Author Archives: Ana B. Ibarra

Ana covers health policy and the COVID-19 pandemic. She joined CalMatters in 2020 after four years at Kaiser Health News. 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

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

Los detenidos esperan ser procesados en el Centro de Procesamiento ICE de Adelanto en Adelanto el 28 de agosto de 2019. Debido a que los detenidos están bajo custodia federal, los funcionarios estatales de salud dijeron la semana pasada que no están seguros de quién es responsable de la vacunación en los centros de detención. Foto de Chris Carlson, AP Foto

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Los centros de detención de inmigrantes muestran el caos de las vacunas en California

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

Patients and hospital staff wear masks outside of Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center on Feb. 12, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

State fines Kaiser $499K for COVID worker safety violations

by Ana B. Ibarra February 15, 2021September 28, 2021

Crowds gather to enjoy the unseasonably warm weather at Dolores Park on Jan 16, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

In race to vaccinate, could California see another surge?

by Ana B. Ibarra February 5, 2021September 28, 2021

Las multitudes se reúnen para disfrutar del clima inusualmente cálido en Dolores Park el 16 de enero de 2021. Foto de Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

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En la carrera por vacunar, ¿podría California ver otro aumento?

by Ana B. Ibarra February 5, 2021February 5, 2021

Alameda County health workers prepare different sized 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, CalMattersAlameda 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 ask: Where are our coronavirus vaccines?

by Ana B. Ibarra January 29, 2021September 28, 2021

A vial of the Modern COVID-19 vaccine and syringes on a table at a drive through distribution site at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Jan. 21, 2021, Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

In race to save most lives, California wrestles with COVID vaccine eligibility

by Ana B. Ibarra January 25, 2021September 28, 2021

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

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra January 15, 2021September 28, 2021

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

by Ana B. Ibarra January 13, 2021September 28, 2021