Curative’s mouth swabs should be administered only under strict protocols, federal regulators caution. Fred Turner, Curative’s 25-year-old founder, thinks otherwise.
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Some dream — others scheme — to find a vaccine before spring break
It’s the second spring break of the pandemic, and rumors abound about people exploiting loopholes to get vaccinated in order to party. But some students who’ve been immunized were eligible because of where they work or underlying health conditions.
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Blue Shield spent years cultivating relationship with Newsom, and it got the state vaccine deal
Insurance giant Blue Shield of California has made millions in charitable and political donations to Gov. Gavin Newsom over nearly two decades, largely to his dearly held homeless initiatives. In turn, Newsom has rewarded the insurer with a $15 million no-bid contract to lead the state’s covid vaccination distribution.
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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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COVID-19 vaccine could be available to all Californians by May, Newsom says
Newsom says California could make vaccine available to all by May
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NorCal doctor remixes ‘My Shot’ from ‘Hamilton’ in video to promote COVID-19 vaccine
The physician penned new lyrics to the popular Hamilton song, “My Shot,” to inspire people to get vaccinated.
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California still trails many states in COVID-19 vaccinations. When will that change?
To date, 23% of Californians have received at least one vaccine dose, putting the state in 33rd place. Johnson & Johnson supplies should increase soon.
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California logs record-breaking week of COVID-19 vaccinations
From mid-December through early March, 10 million COVID-19 vaccines were administered statewide. In the two weeks after that, over 3 million shots were given.
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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.