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 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
March 11, 2021 Santa Clara Co. Transfers Thousands of Vaccine Appointments to Kaiser By Jana Kadah, Bay City News About 8,500 appointments scheduled through the county between now and March 21 will be transferred to the Oakland-based hospital chain. Read More 9
February 21, 2021 Where Do Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Go, and Who Gets Them? The Algorithms Decide By Natasha Singer Health agencies and hospitals are using different formulas to allocate the coronavirus shots, exacerbating disparities in vaccine access. Read More 1
January 25, 2021 Inconsistent Supply, Lack of State Coordination Complicate Teacher Vaccinations By Diana Lambert, EdSource California is struggling to figure out how to vaccinate teachers and other school staff—and, equally importantly, when. Read More 2
January 8, 2021 More Contagious? Here’s What You Need to Know About the Mutating Virus Now in California By Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters The new variant so far has been detected in six people in the Golden State, after its initial discovery in the U.S. in a Colorado National Guardsman. Read More 49
December 16, 2020 Santa Clara County Receives First Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine By Silicon Valley Newsroom This delivery is the first of the initial 17,550 doses allocated to the county by the state, 230 of which will go to San Benito County. Read More 1
December 15, 2020 Can Calif. Protect Covid Vaccine From Cheaters and Fraudsters? By Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters State leaders believe the rich and influential will have a hard time cutting in line to get the first precious doses of the vaccine. Read More 5
December 11, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Expects Additional Covid Vaccine Doses By Bay City News The county now expects to get 39,300 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in December, in addition to doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Read More 0
December 8, 2020 Small Batch of Covid Vaccines Coming Soon to Santa Clara Co. By Jana Kadah, Bay City News In the first allotment of the Pfizer vaccine, California will be getting 327,000 doses—of which 17,500 will be sent to Santa Clara County. Read More 4
December 2, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Announces Plan to Distribute Covid-19 Vaccine By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Since the initial amount will be limited, vaccines will be prioritized for health care workers, who are most at risk of contracting the disease. Read More 3
August 6, 2015 San Jose Sues Monsanto over Pollution in San Francisco Bay By Jennifer Wadsworth The city of San Jose has sued Monsanto Company and two related corporations over chemical pollution in the San Francisco Bay. Read More 8