Good evening, everybody. Im dan ashley. Thank you for joining us. Its especially urgent in santa clara county. New data reveals hospitals could exceed capacity by middecember. The county pleads with the public to follow covid19related rules and restrictions including the new 14day mandatory travel quarantine. Abc 7 News Reporter chris ngueyn has the story. Reporter the coronavirus rages on, a grim assessment this afternoon, hospitals in the areas of the county hit hardist by covid19 are nearing capacity as administrators scramble to ensure they have enough beds. More specifically the hospitals serving East San Jose collectively have less than a dozen icu beds available. Hospitals throughout the county are working together engaging in phone calls at least daily to redistribute patients as needed to ensure that we are continuing to provide safe and high quality care. Reporter with the growing number of patients being admitted to hospitals each day, county leaders are urging the public to
Recommended that the vaccine be available for folks older than the age of 16. And this all comes as the Pfizer Vaccine just now hours away from being shipped out shipments as you just heard are expected to arrive in states as early as monday trucks, carrying those vaccines will roll out starting tomorrow to nearly 150 Distribution Centers across america. The head of the fda says that science and data guided the fdas decision to approve the vaccine. It comes despite concerns that the vaccine was rushed along with pressure from the white house. Now here in the bay area we can expect about 75,000 doses of the vaccine at local hospitals are getting ready. Kron fours gayle ong is live tonight in freeman with that part of the story gayle. Jonathan justine the initial shipments are expected some time next week and that will be intended for Health Care Workers and first responders. It could store hundreds of thousands of vaccines. Right now at ucsf without without an issue doctor desi kotis ch
Away. Most laws in our society rely on us to do the right thing and do our part on a daily basis. Thats true of every law that we have out there. Reporter as tough as this may be, there are signs of encouragement. This week the county submitted its covid19 vaccination plan to the state detailing its plans for Community Engagement and Vaccine Distribution and management. Facility haves been constructed throughout the county to properly store the vaccines upon arrival that will be made available to Health Care Workers on the front lines with a high risk of contracting the disease. The decision doesnt begin and end with the first decision, we will continue to review the data on the effectiveness and safety of all vaccines coming through. Reporter dr. Grace lee from Stanford School of medicine serves on the Cdc Advisory Committee responsible for making vaccine recrecommendations. Well continue to reevaluate the vaccines in the population to ensure were protecting everybody. Reporter steps
Them said that they would go home and watch the game to the fans who are on that hill, they stayed until the end. I someone who walked by just a short time ago, he said that they were all there into the end or most of them at least and by the way it was a thrilling finish, it came right down to the wire, stanford winning 2423. We have full highlights coming up in sports at 6 00. Were live uc berkeley, kenny choi, kpix5. More help is on the way to struggling businesses in berkeley. The mayor has reactivated an emergency relief fund. The city of berkeley approved it back in march to provide aid to Small Businesses, renters and arts organizations impacted by the pandemic. They are hoping the community will match the city funds. To see the black friday crowd seems to sleep and for the most part. Devin fehely spoke to shoppers who did show up early, and this time in dublin. Reporter black friday was altered by the pandemic but many of the shoppers arrived early said that hunting for those d
Quarantine for 14 days. They are asking people to limit activities to immediate household as california topped 1 million covid19 cases, washingtons cases doubled in the past two weeks. We expect to hear from the state, health and Human Services director, when his address we will bring it to you. Governor knewsome attended a Birthday Dinner for one of his political advisors last week. The chronicle is reporting there were 12 people at the outdoor gathering at the French Laundry and yachtville. Representatives declined to specify how many households they represented but did not deny the number was more than three. In San Francisco, it will be the last night people can eat indoor at restaurants. Six weeks ago, San Francisco allowed Indoor Dining for the first time but the number of covid19 cases continued to rise. San francisco remains in the yellow tier, the least restrictive one. We want to take you to the News Conference involving the health and Human Services director. Absolutely, sea