COVID-19 Why vaccine doses differ for babies, kids, teens and adults By Brian Peppers Assistant Professor of Pediatric and Adult Allergy/Immunology, West Virginia University | The Conversation | November 5, 2021 An immunologist explains how your immune system changes as you mature.
covid Is COVID-19 here to stay? A team of biologists explains how a virus becomes endemic By Sara Sawyer, Arturo Barbachano-Guerrero and Cody Warren | The Conversation | November 5, 2021 The ultimate fate of a virus depends on how well it maintains its transmission.
California State schools chief apologizes to private, parochial school leaders for mishandling federal COVID aid By John Fensterwald | EdSource | November 5, 2021 Tony Thurmond acknowledges frustration and promises to free up $187 million, much of it for urban parochial schools.
Bay Area What’s next for schools after COVID vaccine OK’d for children? By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | November 4, 2021 Some parents are hoping schools will ease masking and testing requirements, but that could still be months away.
Arts & Entertainment NYC’s Ballet Hispánico celebrates 50 years of challenging narratives By Jennifer Modenessi | Bay City News Foundation | November 3, 2021 The 17-member dance company performs at Zellerbach Hall on Saturday night.
covid Vaccinations for California kids ages 5 to 11 could begin this week By Diana Lambert | Edsource | November 2, 2021 The CDC approved the Pfizer vax for younger children on Tuesday.
Bay Area ‘I don’t recognize myself anymore’; How the pandemic drowned a working mom in debt By Jesse Bedayn | CalMatters | November 2, 2021 Many middle-class Californians found themselves financially stranded by the pandemic.
California ‘Not quite on board’: Parents proving a tough sell on COVID vax for teens By Jenny Gold and Samantha Young | Kaiser Health News | November 2, 2021 At 74%, Alameda County has one of the highest rates of teen COVID vaccination in California, but statewide just 59% of kids 12 to 17 are fully vaccinated.
California Labs with no one to run them: Why public health workers are fleeing the field By Anna Maria Barry-Jester | Kaiser Health News | November 2, 2021 Across California, public health departments are losing experienced staffers to exhaustion, partisan politics and jobs that pay more for less work.
COVID-19 State renews $1.7 billion contract with troubled COVID lab By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | November 1, 2021 The testing lab was so plagued with problems that state health officials warned it could lose its license.