FDA Fully Approves Remdesivir to Treat COVID-Positive Pediatric Patients
Remdesivir is now fully approved by the FDA to treat people as young as 28 days who have COVID-19 and are at high risk of serious illness....
28
Apr
25
Apr
California Health Officials Call for Older Adults to Stay Vaccinated, Rejoin Their Communities
Isolation can be harmful to older people, but the pandemic made it necessary. Now, seniors are being told to socialize again — if they're vaccinated....
19
Apr
Transit Agencies Scramble to Decide Whether to Keep Mask Mandate
A Florida judge struck down the federal public transportation mask mandate Monday, but several Bay Area transit agencies are continuing to require masks....
13
Apr
As Public Transit Mask Mandate Is Extended, Local Agencies Asked to Go Further
Advocates gathered Wednesday in San Francisco to ask BART, AC Transit and Muni to set mask mandates beyond the federal requirement, now set to end May 3....
09
Apr
Status Update on Bay Area COVID-19 Developments
Asymptomatic people are not longer expected to isolate after COVID-19 exposure. Plus: coronavirus case and death counts from around the Bay Area....
07
Apr
Half of Bay Area Voters Remain Concerned About Contacting COVID, Poll Finds
A majority of Bay Area voters polled also expressed concern over how the pandemic is affecting the mental health of adults and children....
31
Mar
COVID Treatments Available as BA.2 Variant Looms, Housing Regulations Eased
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday covered COVID-19 treatments and booster shots as well as a change to housing zoning laws....
27
Mar
Calls to Oust Contra Costa Sheriff Intensify
The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors heard demands Tuesday to remove Sheriff David Livingston over his support of convicted former deputy Andrew Hall....
25
Mar
In-Person Schooling, Vaccinations & Community Support Are Critical for Kids
Children generally are safer from the negative health effects of COVID-19, but they have suffered the consequences of the pandemic in many ways....
17
Mar
Economist Says COVID-19 a Major Factor in Inflation
An economist said the current rate of inflation is largely driven by the pandemic's effects on supply and demand, but he believes it will come down on its own....
11
Mar
Long COVID Is Keeping People Sick Well After Infection
People with long COVID may experience debilitating fatigue, chest pain and other symptoms months or years after even a mild coronavirus infection has subsided....
03
Mar
WCCUSD Vaccine Mandate Again Gets Pushed, Raises Questions
Most WCCUSD students 12+ have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. The district is delaying the mandate for the rest, but it remains unclear how it will be implemented....
01
Mar
Contra Costa Lifts COVID Restrictions Along With California
Contra Costa County is seeing a drop in COVID-19 cases and trying to decrease traffic deaths, both of which were discussed Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors....
26
Feb
COVID-19 Has Turned Deadlier for Black Californians, Who Have the State’s Lowest Vaccination Rate
California’s African Americans have the state's lowest vaccination rate and make up a disproportionate share of the death toll for middle-aged Californians....
11
Feb
Caregivers Need Support — and for People to Get Vaccinated
A panel of Black women convened last month to discuss family caregivers' fears and needs and the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine....
