California’s unemployment rate in February fell to 8.5%, its lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
Recovery & Reopening
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How to get a COVID-19 vaccine even if you don’t qualify for one yet (without cheating)
For people who do not yet qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine in their area, there are limited options for obtaining a coveted dose.
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Newsom doubles down on sheltering farmworkers despite few takers
California is upgrading its underutilized Housing for the Harvest program to provide quarantine hotel rooms for farmworkers, in the hopes that a wage replacement and an option to shelter at home will boost participation. But is it too late?
Posted inCOVID Today
San Francisco celebrates move to higher reopening tier, but at least one expert is wary
“We are close to the finish line,” a city health official said. But some warn of a rebound of COVID-19 if residents relax their guard.
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California isn’t seeing COVID-19 case rates like New York and Florida. Can we keep it up?
Even as the state’s numbers remain comparatively positive, officials are urging caution, saying California can ill afford to see its progress reverse.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Rural California schools have been open for months. It’s taken a learning curve
As schools in more urban parts of California debate the particulars of reopening campuses, their counterparts in rural Northern California may have lessons to offer.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Special-needs children still seek help after year adrift
Many parents report that their special-needs students have gone backward in development during the pandemic-isolating past year.
Posted inVaccine Watch
The Blue Shield compromise: Company will supply vaccine, but Santa Cruz County will control distribution
After initial pushback over concerns of equitable distribution of vaccines, Santa Cruz County is joining nine other local health jurisdictions in signing a memorandum of understanding with the California Government Operations Agency to allow Blue Shield to oversee vaccine distribution. Here’s what that means.
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When will California get more COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s what we know
COVID-19 supply in California is tight. But that is expected to change soon. Here is what we know.
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New Facebook tool aims to connect people to vaccines — but disinformation is rampant
Facebook’s launch of a new tool that aims to help users make vaccination appointments is met with a flood of disinformation.