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CVS Pharmacist Benjamin Hinton II gives Channing House resident George Young the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the Palo Alto retirement community on Dec. 28, 2020. Photo by Magali Gauthier.

Contra Costa County, COVID, Health, Health Care, News, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Seniors

Health officials urge prioritizing older adults amid COVID-19 vaccine shortages

by Sue DremannFebruary 3, 2021 4:32 pm

Empty vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Ravenswood Family Health Center in East Palo Alto on Jan. 30, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier.

COVID, Health, Health Care, News, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, State, Tri-Valley

Despite months to prep, here’s why California lags on COVID vaccination

by Ben ChristopherFebruary 3, 2021 3:09 pm

Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) has signed an agreement to begin offering vaccinations to its members at the San Mateo County Event Center. The larger site would enable PAMF to begin vaccinating a greater number of its patients -- with the caveat as long as it has supplies, said Louise Rogers, chief of health for San Mateo County. Photo by Federica Armstrong.

COVID, Health Care, News, San Mateo County

Sutter/Palo Alto Medical Foundation to open mass vaccination center

by Sue DremannJanuary 27, 2021 11:37 am

Lot 41L20A of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine can be administered once again in Santa Clara County following concerns over potential allergic reactions that led to a "rigorous review" by safety regulators. Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild/Wikimedia Commons.

COVID, Health, Health Care, News, Santa Clara County, State

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine batch cleared after safety review

by Sue DremannJanuary 21, 2021 12:04 pm

Nurse Laura Zimmerman receives her first injection of the newly developed coronavirus vaccine at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System on Dec. 16, 2020. Photo by Federica Armstrong.

COVID, Health, Health Care, News, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County

Your COVID-19 vaccine questions — answered

by Embarcadero Media staffJanuary 21, 2021 11:15 amJuly 22, 2022 4:07 pm

COVID, Health, Health Care, News, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County

Mass-vaccination centers to open, but only for those without primary care physicians

by Sue DremannJanuary 20, 2021 11:44 am

Yvonne Guereca, a pharmacy technician at El Camino Hospital, preparing a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. Photo by Federica Armstrong.

COVID, Health, Health Care, News

Local health care providers reeling from huge spike in demand for vaccine

by Kevin ForestieriJanuary 18, 2021 10:08 am

Rush hour at the intersection of El Camino Real and Page Mill Road in Palo Alto on March 19. Photo by Magali Gauthier.

City Government, Community, COVID, Guest Opinion, Health, Health Care, News, Palo Alto, Peninsula, Social Services

Opinion: Contradictions of COVID-19

by Yvonne BoxermanJanuary 15, 2021 5:13 pm

Pharmacists from CVS Pharmacy give the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to Channing House residents at the retirement community on Dec. 28. Photo by Magali Gauthier.

COVID, Health, Health Care, News, State

California’s new goal: Vaccinate a million people in 10 days

by Barbara Feder OstrovJanuary 15, 2021 11:28 am

Suja Georgie, an internal medicine specialist at San Mateo Medical Center, receives the first COVID-19 vaccine at the center on Dec. 18, 2020. Under the state's plan, health care workers at risk of exposure and residents of long-term care facilities will be the first to be vaccinated — in San Mateo County, that adds up to about 50,000 people. Courtesy San Mateo County.

COVID, Health Care, News, San Mateo County

San Mateo County COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues via clinic, partnerships

by Astrid CasimireJanuary 12, 2021 5:13 pm

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