COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech booster approved for 16-and 17-year-olds By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | December 10, 2021 The FDA expanded Pfizer’s authorization to cover the younger age group on an emergency basis.
gavin newsom Newsom: Schools should ‘fine-tune’ vaccine mandates to keep kids in school By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | December 10, 2021 Thousands of eligible school students across California remain unvaccinated.
Around Town Tracking COVID in Piedmont | Dec. 7 By Exedra Staff | December 7, 2021 Small rise in local cases; in the Bay Area and globally focus is now on the omicron variant.
California When the surges just keep coming: a view from the COVID vortex By Jenny Gold | Kaiser Health News | December 7, 2021 How one California region is handling resurgent waves of COVID-19.
COVID-19 U.S. surgeon general warns of youth mental health crisis because of the pandemic By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | December 7, 2021 The pandemic "exacerbated the unprecedented stresses young people already faced," Murthy wrote.
COVID-19 For older adults, smelling the roses may be more difficult By Judith Graham | Kaiser Health News | December 6, 2021 The loss of smell is a common issue for many seniors and is often overlooked. Yet it can have serious consequences.
covid How can scientists update coronavirus vaccines for omicron? By Deborah Fuller, Professor of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington | The Conversation | December 3, 2021 A microbiologist answers five questions about how Moderna and Pfizer could rapidly adjust mRNA vaccines.
COVID-19 Is it time to change the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’? By Victoria Knight | Kaiser Health News | December 3, 2021 Experts weigh in as the federal government urges everyone to get boosted amid concerns over omicron, a new COVID variant.
COVID-19 Overdose epidemic plagues California: Fentanyl is driving uptick in deaths By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | December 3, 2021 In San Francisco, drug overdoses resulted in nearly three times the number of deaths than the total of COVID-19 deaths in 2020.
California Why isn’t California’s economy adding jobs faster? By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | December 2, 2021 Three key takeaways from a CalMatters/Milken Institute discussion on how the pandemic has changed the California economy.