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Moscone Center opens - again - for high-volume vaccinations Moscone Center opens again on Thursday for vaccinations. Elissa Harrington reports SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's Moscone Center is set to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines again on Thursday after putting the program on pause because of lack of supply. This is a big deal in the city’s efforts to vaccinate because the Moscone Center is a high-volume site, capable of administering 7,000 to 10,000 doses a day.  The center originally opened as a vaccine clinic on Feb. 5.  It was forced to temporarily shut down twice because of...

California starts vaccinating those 65 and older: Where to get a shot FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - A CVS pharmacist intern gives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a resident at Emerald Court senior living community in Anaheim, CA on Friday, January 8, 2021.MediaNews Group/Getty Images California is starting to vaccinate residents 65 and older as demand subsides for health care workers, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday. “There is no higher priority than efficiently and equitably distributing these vaccines as quickly as possible to those who face the gravest consequences,” Newsom...

We asked all 9 Bay Area counties for their vaccine plans. Here's what they shared. FacebookTwitterEmail Kaiser Dr. Candace Shavit (right) receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot from nurse Scott Keech at Kaiser San Francisco Medical Center on Dec. 7, 2020, in San Francisco. Kaiser Permanente gave the first of 10 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to frontline workers at the Kaiser San Francisco hospital.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE California Gov. Gavin Newsom has said the end of the coronavirus pandemic is in sight with the rollout of vaccines. But with multiple hurdles delaying distribution, the process ...

Should pregnant Bay Area women get the COVID-19 vaccine? FacebookTwitterEmail Kaiser Nurse Scott Keech (left) receives a needle from another employee to administer one of the first ten Pfizer COVID-19 coronavirus vaccines to frontline workers at Kaiser San Francisco hospital on December 17, 2020.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE While the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has proven effective and safe for most, there’s still an important subset of people who were not included in clinical trials. Pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding aren’t typically included in clinical trials of vaccines due to sa...

What's it like to get the COVID-19 vaccine? I watched to find out FacebookTwitterEmail Kaiser Doctor Allison Friedenberg (left) pumps her fist after receiving a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot from Nurse Scott Keech at Kaiser San Francisco hospital on December 17, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Kaiser Permanente gave the first of nine Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers at the Kaiser San Francisco hospital.Douglas Zimmerman / SFGATE When Dr. Allison Friedenberg was asked by friends if she would get the COVID-19 vaccine, she was mystified they would even ask the question. "'Are you c...