the California Department of Public Health top the previous mark of 708 set on Jan. 8. In the last two days California has recorded 1,335 deaths.

San Francisco set a goal of vaccinating everyone within the city by the end of June - about 900,000 people.

With millions of Americans waiting for their chance to get the coronavirus vaccine, a lucky few are getting bumped to the front of the line as clinics scramble to get rid of extra doses.

Many people seem to think showing they are protected from the virus will make them a better catch.