Author Archives: Ana B. Ibarra

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.

ana@calmatters.org

Palo Alto resident Margaret Park, 91, is accompanied by her son to the waiting area after receiving her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Levi’s Stadium on Feb. 9, 2021. The 49ers arena opened on Tuesday as a vaccine distribution site for Santa Clara County residents 65 and older and is expected to inoculate up to 15,000 people per day once supplies become available. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Vaccine appointments may be backed up for several weeks

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra March 26, 2021September 27, 2021

Alameda County health workers prepare syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a distribution clinic at St. Rose hospital in Hayward on Jan. 27, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Californians 50 and older eligible for vaccinations next week

by Ana B. Ibarra March 25, 2021September 27, 2021

Los trabajadores de salud del condado de Alameda preparan jeringas con la vacuna Moderna COVID-19 durante una clínica de distribución en el hospital St. Rose en Hayward el 27 de enero de 2021. Foto de Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

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Californianos de 50 años o más elegibles para vacunas la próxima semana

by Ana B. Ibarra March 25, 2021March 25, 2021

Jose Rosas and his wife, Sara, who live in the 90060 zip code, wait in line to be screened for high temperature before being vaccinated at the St. John's Well Child and Family Center COVID-19 vaccination site at the East Los Angeles Civic Center in Los Angeles on March 4, 2021. California has just crossed the threshold of 2 million vaccines administered in underserved communities allowing many counties to move more easily into less restrictive tiers. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

California hit critical milestone for reopening today

by Ana B. Ibarra and Rachel Becker March 12, 2021September 28, 2021

Mauricio Chavez of Hollister gets a COVID-19 vaccine at Monterey Mushrooms in Morgan Hill on Feb. 28, 2021. He works at a neighboring mushroom farm. Photo by Ana Ibarra, CalMatters

Eager to be vaccinated, California farmworkers face obstacles

by Ana B. Ibarra March 8, 2021September 28, 2021

Mauricio Chávez de Hollister recibe una vacuna contra el COVID-19 en Monterey Mushrooms en Morgan Hill el 28 de febrero de 2021. Trabaja en una granja de hongos vecina. Muchos trabajadores agrícolas de California todavía enfrentan obstáculos para recibir la vacuna. Foto de Ana Ibarra, CalMatters

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Ansiosos por vacunarse, los trabajadores agrícolas de California enfrentan obstáculos

by Ana B. Ibarra March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

People come to the St. John's Well Child And Family Center to get inoculated with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in South Los Angeles on Feb. 09, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

California upends how it’s divvying up scarce vaccines

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra March 4, 2021September 28, 2021

Los pacientes del Centro de Salud Infantil y Familiar de St. John's en el sur de Los Ángeles fueron vacunados con la vacuna Pfizer COVID-19. Foto de Shae Hammond para CalMatters

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California cambia la forma en que está repartiendo las escasas vacunas

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra March 4, 2021March 4, 2021

Patients enter Levi’s Stadium to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 9 2021 in Santa Clara. The 49ers arena opened on Tuesday as a vaccine distribution site for Santa Clara County residents 65 and older and is expected to inoculate up to 15,000 people per day once supplies become available. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

California’s new COVID-19 vaccine system to start Monday

by Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov February 26, 2021September 28, 2021

Detainees wait to be processed at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in Adelanto on Aug. 28, 2019. Because detainees are in federal custody, state health officials said last week that they aren’t sure who is responsible for vaccination at the detention centers. Photo by Chris Carlson, AP Photo

Immigration detention centers showcase California’s vaccine chaos

by Ana B. Ibarra February 22, 2021September 28, 2021