covid A healthy microbiome builds a strong immune system that could help defeat COVID-19 By Ana Maldonado-Contreras, assistant professor of microbiology and physiological systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School | Local News Matters | January 29, 2021 The microbes living in the gut are key to good health.
COVID-19 School board approves elementary reopening timeline By Exedra Staff | January 28, 2021 If countywide cases of COVID-19 remain below 25 per 100,000 for five consecutive days, children will start returning to campuses on Feb. 9.
COVID-19 Can the US keep covid variants in check? Here’s what it takes By Anna Maria Barry-Jester | Kaiser Health News | January 28, 2021 Experts say the US must become more nimble if we're going to outflank the variants emerging as the virus continues to mutate.
California New covid cases plunge 25% or more as behavior changes By Christina Jewett | Kaiser Health News | January 28, 2021 End of holiday gatherings or fear of the virus may be at play – or hope for the vaccine
COVID-19 COVID-19 surge receding in Alameda County, vaccinations continue By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | January 26, 2021 The daily number of reported cases has dropped dramatically since peaking Jan 7 at 1,313; meanwhile vaccine distribution remains problematic.
Bay Area Going underground: California business operates in secret amid pandemic restrictions By Kate Cimini | CalMatters | January 26, 2021 Many small business owners have taken legitimate operations underground during the pandemic. Owners say they’ve been unable to get by on government loans and stimulus checks.
COVID-19 Anti-vaccine activists peddle theories that COVID-19 shots are deadly, undermining vaccination By Liz Szabo | Kaiser Health News | January 26, 2021 Anti-vaccine groups are using an old playbook -- sowing outright disinformation and deliberately misinterpreting data, health experts say.
City Tracking COVID in Piedmont | Jan. 26 By Exedra Staff | January 26, 2021 New cases reported despite promising signs in Bay Area.
California California teachers could get Covid-19 vaccinations starting in February By Diana Lambert and Ali Tadayon | EdSource | January 26, 2021 Newsom's plan would move educators and other school staff up to phase 1B in the state's current tiered vaccination plan.
Bay Area Newly formed California-wide parent group turns up the pressure to reopen schools By Carolyn Jones and Betty Márquez Rosales | EdSource | January 26, 2021 State officials should push harder for safety measures that could allow schools to reopen, parent group says.