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Ana B. Ibarra

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Ana is a Sacramento-based health reporter. She joined CalMatters in 2020 after four years at Kaiser Health News, where she covered California health care and policy. She started her reporting career at McClatchy’s Merced Sun-Star. Her work has also appeared in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and many other state and national news outlets. She is a 2015 fellow of the Center for Health Journalism at USC Annenberg and a Cal Poly Pomona graduate.

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People wait in line at a temporary COVID-19 vaccine super site set up at the north of the Toy Story Parking Lot at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim on January 13, 2021. Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG

Vaccine chaos: Californians scramble for shots amid mixed messaging

Barbara Feder OstrovAna B. Ibarra by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the feds failed to deliver promised vaccine supplies, but he expects Californians with their first shots to be able to secure their second.

Residents get the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Emerald Court senior living community in Anaheim on January 8, 2021. COVID vaccines will not be made available to anyone 65 and over. Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG

California throws open COVID vaccines to anyone 65 and older

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra January 13, 2021January 13, 2021
Los residentes reciben la vacuna Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 en la comunidad para personas mayores de Emerald Court en Anaheim el 8 de enero de 2021. Las vacunas COVID ahora estarán disponibles para cualquier persona de 65 años o más. Foto de Paul Bersebach, Registro del Condado de Orange / SCNG

California abre las vacunas contra COVID a cualquier persona de 65 años o más

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra January 13, 2021January 13, 2021
Dentist Wendy Wu holds a nasal swab to test a person for COVID-19 in a drive through testing site by La Clinica de la Raza across from the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland onJuly 17, 2020. Photo by Ray Chavez, Bay Area News Group

Even more contagious? Here’s what you need to know about the mutating virus now in California

Ana B. IbarraBarbara Feder Ostrov by Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov January 4, 2021January 4, 2021
El estado está analizando muestras de prueba sospechosas de ser cepas variantes del coronavirus. Foto de Ray Chavez, Bay Area News Group

¿Aún más contagioso? Esto es lo que necesita saber sobre el virus mutante ahora en California

Ana B. IbarraBarbara Feder Ostrov by Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov January 4, 2021January 4, 2021
First grade teacher Mary Samis gives students instructions on the first day of in-person classes at Arroyo Vista Elementary School in Rancho Santa Margarita on September 29, 2020. Arroyo Vista is offering both full day in-person classes and half-day hybrid instruction. Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG

Newsom announces $450-per-student incentive to reopen schools

Ana B. IbarraMikhail Zinshteyn by Ana B. Ibarra and Mikhail Zinshteyn December 30, 2020December 30, 2020
La maestra de primer grado Mary Samis dio instrucciones a los estudiantes el primer día de clases presenciales en la escuela primaria Arroyo Vista en Rancho Santa Margarita el 29 de septiembre de 2020. Foto de Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register / SCNG

Newsom anuncia un incentivo de $450 por estudiante para reabrir escuelas

Ana B. IbarraMikhail Zinshteyn by Ana B. Ibarra and Mikhail Zinshteyn December 30, 2020December 30, 2020
Shoppers wearing face masks walk past a sale sign and a Christmas tree at The Pike Outlets in Long Beach. Photo by Ashley Landis/AP

California COVID forecast darkens after holiday celebrations

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra December 28, 2020December 28, 2020
Registered Nurse Reanne Takara administers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to frontline health workers at UC Davis Medical Center on Dec. 15, 2020. Photo courtesy of UC Davis Health

Who’s next? Counties lobbied over vaccine priority list

Barbara Feder OstrovAna B. Ibarra by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra December 21, 2020January 5, 2021

Can California protect COVID-19 vaccine from cheaters and fraudsters?

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

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