Bay Area Oakland Unified pushes back vaccine mandate to the fall semester By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | January 27, 2022 The new deadline will match the state deadline for student COVID-19 vaccination.
Bay Area In San Francisco, indoor mask exemptions are back for some vaccinated, boosted spaces By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | January 27, 2022 Indoor mask requirements remain in effect for most settings, but masks will no longer be required in "stable settings" such as gyms and offices.
Bay Area Reminder: Oakland’s vaccination requirement for indoor facilities begins Feb. 1 By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | January 25, 2022 Oakland joins neighboring cities and counties in requiring vaccination to eat in restaurants, use indoor recreation facilities.
COVID-19 California lawmakers go all in on COVID vaccine rules By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | January 25, 2022 A new bill would remove personal belief exemption and requiring all K-12 students to get the shot by Jan. 1, 2023.
health COVID-infected nurses working at short-staffed nursing homes By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | January 24, 2022 Infections are sweeping through staff and residents at homes across the state.
California Children 12 and older could be vaccinated without parental consent, under new bill By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | January 21, 2022 State health data on Friday reported that some 28 percent of 12 to 17-year-olds have not received a COVID vaccine.
California Patient, beware: Some states still pushing ineffective COVID antibody treatments By JoNel Aleccia | Kaiser Health News | January 21, 2022 Regeneron and Lilly don’t work against the omicron variant but California is among the states still using the treatments.
Bay Area Nearly 4,000 Kaiser patients may have received incorrect COVID vaccine dosage at Walnut Creek Medical Center By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | January 18, 2022 The shots were administered between Oct. 25 and Dec.
California Officials struggle to regulate pop-up COVID testing sites — and warn patients to beware By Michelle Andrews | Kaiser Health News | January 18, 2022 Dubious street testing operators could put people’s personal data, health, or wallets at risk.
California Here’s what’s changed as California’s new COVID workplace rules go into effect By Grace Gedye | CalMatters | January 14, 2022 Updated COVID workplace rules go into effect today, including increased protections for vaccinated workers.