Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Monday, April 26, 2021
California To Again Give Out J&J Shots: The Johnson & Johnson covid vaccine can resume in California, officials said Saturday. The move came a day after federal health officials declared the vaccine safe. The federal government paused use of the vaccine over concerns about rare occurrences of blood clots. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle. Continued coverage, below.
Daily Edition for Friday, April 23, 2021
Friday’s roundup of California health news covers vaccine requirements and rollout, drug sites, covid cases, hospitals, air safety and more.
Daily Edition for Thursday, April 22, 2021
California Covid Variants Are 20% More Contagious: Two California-bred coronavirus variants are about 20% more infectious than the original virus, according to a study published Tuesday by researchers at UCSF, UC Berkeley and the California Department of Public Health. The California variants, known as B.1.427 and B.1.429, are described as one strain in the paper because they are very similar and share at least one key mutation. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Homeless People On LA’s Skid Row Must Be Offered Shelter, Judge Rules: All homeless people living on Los Angeles' Skid Row must be offered housing by Oct. 18, a federal judge ordered Tuesday. It’s unclear whether the city and county will challenge the order, which also calls for the city to put $1 billion into an escrow account. Read more from CNN, Los Angeles Times and AP.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic — And 'Rona? Recent coronavirus testing revealed 177 infections among staff and students at Los Angeles-area campuses poised to reopen, L.A. schools Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday. Meanwhile, some parents have had difficulty getting tests at 43 campus-based sites across the LAUSD. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Monday, April 19, 2021
Nearly A Third Of Californians 18 And Older Are Fully Vaccinated: Nearly 31% of adult Californians are fully vaccinated against covid-19, a key metric just days after the state made everyone 16 and older eligible for a dose. Meanwhile, the United States hit a milestone over the weekend: Half of all adults have now received at least one shot of the vaccination, the CDC says. Read more from the Bay Area News Group, The Sacramento Bee and AP. Continued coverage, below.
Daily Edition for Friday, April 16, 2021
Vaccine Appointments Snatched Up Like Hotcakes: California opened eligibility for the covid vaccine to all people 16 and older Thursday, but appointments in several regions, including Sacramento and San Diego, were filled quickly because of limited supplies. Health officials said appointments may remain relatively scarce, at least in the short term. Read more from the San Diego Union-Tribune and The Sacramento Bee. Continued coverage, below.
Daily Edition for Thursday, April 15, 2021
Stanford Begins Covid Vaccine Trials On Babies, Young Children: The littlest research volunteers arrived at Stanford University on Wednesday to participate in a pivotal study of the covid-19 vaccine. Stanford Health Care is the only site on the West Coast to test the Pfizer vaccine in children younger than 5. Read more from the Bay Area News Group.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Newsom: California Still On Track To Vaccinate, Reopen: California officials directed counties and other providers to temporarily to halt use of Johnson & Johnson's covid vaccine, per federal recommendation. Despite the pause, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the delay will "not materially impact" plans to open vaccinations to all residents 16 or older on April 15, or to begin reopening state businesses on June 15. He also voiced confidence in the safety of the J&J shot, which he received: “[Reported instances of blood clots] is quite literally one in a million,” he said. “These vaccines are extraordinarily safe and effective.” Read more coverage from AP, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, CapRadio and the Bay Area News Group.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, April 13, 2021
California Suspends J&J Vaccinations: As the Food and Drug Administration investigates very rare reports of blood clots in six people who had the Johnson & Johnson covid-19 vaccine, the FDA and CDC recommended that states halt its usage. California has since announced the it will temporarily pause the shots out of "an abundance of caution." Get more coverage from the Los Angeles Times, Stat, AP and CNBC.