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Tag: California Department of Public Health

Health care workers receive COVID vaccinations at a drive-through distribution site at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Jan. 21, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

‘Tedious, stressful’: Why older Californians are still struggling to get vaccine

Barbara Feder Ostrov by Barbara Feder Ostrov January 22, 2021January 22, 2021

California’s vaccination rate lags behind almost every other state. Its balkanized system, spread across 58 counties and three cities, and lack of adequate supply from the federal government have caused widespread confusion for people 65 and over.

Mae Villanueva, 4, plays at Lake Balboa Park in Van Nuys on Jan. 20, 2021. Mae's parents worry that without in-person instruction she will fall behind in reading. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

COVID-19 cases, new syndrome on the rise among children, especially Latino children

Avatar by Elizabeth Aguilera January 21, 2021January 21, 2021
California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California still lags behind in vaccinations

Avatar by Dan Walters January 19, 2021January 19, 2021
Registered nurse Merri Lynn Anderson tends to her patient in a COVID-19 unit at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Jan. 7, 2021. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

Hospitals seek relaxed rules for nursing, patient discharge

Barbara Feder Ostrov by Barbara Feder Ostrov January 8, 2021January 8, 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
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

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

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra December 15, 2020December 15, 2020
Daniel Kim, Director of the Department of General Services, at the state agency recognition awards on Jan. 29, 2020. Photo via Department of General Services

Newsom losing another top official

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven December 11, 2020December 13, 2020
A cordoned off playground in South Central LA, on Dec. 8., 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.

Playgrounds stay open: State backtracks on outdoor play area ban

Avatar by Elizabeth Aguilera December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
Social Distancing rules meant to protect against the transmission of COVID-19, in English and Spanish, displayed at the entrance to a commercial construction site in Sunnyvale on May 10, 2020. California does not make workplace COVID-19 case data available to the public. Photo by Andrei Stanescu via iStock

Oregon posts workplace outbreaks, California has no such plan

by Laurence Du Sault November 11, 2020November 12, 2020

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