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Sewage-testing robots process wastewater faster to predict COVID-19 outbreaks sooner
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Wastewater surveillance is especially useful as an early-alert system for high-risk areas.covid
Surge in teen eating disorders another toll of prolonged pandemic
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Increased screen time and isolation during the pandemic are contributing to a rise in anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating.Bay Area
Six counties, including Alameda, move out of ‘purple’ tier
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Alameda County joins neighboring San Francisco in the "red" tier, but 34 of the state's 58 counties remained in the purple tier Thursday.Bay Area
Thousands of Coliseum COVID-19 vaccines were smaller-than-recommended doses
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The Pfizer vaccine doses were administered on Feb. 28 and March 1.COVID-19
Ouch! Needle-phobic people scarred by so many images of covid shots
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The pictures are on the nightly news, on billboards, bus stop posters and all over social media. How can people who fear needles manage to get their covid shots?COVID-19
California’s vaccine appointment website has glitches. No surprise?
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Experts give poor usability ratings to My Turn, the new statewide sign-up app for covid vaccination.COVID-19
Kaiser Permanente has struggled to vaccinate its own members
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Older patients in several states where the California-based managed care giant operates complain they’ve had difficulty scheduling appointments and spotty communication from the health system. Some report it’s getting better, though.California
Caregivers of people with disabilities rebuffed at vaccine sites
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Parents and caregivers of people with disabilities in California are supposed to be near the front of the line for the covid-19 vaccine. But some are hitting roadblocks at vaccination sites.California
