COVID-19
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Castro Valley High School Students Weigh In On Return to Classroom
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More Than 7 In 10 Now Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 In Hayward
The share of Hayward of residents getting vaccinated against COVID-19 continues to grow, according to the latest data from the Alameda County Department of Public Health. Of the Hayward population 12 years of age and older, 84.4 of residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 71.1 percent are now fully vaccinated, the data show. City of Hayward Read more
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With Delta Rising, Parents In San Francisco Demand Distance Learning Option
Thousands of parents in San Francisco and across the state say they don’t want to send their kids back into classrooms this fall and are asking for online options as schools begin to reopen amid a new surge of the Delta variant of COVID-19. The last-minute demands for distance learning come as districts are beginning to fully reopen schools for the first time in 18 months, an already complicated and evolving process amid changing health guidelines, including mask mandates, and daily updates on rising coronavirus cases in the community. SF Chronicle Read more
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In Push To Vaccinate Workers, Sonoma County Restaurateur Offers $21,000 In Prizes
A Sonoma County restaurant owner is offering a lucrative incentive for her employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Terri Stark, who co-owns Stark Reality Restaurants with her husband, Mark, is hosting a contest that will give away up to $21,000 in gift cards to workers who get vaccinated. The goal is to encourage all of the couple’s 486 employees to get inoculated. LA Times Read more
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San Francisco's Coronavirus Case Rate Is Suddenly Higher Than The U.S.'s
The latest wave of coronavirus cases, fueled by the extra-infectious Delta variant, has put San Francisco’s case rate at above the national rate for the first time since March 2020. San Francisco has been experiencing a surge in new infections since California reopened June 15 and the Delta variant began spreading in the area. An increased number of cases among adults between the age of 25 to 39 has driven the surge. SF Chronicle Read more
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New Vaccinations Have Nearly Doubled From Last Month, According to CDC Data
The average pace of first doses being administered across the United States has nearly doubled from a month ago, according to a federal government tally. The uptick is the latest sign of growing interest in the shots amid surging COVID-19 cases around the country and a push to vaccinate children ahead of the new school year. Nationwide, the country was averaging around 441,198 new vaccinations per day as of August 5, according to figures released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That represents a 95% increase from the mere 226,209 average of first doses recorded a month prior, on July 5. CBS News Read more
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The Pentagon Has Moved Toward Making Vaccines Mandatory For Service Members
The Department of Defense is moving to make COVID-19 vaccinations required for all department employees. "To defend this Nation, we need a healthy and ready force," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo to employees Monday. "I strongly encourage all DoD military and civilian personnel - as well as contractor personnel - to get vaccinated now and for military Service members to not wait for the mandate." NPR Read more
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Coming Soon For The Unvaccinated: A $50 Monthly Paycheck Deduction From Your Employer
Employers are beginning to tack on a special surcharge of $20 to $50 a month to their unvaccinated workers, according to one of the nation’s largest health benefits consultancies. Aside from a public health reason to encourage vaccination and keep workers and their families healthy, there is also a financial reason. COVID-19 can lead to serious illness and an expensive hospital stay that costs the worker and company-paid insurance, triggering premium increases as well. Forbes Read more
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Vaccine Refusers Risk Compassion Fatigue
Health Care Worker Perspective
On social media, I’ve been seeing sentiments that I never thought I’d see anyone express in a public forum. People who choose to be unvaccinated should not be offered lung transplants. What if people with COVID-19 who didn’t get the vaccine have to wait in the Emergency Department until everyone else is seen? Should unvaccinated patients just be turned away? These are harsh, angry feelings. And some of the people giving voice to them are doctors. The Atlantic Read more
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CDC Recommends Pregnant Women Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Pregnant women should be vaccinated against COVID-19, based on a new analysis that did not show increased risk for miscarriage, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. The CDC said it has found no safety concerns for pregnant people in either the new analysis or earlier studies. Reuters Read more
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A WHO Official On Why We Need A Global Tech Strategy To Fight Vaccine Misinformation
The creation of effective vaccines has offered a lifeline in one of the worst pandemics in world history. But targeted use of technology to support vaccination and combat the spread of false information will prove crucial to putting it more squarely in the rearview mirror. STAT Read more
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State/National/International News
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COVID Patients Have Doubled In California Hospitals
Propelled by the Delta variant and large numbers of unvaccinated people, COVID-19 patients are flooding California hospitals at a rate not seen since last winter’s surge. Hospitalizations statewide have almost doubled in the past two weeks: 5,358 people were hospitalized with the disease on Sunday, compared to 2,781 on July 24. CalMatters Read more
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Maps Show How Quickly COVID Engulfed The U.S. Again
More than 98% of U.S. residents now live in an area where there is a "high" or "substantial" risk of COVID-19 community transmission, up from 19% of residents only a month ago. This sharp turn has been driven in large part by the highly infections Delta variant and low vaccination rates in many regions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention measures community transmission using two metrics - the number of cases per 100,000 people and the test positivity rate, both measured over the previous seven days. CNN Read more
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Nearly 94,000 Kids Got COVID-19 Last Week
They Were 15% Of All New Cases
Coronavirus cases among children are rising at a time when the highly infectious Delta variant is advancing across the United States at a rapid clip. New state-level data analyzed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association shows that children accounted for roughly 15% of all newly reported COVID-19 cases across the nation for the week ending on Aug. 5. NPR Read more
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Schools Are Reopening - But Should They?
COVID Rates Would Have Kept Schools Closed In 19 California Counties
As many school districts return to classrooms for the fall term this week, COVID-19 infection rates in 19 California counties - including Contra Costa and San Francisco in the Bay Area - are so high they would have kept schools from reopening under state pandemic safety rules last spring. Mercury News Read more
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Hawaii To Reimpose COVID-19 Restrictions As Delta Variant Surges
Hawaii will re-impose COVID-19 restrictions limiting social gatherings to avert straining the state's healthcare, Governor David Ige said on Tuesday, as the rapid spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus pushed cases and hospitalizations in the United States to a six-month high. Reuters
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L.A. COVID-19 Surge Slowing, But Cases Likely To Keep Rising As School Begins
The latest COVID-19 surge is showing some signs of slowing in Los Angeles County, but cases are likely to continue rising in the weeks ahead as the hyper-transmissible Delta variant continues to loom as a major threat, Los Angeles County’s top health official said Tuesday.
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Living And Dying With COVID
The prospect of an express ticket out of the coronavirus pandemic spurred the fastest development of vaccines in human history. But disparities in access and stubborn anti-vaccine movements have meant a world without the coronavirus is looking more and more unlikely. There are nations learning to live with it. Most simply do not have that luxury. Washington Post Read more
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Florida Hospitals Are Overrun As State Fights One Of The Worst COVID Outbreaks In The U.S.
Hospitals across Florida are now being pushed to the limit with ICU beds filling up and providers struggling to find enough staff to care for patients as the state fights one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the nation, fueled by the highly contagious delta variant. CNBC Read more
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Confirmed Cases
Bay Area: 493,332
California: 4,077,916
U.S.: 36,109,779
Alameda County
Vaccines Administered: 2,182,777
Cases: 100,187
Deaths: 1,296
Test Positivity: 5.0%
Hospitalized Patients: 253
ICU Beds Available: 90
Cases have stayed about the same recently and are still very high. The numbers of hospitalized COVID patients and deaths in the Alameda County area have also risen. The test positivity rate in Alameda County is relatively low, suggesting that testing capacity is adequate for evaluating COVID-19 spread in the area. NY Times
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Reported Deaths
Bay Area: 5,890
California: 64,880
U.S.: 618,550
Contra Costa County
Vaccines Administered: 1,525,200
Cases: 80,368
Deaths: 838
Test Positivity: 7.3%
Hospitalized Patients: 203
ICU Beds Available: 39
Cases have stayed about the same recently and are still very high. The number of hospitalized COVID patients has risen in the Contra Costa County area. Deaths have remained at about the same level. The test positivity rate in Contra Costa County is relatively low, suggesting that testing capacity is adequate for evaluating COVID-19 spread in the area. NY Times
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Signs That You May Have Had COVID-19: What Research Shows
More than 190 million people have developed COVID-19 since late 2019, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Many other people have likely had the disease but never received a confirmed test result. You may have had COVID-19 already without knowing it, although it’s impossible to know for sure unless you undergo an antibody test. And even a positive antibody test comes with a small chance of a false positive. Healthline Read more
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- COVID-19 testing is a good idea, but keep in mind, people who test negative can still harbor the virus if they are early in their infection.
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A viral test tells you if you have a current infection.
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An antibody test might tell you if you had a past infection.
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COVID Test Resources
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Over the last seven days, Alameda County officials have reported 2,914 new coronavirus cases, which amounts to 177 cases per 100,000 residents.
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Over the last seven days, Contra Costa County officials have reported 2,284 new coronavirus cases, which amounts to 202 cases per 100,000 residents.
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Top 10 Locations of Cases in
Alameda County, as of 8/11/21
Oakland: 31,863
Hayward: 15,023
Fremont: 8,836
Eden MAC: 6,530
San Leandro: 6,274
Livermore: 4,971
Union City: 4,432
Berkeley: 4,138
Newark: 3,015
Castro Valley: 2,995
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Top 10 Locations of Cases in
Contra Costa County, as of 8/11/21
Richmond: 12,999
Antioch: 11,579
Concord: 9,246
Pittsburg: 7,897
San Pablo: 5,749
Brentwood: 4,679
Oakley: 3,914
Walnut Creek: 3,401
Bay Point: 3,156
San Ramon: 2,497
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About Eden Health District
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The Eden Health District Board of Directors are Chair Mariellen Faria, Vice Chair Pam Russo, Secretary/Treasurer Roxann Lewis, Gordon Galvan and Varsha Chauhan. The Chief Executive Officer is Mark Friedman.
The Eden Health District is committed to ensuring that policy makers and community members receive accurate and timely information to help make the best policy and personal choices to meet and overcome the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
We welcome your feedback on our bulletin. Please contact editor Lisa Mahoney.
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