April 16, 2021 Unhoused Residents Lead Vaccine Drive for Hesitant Peers By Katie Lauer Homeless and formerly homeless are using their shared experiences to get other unhoused residents a jab at a San Jose vaccine clinic Friday. Read More 1
April 15, 2021 As Restrictions Lift, SJ Barber Offers Haircuts for the Unhoused By Grace Stetson San Jose-based The Barbers Inc. is taking advantage of the industry's new-found freedom by offering haircuts to homeless residents. Read More 1
April 14, 2021 Santa Clara and 7 Other Bay Area Counties Pause J&J Vaccines Amid Blood Clot Concerns By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The state’s Department of Public Health issued a statement Tuesday urging a temporary pause on the vaccine’s administration. Read More 0
April 13, 2021 Santa Clara County Opens Covid Vaccine Eligibility to Age 16-plus By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Health officials said a significantly increased allocation of vaccine doses that allowed them to expand eligibility Tuesday. Read More 1
April 13, 2021 Supreme Court Lifts State’s at-home Prayer Meeting Restrictions By Adam Liptak The opinion expressed impatience with the federal appeals court in California for disregarding the Supreme Court’s instructions. Read More 5
April 13, 2021 Vaccine Passports in California? Answers to Your Questions By Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters What does the state plan to do when it comes to proving that people are vaccinated in the coming months and years? Read More 14
April 12, 2021 Santa Clara County Covid-19 Testing Rate Drops by 34 Percent By Bay City News Health officials say testing is critical to understanding where the region stands in the pandemic, particularly as new variants circulate. Read More 13
April 10, 2021 How Bay Area Musicians Kept Music Alive in the Year of Covid By Woody Weingarten, Bay City News Covid-19 financially stunted hundreds of Bay Area performers over the past year, but some found a way to succeed anyway. Read More 0
April 8, 2021 State Poised to Lift Tiered Reopening Amid Low Covid-19 Cases, Increased Vaccinations By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Roughly 20 million vaccine doses have been administered statewide, state officials say. Read More 3
April 5, 2021 Study Finds Hesitancy Among Parents, Caregivers to Vaccinate Children Against Covid-19 By Eli Walsh The poll of 971 people found discrepancies in vaccine hesitancy by race and income level as providers test the vaccine efficacy among children. Read More 4
April 3, 2021 Health and Equity Experts Grade California’s Vaccine Rollout By Jill Cowan A dozen epidemiology, public health and equity experts weigh in on the state's vaccine rollout as more people become eligible for the jab. Read More 6
April 3, 2021 Santa Clara County Sees Rise in New Coronavirus Variants By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Two new variants detected in New York, three cases of the South Africa variant and one case first detected in Japan/Brazil have been found in the county. Read More 3
April 1, 2021 Mental Health Services Expanded for East Side Students as In-Person Classes Resume By Jana Kadah, Bay City News East Side Union High School District leaders said this is especially important as people recover from the impacts of the pandemic. Read More 0
March 31, 2021 Outdoor Dining Extended Through Year’s End in San Jose By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The program is still essential for participating businesses, even as Santa Clara County moves into the less-restrictive orange tier. Read More 0
March 30, 2021 Teachers on Covid: Lessons Learned, Advice to Pass Along By John Fensterwald, EdSource For all its hardships, distance learning also provided insights. Read More 23
March 27, 2021 Measuring a Year of Covid-19 By Silicon Valley Newsroom From layoffs to testing, the Covid-19 pandemic had dramatic ripple effects on almost every part of life in Silicon Valley and the country. Read More 0