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.
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.
March 28, 2021
Optimism is warranted, but all of us — even the vaccinated — still need to be careful.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
California State Of MindEpisode 18
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.
Health Care NEWS
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
