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Category: Health

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
Posted inCoronavirus

California upends how it’s divvying up scarce vaccines

Barbara Feder OstrovAna B. Ibarra by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra March 4, 2021March 4, 2021
A photo illustratio shows someone walking past a vacant building, hands on a computer keyboard, masks and a vaccine. In March of 2020, Californians had no idea how much a new coronavirus would upend their way of life. This timeline highlights pivotal moments in the state's struggle to defeat a pandemic. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; iStock
Posted inCoronavirus

Remember when? Timeline marks key events in California’s year-long pandemic grind

Richard Procter by Richard Procter March 4, 2021March 4, 2021
TK student Jake Schuman, 5, holds up a sign during a rally to reopen schools at Astro Park in Oakland on Feb. 28, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inCoronavirus

Newsom, lawmakers unveil plan to push some schools to reopen by April 1

Ricardo CanoAvatarBarbara Feder Ostrov by Ricardo Cano, Laurel Rosenhall and Barbara Feder Ostrov March 1, 2021March 2, 2021
Larry Yabroff and his wife Mary greet each other during a visit at Chaparral House, the skilled nursing facility where Mary is a resident, in Berkeley on Feb. 25, 2021. The Yabroff’s have been married for more than 50 years but have been living separately since Larry had to place Mary in the care facility in February of last year. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inCoronavirus

When will nursing homes reopen to visitors? State officials won’t say

Barbara Feder Ostrov by Barbara Feder Ostrov March 1, 2021March 2, 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
Posted inCoronavirus

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

Ana B. IbarraBarbara Feder Ostrov by Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov February 26, 2021February 26, 2021
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, California Surgeon General. Photo by Christopher Michele via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Posted inPodcasts

‘I feel your frustration’: In podcast, state surgeon general gets personal about pandemic

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff February 26, 2021February 26, 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
Posted inCoronavirus

Immigration detention centers showcase California’s vaccine chaos

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra February 22, 2021February 22, 2021
Family daycare provider Lucre-ce Lester takes a student’s temperature as he arrives for the day at her home-based daycare in Antioch on Feb. 17, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inChildren and Youth

Burgeoning child care union secures COVID-19 relief funding approval

Avatar by Elizabeth Aguilera February 22, 2021February 22, 2021
Alameda County Fire Department employee Max Shih, left, administers the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Julia Jackson, a volunteer at a Berkeley needle exchange program, at St. Rose hospital in Hayward on Jan. 27, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inCoronavirus

Who’s getting vaccinated in California? A county-by-county look at racial data

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff February 19, 2021February 18, 2021
Parents and students gather for a quiet protest and sit-in at Thousand Oaks Elementary School in Berkeley on Jan. 13, 2021. Berkeley Unified School District parents are calling for schools to reopen for in-person learning in accordance with public health guidelines. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group
Posted inEducation

Lawmakers blitz governor on school reopenings

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano February 18, 2021February 19, 2021

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