city Tracking COVID in Piedmont | Dec. 21 By Exedra Staff | December 21, 2021 Dramatic -- but not unexpected -- jump in local cases.
California Booster mandated for healthcare workers in California By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | December 21, 2021 News of the mandate, tweeted by the governor, will be formally announced Wednesday.
Bay Area Oakland now requires proof of vaccination to enter many places By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | December 21, 2021 Legislation includes plan for new drop-in vaccination sites.
COVID-19 Genomic sequencing: How researchers identify omicron and other COVID-19 variants By Andre Hudson and Crista Wadsworth, Rochester Institute of Technology | The Conversation | December 21, 2021 Since the late 1990s, sequencing science has revolutionized how researchers understand genomes.
California Judge denies San Diego Unified’s spring vaccine mandate By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | December 21, 2021 A pause of the mandate means thousands of unvaccinated teens can return to in-person instruction in January.
California UC campuses may consider remote instruction at start of upcoming term By Michael Burke | EdSource | December 21, 2021 UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz both plan to start the winter term remotely.
California Vaccine promoters struggle to get people boosted in California’s fields By Heidi de Marco | Kaiser Health News | December 20, 2021 Stressed vaccine communicators battle anti-vaccine propaganda while seeking to persuade Latino farmworkers to get COVID boosters.
COVID-19 Testing can replace quarantine for exposed school students, CDC says By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | December 17, 2021 Agency officials said "test-to-stay" should be part of a "layered approach" that included indoor masking, social distancing, and vaccination.
City Tracking COVID in Piedmont | Dec. 17 By Exedra Staff | December 17, 2021 No dramatic increase (yet) to signal omicron's arrival.
COVID-19 Fearing a big COVID surge, state reinstates rules for private workplaces — and the vaccinated By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | December 17, 2021 New statewide mask mandate and temporary COVID workplace rules aim at specter of a new surge.