Santa Clara County Mounts Effort to Boost Vaccination Rate to Reach Herd Immunity
The Bay Area's largest county is pulling out all the stops to reach herd immunity and offering its residents incentives if they get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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The Bay Area's largest county is pulling out all the stops to reach herd immunity and offering its residents incentives if they get the COVID-19 vaccine.
California on Friday announced it will offer residents a digital record of their coronavirus vaccination that they can use to access businesses or events that require proof of inoculation.
Across San Francisco, June 15 was a day to be grateful for what made it through the pandemic. For many bars and restaurants, surviving was never guaranteed. Now comes the gratitude, and the thanks.
More than half the cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada are awash with a toxic industrial compound associated with serious health conditions, including cancer and reduced birth weight, according to a new study.
The COVID-19 Delta variant is doubling nationally every two weeks. Health experts are concerned for the unvaccinated or only half-vaccinated.
Even though Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared June 15 the state's reopening day after more than a year of pandemic lockdowns, masks -- mandatory and voluntary -- will likely remain for some time.
Health officials in San Mateo County announced that 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered, as Californians prepare for Tuesday's full reopening of the economy.
Inflammation of the heart appears to be a rare side effect that mostly strikes young people after vaccination for COVID-19, the CDC reported Thursday.
The invasive yellow fever mosquito, also known as Aedes aegypti, was found for the third consecutive year in Stockton this week. They can transmit several viruses including yellow fever.
As the pandemic wanes, the hope is that Californians will be able to return to a more normal life but will there be a return to a more normal weight?
Wednesday marked the last COVID-19 media briefing with San Mateo County officials, as the county looks towards reopening and recovery.
Marin County Health and Human Services are handing out gift cards to entice residents to get vaccinated this week.
California's workplace regulators have reversed themselves for the second time in a week.
San Francisco may be one of the first major cities to reach herd immunity according to health experts. That's when a large portion of the community becomes immune to a disease and spread is unlikely.
With two months to go before school restarts for the Fall semester, Dr. Monica Gandhi is urging lawmakers, public health officials, and school leaders to return to full in-person classes, citing mounting evidence that it harms children's mental health and well-being.
