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What Are The Chances Of Getting A Breakthrough Case In San Francisco?
The New York Times estimated in its Tuesday newsletter that your chance of getting a breakthrough case - that is, catching COVID-19 if you're vaccinated - in San Francisco is about 1 in 10,000. San Francisco is a well-vaccinated city with 80% of residents 12 and older completing a vaccine series. Experts said the probability of a breakthrough case in S.F. is lower than in other parts of the country where vaccine rates are lower and where the virus is circulating more widely. SFGate Read more
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Tree Planting Memorial to Honor COVID Victims and Survivors
A Tree Planting Memorial to honor those who lost their lives to COVID-19 and those who fought and survived is being held at Kindred Hospital San Francisco Bay Area (front yard), located at 2800 Benedict Drive in San Leandro, on Wednesday, September 15, from 3-4 p.m.
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Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic At Oakland Zoo
Sept. 30 and Oct. 21, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Receive your free COVID-19 vaccine at Oakland Zoo’s pop-up clinic (in the Zimmer Auditorium) and get a free Oakland Zoo Family Pass, good for a one-day admission for 2 adults and 2 children, plus free parking for one vehicle (a $98 value). You may use your pass the day of your shot, or at a future date of your choice. The event is presented by Presented by Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, Carbon Health, & Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley. Oakland Zoo Read more
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Bay Area Employers Hope For More Job Applicants As Federal Unemployment Checks End
For millions of Americans, this past Labor Day marked the end of their unemployment checks, at least the $300 per week from the federal government. Here in the Bay Area, some employers are hoping the end of the benefit might spur more people to return to the workforce. They're pretty much everywhere you look, "help wanted" signs in the windows of Bay Area stores and restaurants. Even with the re-opening, it's been especially difficult for small businesses to find and keep employees. ABC7 News
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Santa Rita Jail Hit With COVID-19 Outbreak
Nearly four dozen inmates at Santa Rita Jail in Alameda County were put into quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19, authorities said. Tests confirmed that 46 inmates had the virus, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Ray Kelly said. He added that the sheriff’s office became aware of the outbreak on Monday night. Another 10 members of the sheriff’s office staff also have contracted the virus. Mercury News Read more
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Sonoma County Reaches 75% Fully Vaccinated
Sonoma County’s health officer lauded residents on reaching the milestone of 75% of eligible residents being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but warned that the Delta variant spreading among the unvaccinated continues to remain a concern. According to health officer Dr. Sundari Mase, 323,605 residents age 12 and older are fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, while another 33,193 have at least one shot. KPIX5 Read more
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World Health Organization Forecasts 25% Fewer COVID Vaccines For The World This Year Than Earlier Hoped
The World Health Organization's vaccine-sharing program COVAX forecasts an additional 1.1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses will be made available globally between now and the end of the year, fewer than previously estimated. This forecast, released Wednesday, projects 25% fewer doses compared to July's forecast. The new projection prompted a fresh call from WHO for rich countries to hold off on giving boosters until more people around the world can get their first doses of vaccine. CNN Read more
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Unvaccinated Individuals Are Facing A "Very Dangerous Moment" In The Pandemic
Facing another fall in the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Ashish Jha spoke Wednesday about how America is broken in two - the vaccinated and the unvaccinated - as the virus continues to spread. The dean of the Brown School of Public Health reminded viewers on “Good Morning America” that while fully vaccinated individuals may still experience a breakthrough infection, the illness will likely be mild. “They’re not going to end up in the hospital,” he said. “But for people who are not vaccinated, this is a very, very dangerous moment. People are ending up in hospitals in unprecedented numbers.” Boston.com Read more
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Vaccine Influencers? How Sacramento County Is Helping Everyday Residents Become Advocates
A recent online vaccine influencer training session, attended by more than 60 community members and hosted by Sacramento County in partnership with Sac Collab, a group of nonprofits helping public health officials get COVID-19 information and resources to neighborhoods particularly hit by the virus. The program is a kind of educational tool, the latest effort by county health officials to break through the vaccination level ceiling Sacramento hit this summer and protect as many residents as possible under the mantra that every single new shot delivered is a success. Sacramento Bee Read more
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V-Safe: How Everyday People Help The CDC Track Covid Vaccine Safety With Their Phones
Of the 203 million people who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, more than 9 million have enrolled in a program to share information about their health since getting the shot. The initiative was created for the COVID-19 vaccines to complement the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine safety monitoring system. Known as v-safe, the registry lets inoculated people report their experiences, including serious suspected side effects, directly to the CDC through smartphones, adding to the data gathered from clinical trials and other safety monitoring systems. Kaiser Health News Read more
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Novavax Begins Early-Stage Trial For Combined Flu/COVID Vaccine
Vaccine developer Novavax said on Wednesday it has initiated an early-stage study to test its combined flu and COVID-19 vaccine. The trial, to be conducted in Australia, will enroll 640 healthy adults between the ages of 50 and 70 years and who have either been previously infected with the coronavirus or given an authorized COVID-19 vaccine at least eight weeks prior to the study. Participants will receive a combination of the company's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, and its Influenza shot NanoFlu along with an adjuvant or vaccine booster. Reuters
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"Religious" Exemptions Add Legal Thorns To Looming Vaccine Mandates
In Northern California, the pastor of a megachurch hands out religious exemption forms to the faithful. A New Mexico state senator will “help you articulate a religious exemption” by pointing to the decades-old use of aborted fetal cells in the development of some vaccines. And a Texas-based evangelist offers exemption letters to anyone - for a suggested “donation” starting at $25. With workplace vaccine mandates in the offing, opponents are turning to a tried-and-true recourse for avoiding a COVID-19 shot: the claim that vaccination interferes with religious beliefs. California Healthline Read more
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The U.S. Surpasses 40 Million Known Coronavirus Cases
More than 40 million cases of the coronavirus have been recorded in the United States, according to a New York Times database The total number of known infections, more than the population of California, the nation’s most populous state, is a testament to the spread of the coronavirus, especially lately the highly contagious Delta variant, and the United States’ patchwork efforts to rein it in. NY Times Read more
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WHO Says COVID Will Mutate Like The Flu And Is Likely Here To Stay
COVID-19 is likely “here to stay with us” as the virus continues to mutate in unvaccinated countries across the world and previous hopes of eradicating it diminish, global health officials said Tuesday. “I think this virus is here to stay with us and it will evolve like influenza pandemic viruses, it will evolve to become one of the other viruses that affects us,” Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Program, said at a press briefing. CNBC Read more
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California’s Coronavirus Hot Zone: Hospitals Full, Ambulances Diverted, Patients Moved Out
The summer coronavirus surge caused by the highly contagious Delta variant is showing signs of slowing in some parts of California but worsening in others. The Central Valley is becoming California's COVID-19 hot spot, with hospitals filling and health officials raising alarms, saying things could get worse before they get better. The San Joaquin Valley, the Sacramento area and rural Northern California are now the regions of the state being hit the hardest by COVID-19 hospitalizations on a per capita basis, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis. LA Times Read more
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Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown School of Public Heath, penned a column in the Washington Post explaining how important the annual Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota was in understanding the power of the delta variant. Thus far, the infection numbers have increased more than 600 percent in South Dakota since the Sturgis rally. The pandemic has been raging for over a year, and South Dakota was ground-zero for the midwestern outbreaks. It was so bad in the state that about half of South Dakotans have immunity because they've been infected by COVID-19. After the vaccine became available, about half of the state has gotten the shot. Raw Story Read more
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Pandemic Poses Another Risk For Older Adults: Falling
Older adults have borne the brunt of the coronavirus’ wrath, with rates of hospitalizations and deaths far higher than those of any other age group. And new research shows the pandemic has likely dealt another blow to 50-plus Americans by increasing their risk of falling. A number of factors can lead to falls, especially as we age. Taking certain medications increases fall risk; so does worsening vision or a vitamin D deficiency. But a major threat is physical inactivity, and since the start of the pandemic, many older adults have been moving less. AARP Read more
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Children Now Make Up More Than 25% Of Weekly COVID Cases
The number of children diagnosed with COVID-19 continues to soar as millions of students return to the classroom for in-person learning. According to the latest data from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the number of weekly pediatric coronavirus cases topped 250,000 for the week ending on September 2. That is the highest number since the start of the pandemic and represents more than 25% of all cases in the country. While most of the cases in children are not severe, more than 2,400 were hospitalized, which is also marks the highest weekly number since the beginning of the pandemic. iHeartRadio Read more
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Confirmed Cases
Bay Area: 544,488
California: 4,442,048
U.S.: 40,364,459
Alameda County
Vaccines Administered: 2,275,593
Cases: 111,198
Deaths: 1,319
Test Positivity: 2.5%
Hospitalized Patients: 239
ICU Beds Available: 94
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 remained at about the same level. The test positivity rate in Alameda County is relatively low, suggesting that testing capacity is adequate for evaluating COVID spread in the area. NY Times
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Reported Deaths
Bay Area: 6,626
California: 66,611
U.S.: 651,856
Contra Costa County
Vaccines Administered: 1,604,313
Cases: 91,910
Deaths: 898
Test Positivity: 3.6%
Hospitalized Patients: 209
ICU Beds Available: 35
Cases have stayed about the same recently and are still very high. The number of hospitalized COVID patients has also remained at about the same level in the Contra Costa County area. Deaths have increased. The test positivity rate in Contra Costa County is high, suggesting that cases may be undercounted. NY Times
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Here's How COVID-19 Can Affect Your Mouth
A lost or altered sense of taste, dry mouth and sores are common among COVID-19 patients and those symptoms may last long after others disappear, Brazilian researchers report. Nearly 4 in 10 COVID patients experience impaired taste or total loss of taste, but dry mouth affects even more - up to 43%, according to their broad review of more than 180 published studies. U.S. News & World Report 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 past week, Alameda County has averaged 245 new cases and 0.6 new deaths per day.
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Over the past week, Contra Costa County has averaged 232 new cases and 2.9 new deaths per day.
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Top 10 Locations of Cases in
Alameda County, as of 9/8/21
Oakland: 35,369
Hayward: 16,308
Fremont: 9,755
Eden MAC: 7,109
San Leandro: 6,942
Livermore: 5,861
Union City: 4,810
Berkeley: 4,682
Castro Valley: 3,402
Newark: 3,259
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Top 10 Locations of Cases in
Contra Costa County, as of 9/8/21
Richmond: 14,273
Antioch: 13,509
Concord: 10,337
Pittsburg: 8,868
San Pablo: 6,245
Brentwood: 5,686
Oakley: 4,747
Walnut Creek: 3,909
Bay Point: 3,557
San Ramon: 2,904
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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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