Yosemite hotel hosted massive Thanksgiving feast indoors Share Updated: 8:28 PM PST Dec 17, 2020 By Ashley Harrell/SF Gate Yosemite hotel hosted massive Thanksgiving feast indoors Share Updated: 8:28 PM PST Dec 17, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THROUGH THAT AREA. DEIRDRE: -- MIKE: HERE’S A LOOK AT TODAY’S OTHER COVID HEADLINES. THE BAY AREA WILL BECOME THE 4TH REGION TO ENTER STAY-AT-HOME RESTRICTIONS AT MIDNIGHT. THE FDA’S REVIEW PANEL HEARING IN THE MODERNA VACCINE HAS JUST BEGUN. AND FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. HE DOES HAVE SYMPTOMS, BUT IS GOING TO BE WORKING FROM HOME IN QUARANTINE. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE LATEST NUMBERS ACCORDING TO JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. THERE WERE TWO UNDER 56,000 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES ACROSS THE NATION IN THE PAST 24 HOURS -- ON THE ROAD TO HIT THE 7 MILLION MARK TODAY. THAT’S CONTINUE TO INCREASE. IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, JUST 62,000 CASES IN 24 HOURS, THE STATE SAYS THE NUMBER IS LIKELY TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER BECAUSE IT IS USING A NEW SYSTEM THAT PROCESSES CASES. THERE WAS A BACKLOG OF 15,000 CASES. HOWEVER, THERE WERE STILL NEARLY 400 DEATHS AS WE NEAR THE 22,000 MARK. DEIRDRE: AS SOLANO COUNTY MOVES INTO THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER, HEALTH LEADERS ARE GETTING READY FOR THE ARRIVAL OF 3900 DOSES OF THE PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE, DUE TO ARRIVE TODAY OR TOMORROW. A RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER AT NORTHBAY HEALTHCARE WILL BE THE FIRST TO GET THE VACCINE IN SOLANO COUNTY. >> I FEEL THAT IT’S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS GET VACCINATED. AND I FEEL THAT BY MYSELF DOING SO FIRST, I HOPE TO GIVE COURAGE TO OTHER FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS THAT MAY STILL BE IN DOUBT ABOUT THE VACCINE. AND HOPE TO GIVE THEM COURAGE TO COME FORWARD AND JOIN ME IN GETTING THE VACCINE. DEIRDRE: THE COUNTY ALSO EXPECTS 4000 DOSES OF MODERNA’S VACCINE. AND RIGHT NOW, THE FDA ADVISORY PANEL’S REVIEW OF THAT VACCINE IS UNDERWAY. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THE MEETING HAPPENING. JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO IS WHEN IT STARTED. THE FDA’S PRELIMINARY REPORT CONFIRMED THAT THE VACCINE IS 94% EFFECTIVE. THE INDEPENDENT PANEL IS EXPECTED TO RECOMMEND THE EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION, AND THE FULL FDA BOARD COULD GRANT THAT BY TOMORROW NIGHT. THOSE DOSES COULD ARRIVE AT HOSPITALS BY MONDAY. GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAYS CALIFORNIA IS EXPECTING 672,000 MODERNA VACCINE DOSES BY THE END OF THE MONTH. A STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING WHO’S NEXT IN LINE FOR THE COVID VACCINE. THE COMMUNITY VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET TODAY, THE GROUP DID NOT MAKE A FINAL DECISION. -- THEY MET YESTERDAY, RATHER. THEY SAY THAT THREE SECTORS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE LEADING CANDIDATES FOR PHASE 1-B OF THAT VACCINATION PROCESS. THE SECTORS INCLUDE EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE. EMERGENCY SERVICES LIKE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIREFIGHTERS. AND FOOD AND AGRICULTURE WHICH INCLUDES FARM WORKERS AND GROCERY STORE CLERKS. THE COMMITTEE SAYS THESE GROUPS REPRESENT ABOUT SIX MILLION CALIFORNIANS. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF 60 PEOPLE, AND WILL BE MAKING THAT RECOMMENDATION. ABOUT 8 MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE PART OF THE SECOND ROUND OF