This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSanta Clara County health officials announced a newly revised health order on Wednesday that enacts fines of up to $5,000 per violation for private health care providers that do not make coronavirus testing accessible and fast enough for their patients.The , which takes effect Sept. 25, adds to the county’s previous that requires large health care providers, including Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health, to increase testing.The newly revised order marks a notable and unusual step by a county health department to apply more...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSanta Clara County health officials announced a newly revised health order on Wednesday that enacts fines of up to $5,000 per violation for private health care providers that do not make coronavirus testing accessible and fast enough for their patients.The , which takes effect Sept. 25, adds to the county’s previous that requires large health care providers, including Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health, to increase testing.The newly revised order marks a notable and unusual step by a county health department to apply more...WW…

California recently said people 65 and older were eligible to get coronavirus vaccines. But getting two shots into everyone in that age group could take another four to five months, state health officials said Wednesday.Given the current rate of vaccines coming into the state — between 400,000 doses and 500,000 doses a week, in a good week — it will take an estimated 20 to 22 weeks to vaccinate the 65-and-over population alone, state health officer Dr. Erica Pan said during a state vaccine advisory committee meeting.There are about 6.2 million Californians who are 65 or older, according to...…California recently said people 65 and older were eligible to get coronavirus vaccines. But getting two shots into everyone in that age group could take another four to five months, state health officials said Wednesday.Given the current rate of vaccines coming into the state — between 400,000 doses and 500,000 doses a week, in a good week — it will take an estimated 20 to 22 weeks to vaccinate the 65-and-over population alone, state health officer Dr. Erica Pan said during a state vaccine advisory committee meeting.There are about 6.2 million Californians who are 65 or older, according to...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA cluster of allergic reactions that prompted California to halt the use of hundreds of thousands of doses of coronavirus vaccine has thrown another wrench into the state’s struggling vaccination rollout, forcing some health care providers to cancel clinics on Monday.The development stems from one batch of Moderna vaccines apparently linked to severe allergic reactions in six health care workers who received shots at a mass vaccination site at Petco Park, the Padres’ baseball stadium in San Diego last week. The California...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA cluster of allergic reactions that prompted California to halt the use of hundreds of thousands of doses of coronavirus vaccine has thrown another wrench into the state’s struggling vaccination rollout, forcing some health care providers to cancel clinics on Monday.The development stems from one batch of Moderna vaccines apparently linked to severe allergic reactions in six health care workers who received shots at a mass vaccination site at Petco Park, the Padres’ baseball stadium in San Diego last week. The California...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFive Bay Area counties on Friday ordered the most severe shelter-in-place directives since March, shutting down large swaths of the regional economy and requiring that people largely stay at home for the rest of the year in an urgent attempt to slow down the surge and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed.The orders mimic a stay-at-home directive issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday that requires regions to shut down if their intensive care capacity falls below 15%. The Bay Area does not yet meet that threshold, but some...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFive Bay Area counties on Friday ordered the most severe shelter-in-place directives since March, shutting down large swaths of the regional economy and requiring that people largely stay at home for the rest of the year in an urgent attempt to slow down the surge and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed.The orders mimic a stay-at-home directive issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday that requires regions to shut down if their intensive care capacity falls below 15%. The Bay Area does not yet meet that threshold, but some...WW…

For the first time since the pandemic hit in full force, coronavirus cases among Latino residents — who for many months have borne the brunt of COVID-19 — are decreasing, while cases among white residents are increasing in parts of the Bay Area.The trend is emerging weeks after counties began easing restrictions in many places, including reopening indoor dining and increasing capacity at gyms and places of worship. That prompted many residents to let their guard down and expand their social bubbles, county health officials said.The shift began in at least two Bay Area counties after...…For the first time since the pandemic hit in full force, coronavirus cases among Latino residents — who for many months have borne the brunt of COVID-19 — are decreasing, while cases among white residents are increasing in parts of the Bay Area.The trend is emerging weeks after counties began easing restrictions in many places, including reopening indoor dining and increasing capacity at gyms and places of worship. That prompted many residents to let their guard down and expand their social bubbles, county health officials said.The shift began in at least two Bay Area counties after...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe spread of coronavirus has slowed significantly since the peak of the Bay Area’s summer surge, with new cases falling over 60% since the difficult days of mid-August.Specifically, the region’s nine Bay Area counties reported an average of 513 new cases per day in the week ending Sunday, down 35% from an average of 788 per day in the week ending the previous Sunday. The last time the Bay Area reported fewer than 500 cases a day, on average, was in June, around the time the summer surge began to accelerate.If you compare last...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe spread of coronavirus has slowed significantly since the peak of the Bay Area’s summer surge, with new cases falling over 60% since the difficult days of mid-August.Specifically, the region’s nine Bay Area counties reported an average of 513 new cases per day in the week ending Sunday, down 35% from an average of 788 per day in the week ending the previous Sunday. The last time the Bay Area reported fewer than 500 cases a day, on average, was in June, around the time the summer surge began to accelerate.If you compare last...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSACRAMENTO — California overhauled its rules for when businesses can operate during the coronavirus pandemic, imposing a statewide system that will allow for partial openings in areas where the disease is under better control.Under the plan, unveiled Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, counties will be placed into four color-coded tiers — purple, red, orange and yellow, in descending order of severity — based on the prevalence of the coronavirus in their communities and gradually move through those levels. Restrictions on business and...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSACRAMENTO — California overhauled its rules for when businesses can operate during the coronavirus pandemic, imposing a statewide system that will allow for partial openings in areas where the disease is under better control.Under the plan, unveiled Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, counties will be placed into four color-coded tiers — purple, red, orange and yellow, in descending order of severity — based on the prevalence of the coronavirus in their communities and gradually move through those levels. Restrictions on business and...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateLow-wage workers who are unable to work from home during shelter in place are at higher risk of contracting the coronavirus, according to preliminary results released Monday by UCSF, which conducted thousands of diagnostic neighborhood in April.The findings hint at a grim reality: As local economies begin to reopen and more people go back to work, they may be at higher risk of falling ill. The evidence indicates that low-wage workers who haven’t had the option of working from home have been at particular risk.Of the 2,959 people...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateLow-wage workers who are unable to work from home during shelter in place are at higher risk of contracting the coronavirus, according to preliminary results released Monday by UCSF, which conducted thousands of diagnostic neighborhood in April.The findings hint at a grim reality: As local economies begin to reopen and more people go back to work, they may be at higher risk of falling ill. The evidence indicates that low-wage workers who haven’t had the option of working from home have been at particular risk.Of the 2,959 people...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateCalifornia expects to receive fewer doses of coronavirus vaccine for the next two weeks, just as the state is slated to see a surge in demand from millions of newly eligible people starting April 15.The state said its vaccine allocation from the federal government will drop 15%, from 2.4 million doses this week to 2 million doses next week, and dip another 5% the week after that to 1.9 million doses.The shortfall, if it persists, could throw off the state’s plans to , the target date set by Gov. Gavin Newsom to allow almost all...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateCalifornia expects to receive fewer doses of coronavirus vaccine for the next two weeks, just as the state is slated to see a surge in demand from millions of newly eligible people starting April 15.The state said its vaccine allocation from the federal government will drop 15%, from 2.4 million doses this week to 2 million doses next week, and dip another 5% the week after that to 1.9 million doses.The shortfall, if it persists, could throw off the state’s plans to , the target date set by Gov. Gavin Newsom to allow almost all...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAll Californians 50 and older will be eligible for coronavirus vaccination on April 1, and everyone age 16 and up can get their shots starting April 15, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.The move marks the latest and most dramatic expansion of the vaccination campaign in the nation’s most populous state, which until now had made vaccines available incrementally, largely based on residents’ age, job or underlying medical conditions. The April 15 target date for so-called vaccination open season is sooner than the projected...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAll Californians 50 and older will be eligible for coronavirus vaccination on April 1, and everyone age 16 and up can get their shots starting April 15, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.The move marks the latest and most dramatic expansion of the vaccination campaign in the nation’s most populous state, which until now had made vaccines available incrementally, largely based on residents’ age, job or underlying medical conditions. The April 15 target date for so-called vaccination open season is sooner than the projected...WW…