California’s overall pandemic trends appear to be improving, but that course has been upended before. Vaccination has helped in the United Kingdom, but the country is now reporting 36,000 cases per day after hitting a low of 22,000 in early August.
Vaccine Watch
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Younger unvaccinated Californians increasingly hospitalized with COVID-19
The age gap among those hospitalized with COVID-19 is causing concern among health professionals and bringing calls to get younger people vaccinated.
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Younger unvaccinated Californians increasingly hospitalized with COVID-19
The age gap among those hospitalized with COVID-19 is causing concern among health professionals and bringing calls to get younger people vaccinated. “The overall pattern is that it’s the 30-, 40-, 50-year-olds who are getting hospitalized, compared to previous surges when it’s really been 65 and over,” one doctor said.
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COVID-19 vaccinations lagging despite FDA’s full approval of Pfizer shots
There hasn’t been an uptick in inoculations, nationally or in California, after the FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer vaccine for people 16 and older. The Pfizer shot was previously distributed under an emergency use authorization, which is still the case for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
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COVID testing was supposed to keep schools safe. What happened?
While the state and local health departments, and even many districts, maintain public dashboards of COVID cases, parents in some districts have no way of knowing if there’s an outbreak at their child’s school unless they’re contacted by contact tracers or school staff.
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‘Religious’ exemptions add legal thorns to looming vaccination mandates
No major religions denounce vaccination. That hasn’t kept individual churches from providing religious “cover” for those seeking to avoid jabs.
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California sees progress in coronavirus fight compared with Texas, Florida, other states
Compared with some other large states, California is seeing some positive signs in fighting the latest coronavirus surge fueled by the Delta variant. As of Tuesday, California’s seven-day positivity rate was 4.6%, down from 5.8% two weeks ago. By contrast, Texas has a test positivity rate of 16%.
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Democratic lawmakers drop idea for a California statewide vaccine mandate
Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) said she will not pursue the proposal this year after drafts of her bill language were leaked last week, saying she needed more time to craft “the strongest bill possible.”
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‘Momentous occasion’ as 80% statewide have gotten at least one vaccine dose
The rate of vaccinated is encouraging, but concerns remain: thousands remain hospitalized, and about 89 people are still dying of COVID each day.
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California lawmakers grapple with whether to impose a statewide COVID-19 vaccination mandate
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