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San Francisco Begins COVID-19 Vaccinations For Kids 6 Months And Older
The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) announced on Tuesday that the COVID-19 vaccine is now available for children ages six months to four years. Health systems such as Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health, and the University of California San Francisco opened appointments starting Tuesday. More information on making appointments can be found here: myturn.ca.gov and sf.gov/get-vaccinated-against-covid-19. Health care providers are reaching out to patients with information and availability individually. KRON4 Read more
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Uber Restarting Shared Rides In U.S. Cities, Including San Francisco
Uber announced Tuesday it’s bringing back shared rides in a handful of U.S. cities after pulling the service for more than two years. The feature, which allows riders to share a car with strangers going in a similar direction for a discount, is available in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Phoenix, San Diego, Portland, Oregon, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. It plans to expand to other locations this summer, the company said. Uber and Lyft suspended shared rides in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began to ravage communities across the globe. Lyft brought back shared rides to Philadelphia and Miami last year. The company said last month it would expand to San Francisco, San Jose, California, Denver, Las Vegas and Atlanta. CNBC
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S.F. Mayor London Breed Tests Positive for COVID-19 Days After Attending Warriors Parade
San Francisco Mayor London Breed tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement from her office Wednesday. Breed, who is vaccinated and boosted is feeling well and will work from home in accordinance with all isolation and quarantine protocols, the statement said. Breed was at the Golden State Warriors championship parade on Monday. She won't be attending public events during her period of isolation, her office said. NBC Bay Area Read more
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COVID-19 Vaccines For Kids Under 5 Are Finally Here, But Most Parents Aren't Jumping In Line
Families with small children lined up at 8 a.m. in a sparsely filled but buzzing auditorium, ready and relieved for COVID-19 vaccine appointments for their little ones at Children’s National Hospital’s research campus in Washington. Seated in red chairs and surrounded by shiny red and white metallic balloons, small children and their parents sat with nurses, who administered the shots in front of an audience of masked spectators, largely press and hospital staff. USA Today Read more
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Moderna CEO: COVID Variant Vaccine To Be Ready For Shipping In August
Moderna's COVID-19 variant vaccine will be ready to ship in August as the company has been making shots ahead of approval, Chief Executive Stephane Bancel told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that the only bottleneck to supply was a regulatory one. "Our goal is as early as August given we're going to file all the data in June, by the end of June... hopefully in the August timeframe, the vaccine is authorised," Bancel said in an interview. Reuters Read more
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Wrist-Worn Trackers Can Detect COVID Before Symptoms, Study Finds
Health trackers worn on the wrist could be used to spot COVID-19 days before any symptoms appear, according to researchers. Growing numbers of people worldwide use the devices to monitor changes in skin temperature, heart and breathing rates. Now a new study shows that this data could be combined with artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose COVID-19 even before the first tell-tale signs of the disease appear. “Wearable sensor technology can enable COVID-19 detection during the presymptomatic period,” the researchers concluded. The findings were published in the journal BMJ Open.
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Despite Another COVID Surge, Deaths Stay Near Lows
For two years, the coronavirus killed Americans on a brutal, predictable schedule: A few weeks after infections climbed so did deaths, cutting an unforgiving path across the country. But that pattern appears to have changed. Nearly three months since an ultra-contagious set of new Omicron variants launched a springtime resurgence of cases, people are dying from Covid at a rate close to the lowest of the pandemic. The spread of the virus and the number of deaths in its wake, two measures that were once yoked together, have diverged more than ever before, epidemiologists said. NY Times
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This New California Coronavirus Wave Isn’t Sticking To The Script: Big Spread, Less Illness
In the last two years, COVID-19 has followed a predictable, if painful, pattern: When coronavirus transmission has rebounded, California has been flooded with new cases and hospitals have strained under a deluge of seriously ill patients, a distressing number of whom die. But in a world awash in vaccines and treatments, and with healthcare providers armed with knowledge gleaned over the course of the pandemic, the latest wave isn’t sticking to that script. Despite wide circulation of the coronavirus — the latest peak is the third-highest of the pandemic — the impact on hospitals has been relatively minor. Even with the uptick in transmission, COVID-19 deaths have remained fairly low and stable. LA Times Read more
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If You Still Have Not Had COVID After The Latest Surge, What Are The Odds You Never Will?
In March of this year — about two years after the COVID-19 pandemic took over the U.S. — The Chronicle asked Bay Area experts: Is getting COVID inevitable? At that time, the response was a qualified “no.” Even though the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus had recently sent cases higher than ever, the experts said that at least in the near future, people who continued to take reasonable precautions against exposure, and who got vaccinated and boosted, could avoid the disease. Since then, Omicron's subvariants have sent case numbers soaring around the world once again, with even some who had dodged the coronavirus for two years getting infected, and some even getting reinfected. SF Chronicle Read more
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Here's How COVID Is Detected In Wastewater Throughout California
Silicon Valley runs on data and, when it comes to the next pandemic, scientists are looking in a place where everything was once considered waste until now. Jaime Allen walked ABC7 News through the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant. This facility serves over 200,000 people across the Bay Area, but since the pandemic they've been doing more than clean millions of gallons of wastewater a day. They are playing a key role in detecting COVID. "A lot of people are using rapid tests at home and those tests results are not reported to the local health department. So, there is no way of them knowing how many people actually have COVID. Wastewater gives us a true picture," said Professor Alexandria Boehm, Stanford's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. ABC7 News Read more
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Broadway Will Drop Its Mask Mandate Beginning July 1
Broadway theaters will be allowed to drop their mask mandates starting July 1, the Broadway League announced Tuesday. The League described the new policy as “mask optional,” and said it would be re-evaluated monthly. “Our theater owners have been watching the protocols, watching admissions to hospitals, watching as we have no issues across the country where tours are mostly not masked, and they decided it was time to try,” said Charlotte St. Martin, the president of the Broadway League. “This is not an easy decision — there are more people that want masks off than on, but plenty still want them on — and we’re encouraging people that have any concerns to wear their masks.” NY Times Read more
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CDC Lowers The COVID-19 Travel Risk For 2 Nations In Europe
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday updated its travel advisory page for Covid-19. Just two new places, both in Africa, joined the crowded "high" risk category. But perhaps more notable this week is the news that two destinations in stubbornly high Europe were downgraded to "moderate" risk. The Scandinavian cultural powerhouse of Sweden and heavily forested and historic Romania in Eastern Europe provide two bright spots on a continent that has been mired in the "high" risk category. CNN
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Kids In China's Capital Now Must Show Negative COVID Test To Go To A Park
While much of the world tries to get back to something resembling normal, the draconian coronavirus control measures imposed under China's so-called "dynamic zero-COVID" policy seem only to extend more broadly across every aspect of daily life. Now, even kids looking to play outside in Beijing have to prove they're virus-free. Children over three years of age need to provide negative PCR test results from within the past 72 hours to use playgrounds. CBS News Read more
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Total Confirmed Cases
Bay Area: 1,525,424
California: 9,958,048
U.S.: 86,547,443
Alameda County
Primary Vaccine Series Completed: 86.5%
Total Cases: 303,253
Total Deaths: 1,911
Test Positivity (7-day rate): 10.9%
Hospitalized Patients (as of 6/23): 119
ICU Beds Available (as of 6/23): 103
The community level of COVID-19 in Alameda County is high based on cases and hospitalizations, according to the most recent update from the C.D.C. on June16. The number of hospitalized COVID patients has risen in the Alameda County area. Deaths have decreased. NY Times
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Total Reported Deaths
Bay Area: 8,564
California: 91,993
U.S.: 1,014,429
Contra Costa County
Primary Vaccine Series Completed: 86.9%
Total Cases: 219,399
Total Deaths: 1,329
Test Positivity (7-day rate): 13.3%
Hospitalized Patients (as of 6/23): 89
ICU Beds Available (as of 6/23): 32
The community level of COVID-19 in Contra Costa County is high based on cases and hospitalizations, according to the most recent update from the C.D.C. on June 16. The numbers of hospitalized COVID patients and deaths in the Contra Costa County area have risen, NY Times
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How Many Times Can You Wear An N95 Face Mask?
Unlike cloth masks that can be washed and reused, N95s do not have as long of a lifecycle. For starters, they are not washable. One of the layers in the mask is electrostatic; it’s meant to attract and trap particles in the air that's breathed in, M. Patricia Fabian, an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health explains. Wash it with soap and water and “you’d ruin at least one of the layers, if not more,” she says. In fact, the CDC says respirator masks should be tossed in the trash if they get wet or dirty. If your mask stays clean, consider it good for about a week, says Aubree Gordon, associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. (This advice is for the general public only; health care workers abide by different rules.) However, if you’re only wearing your N95 for short bursts — say, to the grocery store or to run a few errands — you can likely reuse it for longer, Fabian points out. AARP 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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Over the past week, Alameda County has averaged 653 new cases and 1.1 new deaths per day.
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Over the past week, Contra Costa County has averaged 448 new cases and 1 new deaths per day.
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Top 10 Locations of Cases in
Alameda County, cumulative
as of 6/23/2022
Oakland: 87,395
Hayward: 37,546
Fremont: 32,372
San Leandro: 18,357
Berkeley: 17,296
Eden MAC: 16,508
Livermore: 14,927
Union City: 13,234
Alameda: 11,015
Castro Valley: 10,670
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Top 10 Locations of Cases in
Contra Costa County, cumulative
as of 6/23/2022
Richmond: 31,140
Antioch: 28,466
Concord: 23,678
Pittsburg: 18,322
San Pablo: 13,190
Brentwood: 13,090
Walnut Creek: 11,736
Oakley: 10,789
San Ramon: 10,692
Martinez: 7,606
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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 Ed Hernandez. 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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