California
COVID-19
Reminder: PUSD hosts free COVID vaccine clinic on Sept. 1
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Newly FDA-approved Pfizer vaccine available to all Piedmont community members, city staff, PUSD teachers, staff, and students (ages 12+).Arts & Entertainment
Acclaimed play on solitary confinement remade for pandemic
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Journalist Sarah Shourd's play draws on her experience of imprisonment in Iran's infamous Evin Prison after she was falsely accused of espionage.Bay Area
West Contra Costa Unified considering vaccine mandate
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The school district serves around 30,000 students.Around Town
Claims of vaccine side effects in VAERS can offer insight into vaccine hesitancy
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Two political scientists discuss how COVID vaccine misinformation offers new insights into the origins of vaccine hesitancy in the U.S.city
Tracking COVID in Piedmont | August 27
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Slight uptick in cases as the third week of school concludes.California
Vaccination rates founder among all states’ poorest residents
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In Alameda County, about 59% of eligible Medi-Cal recipients had received at least one dose of vaccine by early August versus about 83% of all eligible county residents.California
Quarantines and teacher shortages: a double whammy for California districts
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Superintendents argue that a new independent study law doesn't suit shorter-term quarantine learning.COVID-19
Oakland teachers, staff demand more COVID-19 testing in schools
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COVID cases among students in OUSD schools are increasing, according to union officials.COVID-19
