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As Access Expands, California Is Set To Close 2 Mass Vaccination Sites In Oakland, LA

March 30, 2021 | Nicole Nixon

As COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up around the nation and more adults become eligible to get the shot, FEMA is slated to pull out of two of California’s mass vaccination sites, taking thousands of vaccines with it.

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Health Care

Vaccine Appointments May Be Backed Up For Several Weeks

March 29, 2021

Californians frustrated by the never-ending hunt for COVID-19 vaccine appointments may have to wait several weeks until appointments are more readily available, Blue Shield’s CEO said in an interview with CalMatters Friday.

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Health Care

So You’re Vaccinated Against Covid. Now What?

March 28, 2021

Optimism is warranted, but all of us — even the vaccinated — still need to be careful.

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Health Care

‘Most Significant Economic Development Project’ In Sacramento Moves Forward As City, Developers Agree On Community Benefits

March 27, 2021 | Kris Hooks

Aggie Square’s footprint would transform the South Sacramento neighborhoods near the UC Davis Medical Center. Some community advocates, however, want to see even more benefits for low-income and legacy residents in nearby Oak Park.

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When Can I Get A COVID-19 Vaccine? How Will I Find Out? Answers To Your California Vaccine Questions.

March 25, 2021 | Sammy Caiola

California will expand vaccine eligibility to all residents 50 and older starting April 1, and all people 16 and older starting April 15. This page will continue to have information on the current requirements and tiers until after those dates.

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Health Care

California To Expand Vaccine Eligibility To All Adults By April 15

March 25, 2021 | Chris Hagan

California will expand vaccine eligibility to all residents older than 50 starting April 1 and to those 16 and older starting April 15, state officials announced Thursday.

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Health Care

Hospitals In Much Of California Begin Reopening To Visitors

March 24, 2021

With counties moving to less-restrictive tiers and the state loosening visitation restrictions, hospitals are gradually allowing more visitors for non-COVID-19 patients.

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State Government

Workers Get More COVID-19 Sick Time Under Bill Signed By Newsom

March 23, 2021 | Nicole Nixon

Workers can use the time to quarantine if they have been exposed to the coronavirus, schedule a vaccine, care for a sick family member, or take care of a child whose school or daycare is closed.

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Health Care

Blue Shield Spent Years Cultivating a Relationship with Newsom. It Got the State Vaccine Contract.

March 21, 2021

Newsom’s political future now hinges, in part, on how quickly Blue Shield — which is still charged with leading how vaccines are allocated — can get shots into Californians’ arms.

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California State Of Mind | Episode 18

California Considers World’s First Guidelines on Microplastics in Drinking Water

March 19, 2021

California is looking to implement the world’s first guidelines for how much microplastic is allowed in drinking water. But there’s still a lot we don’t know about them. Plus, the latest on vaccine eligibility and the effort to recall Gov. Newsom.

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Would You Use An App To Verify Your Vaccine Status? The Idea Is Here To Stay

April 12, 2021

From sporting arenas to colleges and cruise ships, many businesses are planning to ask customers to prove they've had their shots. Smartphone apps may be coming soon.

What's In Biden's $400 Billion Plan To Support Families' Long-Term Health Needs

April 9, 2021

Long-term care options are expensive and often out of reach for elders and people with disabilities. Part of the president's proposed infrastructure plan would help fund home-based health services.

Missouri Legislature Tries To Back Out Of Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion

April 8, 2021

Missouri Republicans are trying to avoid funding an expansion that would give 275,000 people health insurance. Democrats argue they are pushing ideology over the will of the people.

In Arizona, Birth Workers Of Color Fight For More Access

April 6, 2021

As the state weighs legislation that could help expand access to doulas for expecting mothers, birth workers from minority communities worry new standards could leave them on the outside looking in.

Woman Gets New Windpipe In Groundbreaking Transplant Surgery

April 6, 2021

A medical team in New York City says it has performed the first complete surgical transplant of a trachea. These kinds of transplants are one of the last big transplant challenges.

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