Allergic reactions to Moderna vaccine batch cause a pause from health officials
Allergic reactions to Moderna vaccine batch cause a pause from health officials
California has stopped administering one batch of the Moderna vaccine after state officials say a higher-than-usual number of possible allergic reactions were reported in Southern California.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - California has stopped administering one batch of the Moderna vaccine after state officials say a higher-than-usual number of possible allergic reactions were reported in Southern California.
The incidents happened at a mass drive-through vaccination site at Petco Park in San Diego.
The state didn t provide an exact number but said fewer than 10 individuals required medical attention in one day.
San Francisco s top health official says most people will get COVID-19 vaccine through physician
KTVU s Christien Kafton reports.
SAN FRANCISCO - City and public health leaders in San Francisco offered new details on how mass vaccinations will unfold.
The nation and the Bay Area celebrated the creation of the COVID-19 vaccines, but an overwhelming majority of people still wonder when and how they will get their dose.
San Francisco Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax said in most cases, physicians will administer the vaccine doses. Since the majority of people will be receiving vaccine from their provider they will receive notification from that provider, when and how the vaccine is available, Colfax said. For those who do not have a private provider, we are going to be working within our healthcare system to notify patients within our Department of Public Health community clinics.
OAKLAND More than two dozen new cases of the coronavirus strain that emerged in the United Kingdom have now been identified in San Diego County, as health officials warn that the potentially more contagious variant is likely elsewhere in the state already.
The county’s health agency on Tuesday reported that 24 new cases had been confirmed through genome sequencing of samples collected from Dec. 27 through Dec. 31. Four additional positive tests directly linked to those confirmed cases are expected to show the same strain, known as B.1.1.7. Those are by far the highest number of cases detected in California so far.
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Tamale sales at San Francisco s La Palma Mexicatessen suffer with latest shelter-in-place order It s definitely going to impact us financially.
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La Palma Mexicatessen has been a permanent fixture in the Mission District since 1953. The latest shelter-in-place order has impacted tamale sales during its busiest time of the year.Blair Heagerty / SFGate
Editor s note: Images featured in this article were taken in 2019.
On any given year, San Francisco s La Palma Mexicatessen could expect to produce thousands of sweet and savory tamales during the hectic holiday season. Traditionally, December had been its busiest month, but the latest shutdown could change that as tamale production hits new lows.